BOMAS OF NAKURU

Bomas of Nakuru, is a tourist village found in Nakuru County, that displays communities’ traditional villages with the aim of preserving and promoting the rich and diverse cultural values of Kenyan tribes. The facility serves as a hub of information on the culture and heritage of diverse Kenyan communities.

Visitors to the premises can expect to be treated to the traditional way of life of ten ethnic communities with ‘villages’ in place complete with their tools of communication, hunting, storage facilities and colonial documents. These are the Kalenjin, Kamba, Luhya, Mijikenda, Luo, Teso, Embu, Kisii, Kikuyu and Maasai communities.

Apart from being a cultural hub, the facility is home to a number of tortoises, guinea fouls, ostriches, crocodiles and fish ponds. The facility serves as an ideal out-of-town venue where one can enjoyed the grilled nyama choma or ‘fish’ for their own delicacy. Out-door camping and bonfires are also major attractions to the site. Activities carried out in this place include sight seeing, nature walks, game watch, souvenir shopping, dining, team building, corporate and personal functions.