Filming locations near Nairobi

10 places within 100 km of the city centre where films and television series were shot: every one on the interactive map, with photographs, distances and what was filmed there. The closest is Kibera, 5 km south-west; the most filmed is Lake Magadi with 3 recorded productions, per Wikipedia.

Everything recorded against Nairobi itself (rather than at a named spot near it) is on its own page.

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Within 100 km · 10 6 towns & cities · 3 landscapes, coasts & wilderness · 1 landmarks & buildings Closest · Kibera · 5 km Most famous · Naivasha

Within 25 km of Nairobi

1. Kibera · 5 km south-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: The Constant Gardener. Largest neighborhood in Nairobi

2. Nairobi School · 6 km north-west · Landmarks & buildings

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Out of Africa. National, public school in Nairobi, Kenya

3. Lang'ata · 13 km south-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Out of Africa. Place in Nairobi County, Kenya

4. Karen · 14 km west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Out of Africa. Affluent suburb of Nairobi in Kenya

5. Ngong Hills · 24 km south-west · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Out of Africa. Range of hills in Kenya

Day trips: 25 to 60 km

1. Thika · 40 km north-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Mogambo. Human settlement in Kenya

2. Machakos · 56 km south-east · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: King Solomon's Mines. Municipality in Machakos County, Kenya

Further out: 60 to 100 km

1. Hell's Gate National Park · 72 km north-west · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life. National park in Kenya

2. Naivasha · 76 km north-west · Towns & cities

   1 production, per Wikipedia: Besieged. City in Kenya

3. Lake Magadi · 89 km south-west · Landscapes & nature

   3 productions, per Wikipedia: The Constant Gardener, Quest for Fire. Lake in Kajiado County, Kenya

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