A country · 124 places · 18 regions
Kenya, all of it.
124 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
124 places, one country.
Maasai Mara National Reserve
Narok County, Kenya
✦ July to October (migration), January to February (dry season) · $$$
Amboseli National Park
Kajiado County, Kenya
✦ June to October (dry season) · $$$
Lake Nakuru
Rift Valley Province, Kenya
✦ June to March · $$
Lake Naivasha
Nakuru County, Kenya
✦ June to September, January to February · $$
Tsavo East National Park
Coast Province, Kenya
✦ June to October · $$
Tsavo West National Park
Coast Province, Kenya
✦ June to October · $$
Samburu National Reserve
Samburu County, Kenya
✦ June to October, January to February · $$$
Diani Beach
Kwale County, Kenya
✦ October to March · $$
Watamu
Kilifi County, Kenya
✦ October to March · $$
Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Laikipia County, Kenya
✦ June to October, January to February · $$$
Lamu
Lamu County, Kenya
✦ July to September, January to February · $$
Aberdare National Park
Central Province, Kenya
✦ January to February, July to August · $$$
Meru National Park
Meru County, Kenya
✦ June to October · $$
Giraffe Centre
Nairobi, Kenya
✦ June to October · $
Karen Blixen Museum
Nairobi, Kenya
✦ Year-round · $
Nairobi National Museum
Nairobi Province, Kenya
✦ Year-round · $
Bomas of Kenya
Nairobi Province, Kenya
✦ Year-round · $
Kenyatta International Convention Centre
Nairobi Province, Kenya
✦ Year-round · $
Uhuru Gardens
Nairobi Province, Kenya
✦ Year-round · $
Nairobi Arboretum
Nairobi Province, Kenya
✦ Year-round · $
Mount Kenya
Central Kenya, Kenya
✦ January to February and August to September · $$
Mount Kenya National Park
Central Kenya, Kenya
✦ January to March and July to October · $$
Sibiloi National Park
Marsabit County, Kenya
✦ June to September · $$
Fort Jesus
Mombasa County, Kenya
✦ Year-round · $