Machakos County, Kenya · Africa
Athi River is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Mlolongo, 24km from Carnivore Restaurant.
Athi River is in Machakos County, Kenya, with about 81,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Mlolongo, about 8 km away.
The Athi River Super Bridge is the longest bridge on the Mombasa–Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). It was built to carry a single-track railway line over the Athi River as it approaches the Kenyan capital city of Nairobi. At the time of its construction, the 2.6 km (1.6 mi) bridge was the sixth-longest bridge inRead more
Africa and the second-longest railway bridge, exceeded only by the Dona Ana Bridge at 3.67 km (2.28 mi).
The bridge's length was necessary to avoid cutting through the town of Athi River. A direct crossing would have required the destruction of many residences or a major industrial zone. To avoid built-up areas, the Standard Gauge Railway turns to skirt the eastern side of the town. The Super Bridge crosses the meandering Athi River three times, running through undeveloped land in the river's flood plain.
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Within an hour or so of Athi River: Carnivore Restaurant (24 km).
Athi River is in Machakos County, Kenya, about 8 km from Mlolongo.
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An open-air Nairobi institution founded in 1980, where meat is carved from Maasai swords onto cast-iron plates until you lower the paper flag on your table. Long a first or last night ritual for Kenyan safari trips.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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