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Culture in Kenya

Historic towns, heritage sites and places to learn about Kenya's communities.

A KenyaPlus category — our own grouping, not an official classification. Each destination page shows its facts with their information labels.

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A giraffe in Nairobi National Park with the Nairobi city skyline behind it

Nairobi City County

Nairobi

Kenya's capital city, with Nairobi National Park — home to the endangered black rhino — a short drive from the central business district.

  • city
  • wildlife
  • culture
  • food
A large herd of wildebeest grazing on a green hillside in the Maasai Mara

Narok County

Maasai Mara

A reserve in southwestern Kenya, the northern part of the Mara–Serengeti ecosystem shared with Tanzania, known for the Great Migration of wildebeest and zebras.

  • safari
  • wildlife
  • culture
  • photography
The courtyard of Fort Jesus in Mombasa, with old stone walls and a large shade tree

Mombasa County

Mombasa

A historic port town whose Fort Jesus, built by the Portuguese in 1593–1596 to protect the port, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  • city
  • culture
  • food
  • beach
Traditional wooden dhows anchored in the blue water off Lamu island

Lamu County

Lamu

Lamu Old Town, on Lamu island, is the oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement in East Africa and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2001.

  • culture
  • photography
The white Vasco da Gama Pillar on the shore at Malindi, with the sea behind

Kilifi County

Malindi

A coastal town in Kilifi County, about 120 km north-east of Mombasa, with the Vasco da Gama Pillar — a national monument managed by the National Museums of Kenya — and Kenya's first marine protected area.

  • beach
  • culture
  • photography
A tree-covered coral island off the beach at Watamu, with turquoise water

Kilifi County

Watamu

A beach area on Kenya's north coast with Watamu Marine National Park and Reserve, a protected area since 1968 managed by the Kenya Wildlife Service, known for coral reefs and nesting sea turtles.

  • beach
  • wildlife
  • culture
  • family

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