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 Kibera with 1 recorded production, 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 5 towns & cities · 4 landscapes, coasts & wilderness · 1 landmarks & buildings Closest · Kibera · 5 km Most famous · Lake 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

3. 🏞 Mount Longonot · 58 km north-west · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Mogambo. Volcano in Kenya

Further out: 60 to 100 km

1. 🏞 Lake Naivasha · 78 km north-west · Landscapes & nature

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Mogambo. Lake in Kenya

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

   1 production, per Wikipedia — Quest for Fire. Lake in Kajiado County, Kenya

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