Travel & places to visit
Jomo Kenyatta Airport Nairobi
All flights land at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Your flight details will be requested nearer to the time for transportation to be arranged from the airport to your hotel.
If you'd prefer to plan your own travel logistics we recommend app-based cabs, Uber, or Little cabs.
Kenya's entry requirements are currently:
1. A travel declaration form
2. An evisa- Essential for non nationals who require a visa to enter Kenya. Single entry Visa for tourists is valid for 3 months from the date of issue and travelers need to provide their travel itinerary and hotel bookings. It costs USD 51. Children under the age of 16 years and accompanying their parents do not pay for a visa to enter Kenya. For more details log on to the link below.
Official website for visa application: evisa.go.ke/
3. Yellow fever vaccination certificate
4. COVID-19 - No proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 PCR test required however, travelers arriving with flu- like symptoms will be required to fill the passenger locator form on the 'Jitenge' platform and take a Covid-19 antigen test upon arrival at their own cost (30USD). If positive, they will be required to take a further COVID-19 PCR test (50 USD) and self isolate as per Ministry of Health guidance on isolation.
French embassy
French embassy- For recent information about Kenya, kindly visit the French Embassy website on the link given below.
List of useful links for you stay in Nairobi
- Restaurants: Enjoy a foodie adventure in the new Nairobi restaurants
A short drive out of Nairobi’s central business district is the Nairobi National Park. Wide open grass plains and backdrop of the city scrapers, scattered acacia bush play host to a wide variety of wildlife including the endangered black rhino, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, buffaloes, giraffes, and a diverse birdlife with over 400 species recorded.
Visitors can enjoy the park’s picnic sites, three campsites, and walking trails for hikers.
Park Entry Fee
Citizen/ Resident
Adult- Ksh 430
Child- Ksh 215
Non resident
Adult- USD 43
Child- USD 22
Make park payments in advance by creating a personal account on the ecitizen Government platform on https://kws.ecitizen.go.ke/
Kindly refer to the KWS Conservation Fees document below for other services and charges.
www.kws.go.ke/sites/default/files/parksresorces%3A/KWS%20Fees%202022%20-%202023%2028_08_12.pdf
The Giraffe Centre is the creation of the African Fund for Endangered Wildlife (A.F.E.W. Kenya), a Kenyan non-profit organization. Their main purpose is to educate Kenyan school children and youth on their country’s wildlife and environment, as well as give local and international visitors an opportunity to come into close contact with the world’s tallest species, the giraffe.
The Maasai Market is the best place to shop if you are looking for affordable, beautiful, and colorful souvenirs to take back home. It’s an open-air market with a large variety of products including African pots and pans, clothes, shoes, jewelry, shoes, and bags. You name it, you will find it in the Maasai Market.
It is one of the greatest experiences for safari-goers in Kenya. Travelers can find paintings, drawings, curios, clothes, and fabrics with East African prints. Hand-made jewelry and wood carvings are also available.
Established in 1985 to commemorate the life of Baroness Karen Blixen who is the author of several books including the famous “Out of Africa” later documented into a movie with the same title. It presents a glimpse of the life of the talented author, poet and farmer through, photographs, paintings and displays of furniture and a Library of books. A unique collection of agricultural tools, ploughs, wagons, coffee driers and first generation tractors that provide an insight into early 20th century agriculture, technologies and transportation of goods.
The Museum house is one of Nairobi’s old houses built in 1912, set with a magnificent view of the Ngong Hills. A nature trail into a relic indigenous forest is found the area with wonderful life forms including 116 birds species, butterflies, Mammals (Hyrax and bush squirrels) and over 100 types of plants.
Located 16 Kilometers from Nairobi City Centre, it is accessible through both the Ngong and Langata roads, the Museum is at the end of Karen road.
Entry fee
Payment is made through the ecitizen. No cash payment allowed.
For enquiries and booking contact:
Email: karenblixen@museums.or.ke
Tel: 0746725300
The Nairobi National Museum is only 20 minutes from the Central Business District. It showcases Kenya's rich Heritage with four distinct themes representing Kenya's Culture, Nature, History and Contemporary Art. Other attractions within the compound include the Snake Park and Botanical Gardens as well as a State of the Art Auditorium that occasionally hosts concerts, film shows and other events. Dining and shopping facilities are also available after your tour.
It is open from Monday to Sunday: 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. All year round including public holidays and weekends.
A request can be made through advance bookings for night tours exclusive for organized groups of a minimum of 10 people. The Museum will be open between 6:00pm – 10:00pm except when there is a privately held function.
For enquiries and booking contact:
The Curator,
Nairobi National Museum,
P. O. Box 40658-00100, Nairobi.
Telephone 0208164134/6 or 0721308485
Email: publicrelations@museums.or.ke
This is an urban upland forest on the outskirts of Nairobi and 7km from the CBD. It was gazetted in 1932 and is under the management of Kenya Forest Service in conjunction with the Friends of Karura Forest community Association. It is a shining example of how country-based corporate social responsibility and individual philanthropy can serve to secure and protect a country’s natural resources.
Things to do:
• Guided Eco- tour based on your interests like ecology of Karura Forest, general flora and fauna, primate tracking, bird watching, vegetation sampling, geology and hydrology, history and culture.
• Dogs walking
• Tennis
• Trail biking
• Picnics
• Sale of indigenous tree and shrub nursery
For enquires and booking contact:
Email: info@karurafriends.org / maryw@karurafriends.org
Tel: +254 (0) 728 501333
Located in Limuru and 40 minutes from the heart of Nairobi, Kiambethu Tea Farm provides a tranquil insight into life on a settler farm.
In 1910, AB McDonell bought and farmed at Kiambethu. He was the first person to grow, make and sell tea commercially in Kenya - now one of Kenya’s biggest exports. Five generations have lived on the farm and it is currently run by his granddaughter Fiona Vernon. The farmhouse is set within beautiful gardens surrounded by acres of tea and indigenous forest - home to the Colobus monkey and plenty of other wildlife.
Tour bookings are available from Thursday to Sunday starting at 11am. To check their current availability please go to “Book Now” from their website.
Email: info@kiambethufarm.com
Phone: +254 (0) 729 290 894
Kitengela Hot Glass - Anselm's glass studio, is located in a planetarium dome off the beaten track on the edge of the Nairobi National Park near Ongata Rongai. Enjoy an ambiance of humming creativity & bustling industry as you relax, shop & soak in the natural beauty of this extraordinary place. Accommodation and a small café serving snacks, tea, coffee & homemade ice-cream is available.
Things to do include:
• Glass blowing demos
• Experience what they do
• Iconic hanging bridge experience
• Swimming with the dragons-which is a unique and wonderful pool
• Nani’s wonderland- A legacy walk and sculpture garden in honour of Nani, Anselm’s mother - a leading Kenyan artist, who blossomed from hand painted skirts to murals and stained glass and finally settled on a unique style of outsider multimedia art and sculpture.
It’s open 7 days a week, with continuous glassblowing, 0800-1630 Tues to Sat & 0900-1300 Sun & Mon
For enquires and booking Contact:
Tel: +254 (0)11 0001499
Email: reception@kitengela.com