The festive season is here with us yet again. This is the period families find time to spend some quality time together – after a packed calendar full of ups and down.
If you’re in Eldoret or planning to be in the town during this festive season, we have sampled for you some of the top places you can visit with your family to have a good time.
Rupa’s Mall
Rupa’s Mall is one of the largest shopping malls in East Africa. It is basically a one-stop shop, boasting over 50 stores offering an array of international and local brands.

Visiting the mall located along Eldoret-Nakuru highway, just a walking distance from the Eldoret town centre, offers you a variety of options to pick from for your lunch or dinner family out.
At the mall, there is a special kids’ corner, a cinema and ample parking.
Poa Place
Poa Place is located along the Eldoret-Nairobi highway at the Kaptagat Road junction. The hotel offers a host of hospitality facilities and a good chill point for visitors from all over the World.
Some of the facilities that make Poa Place a perfect family out spot is the amusement park that is full of wholesome fun rides, open spaces, and play areas for the kids and grown folks alike.

It also has a cultural centre that has a nature walk, with a number f wild animals and a sample of traditional houses.
Ndupawa Prestige Platinum Resort
This is a perfect spot for those living around Langas estate. The resort located along Eldoret-Kapsbet road offers accommodation, a restaurant, bar, kids world, gym and aerobics, swimming pool, conference hall as well as an events stage (with modern public address and quality music systems) and spacious parking.
Starbucks Hotel

Sitting near Ndupawa Resort, Starbucks hotel has a swimming pool – big enough for a whole family and a large playing ground for kids.
Noble Hotel
Located within Kapsoya estate, about 3 kilometres from Eldoret town centre, Noble Hotel and Conference has unique tranquil gardens that give it a lush and serene environment.
There is enough space for a family out alongside a swimming pool.

Other places you can visit as a family include Boma inn in Elgon View estate, Sirikwa Hotel located at the Eldoret Town Centre, Strawberry hotel within Pioneer estate and Highlands Mall – for a lunch/dinner out – which is on the western part of Eldoret town – near Western Kenya bus stage.


