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Planning a Maasai Mara safari
Who runs the reserve, when the migration usually arrives, how to get there by air or road, and what to confirm before you book.
Reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Diani and the south coast
Getting to Diani by air or road, the Dongo Kundu bypass and the Likoni Ferry, and the Kisite-Mpunguti marine park.
Reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Visiting Amboseli
Elephants and Kilimanjaro views, the court case over who manages the park, and the main airstrip's 2026 flood closure.
Reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Nairobi: the city and its national park
Nairobi National Park on the city's edge, the National Museum, and arriving by air or train.
Reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Mombasa: Fort Jesus and the Old Town
Fort Jesus and Mombasa Old Town, arriving by air or train, and getting on to the south coast.
Reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Lake Naivasha and Hell's Gate
A Rift Valley lake that is a Ramsar wetland, and Hell's Gate National Park next door — what sources confirm.
Reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Lake Nakuru: flamingos and rhinos
A shallow alkaline lake famous for flamingos, a rhino sanctuary, and what to check before you go.
Reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Tsavo East: red elephants and the Galana River
One of Kenya's largest parks, between Nairobi and the coast — what sources confirm, and reaching it by train or road.
Reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Samburu: northern Kenya's reserves
Samburu, Buffalo Springs and Shaba — the Ewaso Ngiro river, Grevy's zebra and reticulated giraffe, and planning a long journey north.
Reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Lamu Old Town
East Africa's oldest and best-preserved Swahili settlement — its architecture, festivals, and arriving by air.
Reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Mount Kenya
Africa's second-highest mountain: its forests, moorlands and glaciers, the Lewa extension of the World Heritage Site, and what to plan.
Reviewed 17 Oct 2026
Malindi
The Vasco da Gama Pillar, Kenya's first marine protected area, and getting to Malindi on the north coast.
Reviewed 17 Oct 2026
Watamu: reefs, turtles and the Gedi ruins
Watamu Marine National Park's reefs and nesting turtles, and the Gedi ruins, a World Heritage Site since 2024.
Reviewed 17 Oct 2026
Aberdare National Park: moorland, forest and rare wildlife
Kenya's highland park of moorland and bamboo forest: elephants, black rhinos, bongo, over 250 bird species, trout fishing and camping.
Reviewed 18 Oct 2026
Lake Bogoria: hot springs, geysers and flamingos
A Rift Valley soda lake with boiling geysers and hot springs, lesser flamingos and greater kudu — part of a World Heritage Site.
Reviewed 18 Oct 2026
Kakamega Forest: Kenya's rainforest
Kenya's only tropical rainforest remnant: hundreds of bird species, forest monkeys, butterflies and walking trails.
Reviewed 18 Oct 2026
Tsavo West: Mzima Springs, lava and rhinos
Kenya's second-largest national park — springs under the lava, the rhino sanctuary, Lake Jipe, and reaching it by road or train.
Reviewed 24 Oct 2026
Meru National Park: rivers, rhinos and Elsa's country
A quieter park east of Meru town — the rhino sanctuary, thirteen rivers, and the story of Elsa the lioness.
Reviewed 24 Oct 2026
Shimba Hills: rainforest and sable antelope near the coast
A green, hilly reserve 30 km from Mombasa — Kenya's last breeding sable antelope, Sheldrick Falls and coastal rainforest.
Reviewed 24 Oct 2026
Mount Elgon: caves, salt-mining elephants and moorland
A mountain park on the Uganda border — Kitum Cave, Koitoboss Peak, and reaching it from Kitale.
Reviewed 24 Oct 2026
Planning essentials
Entering Kenya: the Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA)
Who needs Kenya's eTA, who is exempt and for how long, the documents to have ready, and how long approval takes — from the official portal.
Reviewed 23 Oct 2026
Kenya park entry fees explained
Who pays which rate at Kenya's national parks and the Maasai Mara, how seasons and children's ages change the fee, and what costs extra.
Reviewed 23 Oct 2026
Best time to visit Kenya
Kenya's two rainy seasons, when the wildebeest migration usually reaches the Maasai Mara, and what that means for planning.
Reviewed 16 Oct 2026
Getting around Kenya
The Nairobi–Mombasa train, domestic flights from Wilson Airport, and realistic road times between Kenya's main destinations.
Reviewed 16 Oct 2026