Ngong Hills

“Ngong” means “knuckles” In Masaai, since these beautiful pointed green hills resemble the back of a fist facing the sky. The hills are the peaks of a ridge overlooking the Great Rift Valley, and many white settlers established their farms here in the early colonial days. Half-timbered houses and flowering gardens remain, but seem more suited to southern England than Africa. Several walking
trails traverse the hills, offering beautiful views of the valleys below. Wildlife is also visible in the area. Buffalo, gazelles, giraffes, bushbuck, the occasional klipspringer, and troops of baboons are often glimpsed grazing along the roadside.
For Out of Africa fans, the grave of Denys Finch Hatton, the lover of the famous Danish author,
Karen Blixen, who lived on the eastern slopes, graced by an obelisk and a garden.
Address: Great Rift Valley, Mageso Chamber, Nairobi