Hotels in Embu
Embu town has many hotels offering a range of accommodation from luxurious to budget bed and breakfast. Whether on a business trip or a family getaway, hotels in Embu such as Izaak Walton, Country View hotel and The Kryptonite Hotel will serve your needs. All the hotels in Embu have got modern conferencing facilities.
Country View Hotel Embu
Located in Mutunduri on the Embu-Meru Highway Countryview Hotel has fine dining and entertainment for both the luncheon and dinner guest.
3,000 kes Single on BB
Call: +254-(0)20-2608-702 / +254(0)724775027
Izaak Walton Inn Embu
Located along the Embu-Meru highway, lzaak Walton Inn serves as a perfect accommodation spot for travelers and tourists exploring various geographical and wildlife attractions in Kenya’s eastern frontier. .
3,500 kes Single on BB
Call: +254-(0)20-2608-702 / +254(0)724775027
The Kryptonite Hotel Embu
We are located in Embu town approximately 150 kilometres from Nairobi on Mama ngina street Opposite Embu Municipal Council Offices.
2,700kes Single on BB
Call: +254-(0)20-2608-702 / +254(0)724775027
About EMBU Town
Embu County is located approximately 120 kilometres northeast of Nairobi, towards Mt Kenya. It borders Tharaka Nithi County to the North, Kitui to the East, Machakos to the South, Murang’a to the South West, Kirinyaga to the West, and Meru to the North West.
Embu occupies among the most prime fertile lands in the Kenyan highlands, with its weather favorable for a variety of agricultural activities.
Major Towns: Embu, Runyejes, Siakago, Kiritiri, Ishiara, Kanyuambora
Main Features: Seven Forks Dams, Coffee and Tea Farms, Mt. Kenya
Economic
Activities in Embu
- Food crops (The main food crops grown include, maize, beans, yams, cassava, millet, sorghum, bananas, arrowroots among others)
- Coffee, Tea and Pyrethrum farming
- Livestock keeping (cows, goats, sheep and chicken)
Banks in Embu
- Kenya Commercial Bank
- Barclays bank
- Co-Operative bank of Kenya
- National bank of Kenya
- Consolidated bank of Kenya
- K-Rep bank limited
- Equity bank
- Family bank
ATTRACTION SITES IN EMBU
- Seven Forks Dams for power generation.
- The Seven Forks Falls is a popular outdoors fun destination for dating couples, families and school trips as well. The Seven Forks falls is one of the exciting destinations because the waters of the Tana River descend the steep cliff in seven separate columns that resemble a fork, hence its name. The adjoining area of the falls forms beautiful scenery and is a favored picnic spots for many people who flock the park during the weekend. The Seven Forks Falls is best accessed by private transport means.
- The Mwea National Park
- The Mwea National Park is situated in Kenya’s Eastern province and the famous for the varieties of venomous snakes that roam the park, because of its rocky and sandy landscape. The park boasts quite a high number of hyenas as well as gazelles, warthogs, buffaloes and leopards. The interiors of the national park are best accessed with 4X4 vehicles because of rough roads.
- Kirimiri hill -which is home to a wide range of wildlife.
- Kirimiri Forest is an area dominated by tree vegetation in the Mukuuri locality of Runyenjes, Embu, in the country of Kenya. It is recognised as an Ecologically Sensitive Site in Africa by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. There is a variety of rare indigenous and medicinal trees that continue to face the threat of deforestation. The Hill is culturally famous as a hideout for Mau Mau fighters including Embu's most venerated fighter General Kubu Kubu.
- Karue Hill which towers high along the Embu/Meru highway.
- Two major waterfalls which join to form the Ena River that meanders to encircle the Karue hill.