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Ol’Kalou Botanical gardens is in the neighborhood of Lake Ol’bolossat Bird Sanctuary, Thomson Falls, Aberdare National Park, The lake Nakuru Bird-Sanctuary and many other great sites-all within a radius of 100 kilometres.

Ol’Kalou botanical gardens is in NYANDARUA COUNTY.

  • Joseph Thomson stop over is within the gardens.
  • The Thomson Dove is in the same gardens.
  • The valley below is dotted with homes of early British aristocratic settlers and their farm houses (most of them have been converted to hospitals, schools or trading centre’s).
  • There is a rich variety of African birds.
  • Much of the Aberdare ranges can be seen from the gardens (A world famous game park).
  • SATIMA PEAK the highest point of the Aberdares can be sighted from the gardens.
  • The Aberdares are the second highest water towers of Kenya and are a site to behold for their sheer beauty and cascading waters.
  • From the gardens there is a promise of fresh air and a cool
  • There is a proposal to erect a life statue of Joseph Thompson the explorer standing next to the Thomson Dove, a reminder of his famous Stop-over.
  • The gardens are a stone’s throw away from the home of the famous flying mama Daktari Dr. Spoory.
  • It is the home of the Mau Mau legendary Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi and General China – Two Men who fought the might of the British Empire with homemade guns, spears, and knives.
  • The gardens are in an area which was the Epi-centre of Mau Mau war of liberation
  • This is a county of legends pioneered by the legendary stop-over of Joseph Thomson.
  • It is the home of many British aristocratic settlers and many officers – men and women who created the spirit of the Happy Valley.
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