Embu is in the Southern Rift Valley region of Kenya.

It is located on the south-eastern slopes of the Mount Kenya massif.

Understand

Embu is one of the major trading centers in Eastern Kenya.

Get in

Many buses & minivans from:

• Nairobi (3 hours)
• Meru (2 hours)
• Nyeri (2 hours)

Buy

• Naivas supermarket, Meru-Nairobi Highway, ☏ +254 20-2329836. 6:45AM-8:30PM. low price. (updated Jun 2023)
• Cooperative Bank, Embu-Meru Hwy. 24-hour ATM. Has a no fee Master Card/Visa Card ATM. (updated Jun 2023)
• Mathai Supermarket, Meru-Nairobi Highway. 6AM-10PM. lower prices. (updated Jun 2023)

Sleep

• Eden Guesthouse, next to much bigger Baraka Guesthouse. Easy to miss the small door and the sign. Inside there are single rooms with common showers and toilets. Everything is clean and there is hot water, however, the rooms lack electrical sockets. The staff is very friendly and speaks English. Singles w/o bathroom Ksh 1000 (October 2018).
• Yoeligen Guest House off Embu-Meru Highway. Single/double rooms with own bathroom, mosquito net, TV. Flakey WiFi. From Ksh1200. (Updated Sep 2021)
• Chrish Hotel, off Embu-Nairobi Highway. single/double rooms with own bathroom. all rooms have Mosquito nets and Tvs. from Ksh1200. (updated Oct 2018)
• Gerish Hotel, Embu-Siakago Road. single double rooms with own bathroom. all rooms have cable tv. from Ksh 1500. (updated Oct 2018)
• Palmdew Highlands Hotel, Embu-Nairobi highway (opp the Piai center.), ☏ +254-712-842808. single double rooms with own bathroom. hot water free wifi. has a swimming pool. from Ksh 1800.. (updated Oct 2018)

Go next

• Nyeri
• Nairobi.
• Meru