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h3. Search Controls

The buttons below the map hide/show locations by type – eg Accommodation, Airports, Reserves, Borders.

h3. Map Control

The buttons on the right apply to the map as a whole
Lassoo – zooms the map to include all visible items
Show – make ALL items visible – this may clutter the map
Hide – removes all items from the maps
Ruler – provide a simple scale tool – the endpoints can be dragged to measure the distance of interest
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h3. Google Controls

Zoom & pan – handled by the controls on the left or more directly by dragging and double-click
Streetview – drag the ‘person’ to the area of interest. Available views are highlighted in blue. Click ‘X’ top right to close Streetview
Map type – top right menu

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Capital city, regional hub, safari gateway and golfing destination

Kenya

Nairobi

Nairobi grew with the arrival of the railway from Mombasa to Uganda. A handful of shacks around the railhead of 1899 has become the hub of East Africa, supporting regional press corps, multi-national and United Nations headquarters.

Broad avenues and shiny high-rise of the city centre are surrounded by pleasant residential suburbs. Accommodation is best decided by travel requirements.

The old colonial residential suburb at Karen is well placed for a stopover avoiding the massively overburdened traffic system. The area is named after Out of Africa's Karen Blixen who lived here.

Nairobi is the entry point for most safaris and offers a good selection of excursions. Golfers will enjoy the well-maintained courses around the city.

For 11 years