VISAS: The following nationals DO NOT require a visa: Kenya, for tourism for up to 3 months to Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Cyprus, San Marino, Namibia, for tourism for up to 30 days to Bahamas, Belize, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Grenada, Jamaica, Kiribati, Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritius, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Samoa, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe & to holders of passports endorsed with a Kenya re-entry pass granted by the Government of Kenya.
TRANSIT VISAS: Required by all except those as noted above and persons continuing their journey to another country without leaving the airport, provided holding confirmed onward/return tickets & documentation for their next destination.
All visitors must hold onward/return tickets, documents required for next destination & sufficient funds for length of stay (minimum USD 500).
HEALTH: Compulsory vaccinations: Yellow fever certificate if arriving from infected areas. Infants under 1 year are exempt.
Recommended immunisations: Cholera, Diphtheria, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Meningitis, Polio, TB, Tetanus, Typhoid & Yellow Fever.
Risks: Malaria exists all year throughout the country. There is normally little risk in Nairobi and in the highlands (above 2,500 metres) of Central, Eastern, Rift Valley, Nyanza and Western Provinces. Rabies.
WEATHER: Kenya has either a subtropical or a temperate climate and has variable rainfall from year to year. The coastal regions wettest season is between Apr-May and to a lesser extent Oct-Nov although rain occurs in all months. Temperatures stay high throughout the year but are tempered by strong onshore breezes. The northern frontier area and lower inland plateaux have very low rainfall and high temperatures all year round. The highlands in the centre and west of the country have two rainy seasons. The sunniest period is between Dec-Mar and the cloudiest, often with drizzle between late March and early June. July and August are the coolest months. The higher mountain regions have low enough temperatures for frost and snow to occur.
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passports must be valid for six months.
