Experience the Beauty of Tourism in Machakos County

By Soko Directory Team / Published October 4, 2016 | 8:10 am

Have you been to the county of Machakos? If you have not, then you do not know what you are missing out on because this is one of the counties in Kenya that contain all that both local and international tourists like and want. The beautiful hilly scenery of the County of Machakos is perfect for tourism related activities such as camping, hiking safaris, ecotourism and cultural tourism, dance and music festivals among many more.

Machakos county is only 65km from the city of Nairobi. It borders Nairobi and Kiambu counties to the West, Embu to the North, Kitui to the East, Makueni to the South, Kajiado to the South West and Murang’a and Kirinyaga to the North West.

This is a county that has a wealth of creative traditions and cultural industries. World famous wood carvers have their home in Wamunyu in Machakos County where the industry was started by Mutisya wa Munge. Syondo traditional baskets and some myriad other traditional crafts trace their home to Ukambani, of which Machakos is a part.

When you are told that Machakos county offers a variety of tourist activities than that is not a lie. You will also be able to be entertained with a variety of dances like kilumi, which are dramatic and are famed for their therapeutic qualities. Kilumi is like meditation which has created enormous wealth for Asian countries including India.

Kilumi is one of the traditional Kamba dances popularized for national entertainment and are well-known for the rhythmic drumming. All these can form a basis for a modernized entertainment, therapy and keep fit exercises which can attract both local and international tourists. The Machakos government has achieved great success in creating an environment in which these industries can flourish to being great returns for investors.

There is also the Machakos People’s Park, located at the foot of the internationally famous Kapiti plains. It lies on the shore of Marumba Dam and sits on a 40-acre piece of land. It can be able to host a capacity of 5,000 people and one interesting part about it is that, it is Africa’s first open air Amphitheatre. Heavy promotion by the government and sheer fun and freedom offered by the park has made it a leading choice for many entertainment events around the country. Some attractions at the park include fishing, boat riding, water fountains, kids play with plenty of open space, miniature golf course and a public swimming pool.

The Machakos Stadium, which was renovated to international standards, has hosted many local and international events.

The net effect of these strategic investments has been the pulling into Machakos of other events such as the motor and cycling rallies as well as flurry of media attention.

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