🇰🇪 Kenya travel: cost, safety & when to go

Safari and the Great Migration; beaches on the coast.

💰 Local prices ≈ 34% of the US (Nov 2026)

🛡️ Level 3 · Reconsider travel — Safety · per US State Dept (Nov 2026)

🌤️ Best time to visit Kenya

The best months to visit Kenya are January, February, June, July, August, September and October, judged on weather and seasonality.

Things to do in Kenya

🎒 Top things to do

• Safari (Masai Mara) — The Masai Mara is Kenya's flagship reserve, teeming with lions, elephants and the rest of the Big Five.
• Beaches (Diani, Mombasa) — The Indian Ocean coast around Diani and Mombasa has white-sand beaches and coral reefs.
• Great Migration — The Mara hosts the Great Migration's dramatic river crossings, one of Earth's greatest wildlife spectacles.
• Mt Kenya trek — Mount Kenya, Africa's second-highest peak, offers multi-day treks toward its glacial summits.

🗓️ What's in season

• Great Migration (Masai Mara) (Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct) — Roughly Jul-Oct, the wildebeest migration and dramatic Mara River crossings peak.
• Safari (dry season) (Jan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct) — The dry seasons (Jun-Oct and Jan-Feb) give the best game viewing and easiest travel.

Visa (US passport): Electronic travel authorization (apply online) · online before travel. Checked June 2026; verify before booking — rules change.

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