A country · 125 places · 18 regions
Kenya, all of it.
125 curated places across 18 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — Nairobi Province, Kilifi County, Mombasa County and Lamu County — read below as chapters, with 14 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · Nairobi Province · 16 places
Nairobi Province
The flagship museum of Kenya, presenting collections on natural history, prehistory, and the country's diverse cultures. Its galleries include notable early hominid fossils and Kenyan art and ethnography.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Kilifi County · 11 places
Kilifi County
Watamu is a small coastal town north of Malindi whose shoreline forms part of the Watamu Marine National Park, a Biosphere Reserve protecting an extensive coral garden and some of Kenya's most accessible sea turtle nesting beaches. Three interconnected bays of white sand are sheltered by a natural coral breakwater, producing calm, shallow water suited to snorkelling at low tide. Whale sharks visit the waters seasonally between October and March.
✦ October to March · $$
Chapter III · Mombasa County · 7 places
Mombasa County
A 16th-century Portuguese fortress guarding the entrance to Mombasa's Old Town harbor and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its massive coral-stone walls trace the layered history of Swahili, Portuguese, and Omani rule on the coast.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Lamu County · 6 places
Lamu County
Lamu island and its medieval Swahili town represent the oldest continually inhabited settlement on the East African coast, with coral-stone architecture, carved wooden doors, and narrow donkey-pathed lanes that have changed little since the 14th century. The town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its preserved urban fabric and the living culture of its majority Muslim population. Traditional dhow sailing and the annual Lamu Cultural Festival remain central to its identity.
✦ July to September, January to February · $$
Regions of Kenya
Every place in Kenya
