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Attractions in Kenya

Sights, markets, museums and nights out in Kenya, with our top choices first and then the places readers open most.

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a view of a city with lots of tall buildings

Sight · MombasaSpice Market

the sun is setting over a lake surrounded by trees

Sight · Lake NaivashaCrater Lake Game Sanctuary

a group of zebras walk across a dirt road

Sight · Tsavo West National ParkPoacher's Lookout

Fort Jesus Museum

Sight · MombasaFort Jesus Museum

Kenyatta International Conference Centre

Sight · NairobiKenyatta International Conference Centre

blue body of water under blue sky during daytime

Landmark · Lake Nakuru National ParkBaboon Cliff View Point

Milima Tanu

Sight · Tsavo West National ParkMilima Tanu

the sun is setting over a lake surrounded by trees

Sight · Lake NaivashaCrescent Island

David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

Sight · NairobiSheldrick Wildlife Trust

Vasco da Gama Pillar

Landmark · MalindiVasco da Gama Pillar

A person in a white t-shirt using binoculars on a rocky cliff overlooking a forest

Sight · AmboseliEnameshera

person putting pellet on tongue

Bakery · NairobiGiraffe Manor

a flock of birds standing on top of a body of water

Sight · AmboseliLake Amboseli

a sandy beach with chairs and thatched huts

Sight · Diani BeachKaya Kinondo

Mosque · MombasaMandhry Mosque

zebras standing near the lake

Sight · Lake Nakuru National ParkOut of Africa Lookout

Malindi pier

Landmark · MalindiMalindi pier

a group of people standing on top of a sandy beach

Sight · MalindiMarafa Depression

two grey elephants on grass plains during sunset

Sight · AmboseliAmboseli Elephant Research Camp

zebras standing near the lake

Sight · Lake Nakuru National ParkMakalia Falls

House of Columns

Sight · MalindiHouse of Columns

grey clouds hovering over lake

Sight · Lake NaivashaElsamere

Shree Cutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple

Temple · MombasaShree Cutch Satsang Swaminarayan Temple

Sight · Tsavo West National ParkMzima Springs

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DestinationsWhere to go, when to go and how to get around in 221 countries. Every practical fact shows the date we checked it and who checked it.Where to stayNeighborhoods walked end to end: who each area suits, how far it is from the airport train, and the hotels we would book ourselves.PlanVisas and entry rules, travel insurance, eSIMs and rail passes, explained in plain words and rechecked when the rules change.EventsFestivals, concerts and tours with confirmed dates, rooms near the venue and the fastest way on to the next city.StoriesField reports and data stories from the road. We time the queues, count the costs and say what changed since last year.