🇰🇪 Republic of Kenya · East Africa

Where the Mara moves.

1.5 million wildebeest cross the Mara River every July. Then there's Amboseli under Kilimanjaro, Diani's turquoise coast, and Lamu Old Town — M-Pesa first from your phone.

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Capital

Nairobi

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Currency

KES · Kenyan Shilling

Mobile rail

M-Pesa (96% share)

Time zone

EAT · UTC+3

Best season

Jul–Oct · Dec–Mar

Language

English · Swahili

Visa

eTA · most countries

Population

55M+

Area

580K km²

TOP DESTINATIONS

Six places to land.

🐃 Big 5 · UNESCO

Bestseller

Maasai Mara

Great Migration · Jul–Oct

1,510 km² of grasslands. Wildebeest river-crossings, lion prides, Maasai-owned conservancies for off-park game drives.

From

$220 / day

🐘 Iconic

Amboseli

Kilimanjaro backdrop · year-round

The classic elephant-and-Kilimanjaro photograph. 1,600+ elephants, salt pans, Maasai homestays at the edge.

From

$180 / day

🏖️ Coast

Diani Beach

South coast · kitesurf capital

25 km of white sand, kitesurfing in the steady trade winds, colobus monkey forest at the back. 45 min from Mombasa.

From

$90 / night

UNESCO

Lamu Old Town

Swahili island · no cars

700 years of Swahili coastal culture. Coral-stone houses, sailing dhows, donkeys instead of cars. The slowest island in East Africa.

From

$120 / night

🏔️ Hike

Mount Kenya

5,199 m · Point Lenana trek

Africa's second-highest. Point Lenana (4,985 m) is doable in 4 days with no technical climbing. Equatorial glaciers, alpine zones.

From

$680 / 4d

🏙️ City

Nairobi

Giraffe Centre · Karen · Westlands

The only capital with a national park inside city limits. Giraffe Centre, Sheldrick elephant orphanage, the David Sheldrick Trust. Nyama choma at Mama Oliech.

From

$140 / day

WHEN TO GO

Kenya, month by month.

Jul – Oct

Migration · peak

Wildebeest river crossings in the Mara. Camps go for 2× rates. Book by January.

Dec – Mar

Coast season

Diani & Lamu at their best — dry, hot, calm seas. Christmas/NYE books out 5 months ahead.

Apr – May

Long rains · low

Many camps close. Cheap if you don't mind wet roads. Game viewing still solid on conservancies.

Jun & Nov

Shoulder · best value

Dry-ish, fewer crowds, lower rates. June especially is the smart traveler's window.

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Where the Mara moves.

Six places to land.

Maasai Mara

Amboseli

Diani Beach

Lamu Old Town

Mount Kenya

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