- Best time to visit
- Jul–Oct for the Great Migration & dry-season game viewing; Jan–Feb also excellent
- Visa / entry
- eTA required before travel for nearly all non-African visitors (~US$30 at etakenya.go.ke)
- Currency
- Kenyan Shilling (KES); roughly KES 128–132 = US$1
- Daily budget (safari, land-only)
- Budget ~$150–300 · Mid-range ~$300–600 · Luxury $1,000+
- Ideal trip length
- 7–10 days
- Getting around
- Light aircraft to airstrips + 4x4 safari vehicles; SGR train Nairobi–Mombasa
- Languages
- Swahili & English (both official); English widely spoken
- Driving
- On the LEFT