Moyale is a town in Eastern Kenya, at the main border crossing with Ethiopia. There are two towns with the name: Ethiopian Moyale (north of the border) and Kenyan Moyale (south of the border).
Get in
[edit]Get around
[edit]See and do
[edit]Moyale has little to offer. The Kenyan side has somewhat interesting architecture.
Buy
[edit]There are banks on both the Kenyan and the Ethiopian side. The KCB on the Kenyan side has an ATM. Equity Bank is also available on the Kenyan side. Only money exchangers (illegal but tolerated) will buy or sell birr for shillings – the rates are horrible.
Eat
[edit]Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]Each side has cheap hotels. Hotels on the Kenyan side are of higher quality.
Ethiopia
[edit]- 1 Ebise Koket Borena Hotel. Probably the best you're going to get on the Ethiopian side. The delicious food might be worth the lack of hot water.
Kenya
[edit]- 2 The Haven Luxury Guest House. Pleasant, if small, rooms and a decent restaurant serving Kenyan cuisine. Ksh 1500 singles (Ksh 2300 with breakfast).
Stay safe
[edit]Security in the area has improved. There is occasional ethnic fighting between the Gabra and Borana, such as the 2005 Turbi massacre. This violence shouldn't be directed at foreigners, but it's good to check the news and inquire about the local situation before departing to Moyale.
Go next
[edit]- Marsabit – in Kenya, on the way to Isiolo and Nairobi
- Yabelo – in Ethiopia, on the way to Hawassa and Addis Ababa