Solar Ice Rink (Panari Hotel)

Name: Skating session · Solar Ice Rink (Panari Hotel)
Start: 2026-10-15T13:00:00+03:00
End: 2026-10-15T14:00:00+03:00
Location: Solar Ice Rink (Panari Hotel)

Nairobi · Public skating times & prices

Nairobi's Solar Ice Rink opened on 16 December 2005 as East Africa's first; home of the Kenya Ice Lions

Public skating at Solar Ice Rink (Panari Hotel): the next 7 days

Monday 12 October

11:00–12:00 · Skating session
13:00–14:00 · Skating session
15:00–16:00 · Skating session
17:00–18:00 · Skating session
19:00–20:00 · Skating session
21:00–22:00 · Skating session

Tuesday 13 October

11:00–12:00 · Skating session
13:00–14:00 · Skating session
15:00–16:00 · Skating session
17:00–18:00 · Skating session
19:00–20:00 · Skating session
21:00–22:00 · Skating session

Wednesday 14 October

11:00–12:00 · Skating session
13:00–14:00 · Skating session
15:00–16:00 · Skating session
17:00–18:00 · Skating session
19:00–20:00 · Skating session
21:00–22:00 · Skating session

Thursday 15 October

11:00–12:00 · Skating session
13:00–14:00 · Skating session
15:00–16:00 · Skating session
17:00–18:00 · Skating session
19:00–20:00 · Skating session
21:00–22:00 · Skating session

Friday 16 October

11:00–12:00 · Skating session
13:00–14:00 · Skating session
15:00–16:00 · Skating session
17:00–18:00 · Skating session
19:00–20:00 · Skating session
21:00–22:00 · Skating session

Saturday 17 October

11:00–12:00 · Skating session
13:00–14:00 · Skating session
15:00–16:00 · Skating session
17:00–18:00 · Skating session
19:00–20:00 · Skating session
21:00–22:00 · Skating session

Sunday 18 October

11:00–12:00 · Skating session
13:00–14:00 · Skating session
15:00–16:00 · Skating session
17:00–18:00 · Skating session
19:00–20:00 · Skating session
21:00–22:00 · Skating session

Address: Panari Hotel, Mombasa Road, Nairobi
Phone: +254 711 091 000
Website: panarihotels.com

The Panari Hotel building on Mombasa Road in Nairobi, with the hotel name on its glass-fronted tower; the Solar Ice Rink is inside the complex. — Solar Ice Rink (Panari Hotel) — The Panari Hotel building on Mombasa Road in Nairobi, with the hotel name on its glass-fronted tower; the Solar Ice Rink is inside the complex. Photo: Nairobi123 · Source · CC BY-SA 4.0

The ice at the Solar Ice Rink in Nairobi seen from the boards, with a few skaters far across the sheet under the hall's roof. — Solar Ice Rink (Panari Hotel) — The ice at the Solar Ice Rink in Nairobi seen from the boards, with a few skaters far across the sheet under the hall's roof. Photo: The Panari Hotel Nairobi · Source

East Africa's first ice rink, open since 2005

The Solar Ice Rink at the Panari Hotel in Nairobi opened on 16 December 2005 and was billed as East Africa's first ice rink. At about 1,393 square metres it was described as the largest of Africa's three ice rinks, the others being in Cairo and Johannesburg, and it can hold up to 200 skaters at once.

Keeping real ice in equatorial heat takes work: the rink held its ice at a constant minus 25 degrees Celsius with the air in the hall at 12 degrees. The hotel calls it the only one of its kind in East and Central Africa, and in 2005 its general manager said Kenyan schools had already asked about setting up ice hockey teams.

Hockey remains part of the rink's life. It is the home of the Kenya Ice Lions hockey team, and the hotel offers both learn-to-skate and ice hockey lessons designed for players of all levels.

Before you head out.

Admission, rentals and arrival details, researched from official rink information. Source checks stay current for 30 days.

Admission

The Solar Ice Rink charges KES 1,200 per one-hour session for children up to 12 and KES 1,500 for everyone aged 13 and over, with skating boots included.

Source checked · 2026-10-11 · Official source

Skates & rentals

Skating boots are included in the session price; the rink advises bringing socks and mittens or gloves.

Source checked · 2026-10-11 · Official source

Booking & check-in

Skaters can walk in 15 minutes before the session they want; booking ahead is needed only for large groups.

Source checked · 2026-10-11 · Official source

Rink rules

Children under 9 must be with an adult and ought to wear protective gloves.

Source checked · 2026-10-11 · Official source

A source check records what the rink published on that date. Session-specific booking details take precedence.