Cities & Regions in Kenya

Planning a trip to Nairobi? Wildlife in the city, giraffes at eye level, East Africa's best food scene: complete guide with hotels and day trips.

Thika, Kenya: 45 min from Nairobi on the Superhighway. Blue Posts Falls, Fourteen Falls (Ksh 200 entry), Del Monte tours, Ol Donyo Sabuk, where to stay.

Nyeri, Central Kenya: gateway to Aberdare National Park, Baden-Powell's grave, and the Outspan Hotel. Entry fees, guided walks, and where to stay in 2026.

Nanyuki sits right on the equator at 1,950m: the base for Mount Kenya treks and Ol Pejeta, home to the last northern white rhinos on Earth.

Guide to Machakos: people's park, Akamba carving centre, and eastern Kenya travel. Day trip from Nairobi or overnight stop on the road south.

Mombasa guide: coral-stone Old Town, Fort Jesus entry fees, south coast beaches from KES 3,000/night, and ferry tips. Kenya's oldest city.

Guide to Malindi: Vasco da Gama pillar, marine park, beaches, and using Malindi as a base for Watamu and Gede Ruins on Kenya's north coast.

Lamu is East Africa's oldest continuously inhabited town: no cars, 1,200-year-old Swahili streets, and sunset dhow sailing in the Indian Ocean.

Guide to Watamu: marine park snorkelling, turtle nesting, beach resorts, and Gede Ruins day trip on the Kenya north coast.

Diani's 17km reef-backed beach is Kenya's premier coastal destination: kitesurfing, colobus monkeys, and Kisite-Mpunguti snorkelling trips.

Nakuru sits in Kenya's Rift Valley at 1,850m, 2hrs from Nairobi. Lake Nakuru National Park: black and white rhinos, flamingos, and day safari circuits.

Eldoret is Kenya's highland athletics capital at 2,100m: home of Eliud Kipchoge, elite Iten running camps, and Cherangani Hills trekking.

Travel guide to Kisumu: Kenya's lakeside city on Lake Victoria. Things to do, hippos, Impala Sanctuary, food, hotels, and getting there.

Kitale is western Kenya's highland gateway: base for Mount Elgon National Park, Saiwa Swamp, and Uganda border crossings through the highlands.

Kakamega, Kenya: the country's only tropical rainforest, 5km from town. 330+ bird species, colobus monkeys, guided forest walks, entry fees, and where to stay.

Isiolo is the gateway to northern Kenya: last supply town before Marsabit and Lake Turkana, and base for Samburu and Buffalo Springs wildlife reserves.

Garissa sits on the Tana River in northeastern Kenya: security context, practical logistics, and access to the Tana River primate reserve.