Destinations by county
We cover depth before breadth. 47 of Kenya's 47 counties already have sourced, verified records you can browse today.
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Kilifi
Beach, creek, marine, mangrove, forest and heritage circuit spanning Kilifi, Watamu and Malindi.
16 placesKwale
Beach, marine, island and community/conservation tourism centred on Diani and the south coast.
13 placesLaikipia
Conservancy-led wildlife tourism, conservation experiences and Nanyuki gateway travel.
30 placesMombasa
Historic/coastal city with urban nature, wildlife rehabilitation, beaches nearby and major transport gateway.
33 placesNairobi City
Urban culture, heritage, conservation, business travel and gateway tourism.
43 placesNakuru
Lake, volcanic landscapes, wildlife, hiking and conference/weekend tourism; Naivasha is the principal tourism hub in this batch.
36 placesNarok
Wildlife safari, Maasai cultural landscape and conservancy tourism anchored by Maasai Mara.
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Baringo
Rift Valley lakes county, famous for Lake Bogoria's hot springs, geysers and huge flamingo flocks, birder's paradise Lake Baringo (hippos, crocodiles and 470-plus bird species), the Kerio Valley and Tugen Hills.
ProfileBomet
Green tea-and-dairy county along the Mau Forest, with Tenwek Falls, KTDA tea factories, rolling hills and rivers, and a handy gateway to the Maasai Mara on the Kisii-Narok highway.
ProfileBungoma
Western county at the foot of Mount Elgon, gateway to the mountain's national park (elephant caves, waterfalls and 4,300 m peaks), with Chetambe Fort's colonial-resistance history, Nabuyole (Webuye) Falls and rich Bukusu culture.
ProfileBusia
Lively Lake Victoria border county on the Kenya-Uganda frontier, known for Sio Port and Port Victoria lake beaches and fishing, the Kakapel National Monument rock-art site and vibrant cross-border markets and Iteso and Luhya culture.
ProfileElgeyo-Marakwet
The "Home of Champions": Iten's high-altitude running camps draw elite athletes worldwide, set above the dramatic Kerio Valley and Elgeyo Escarpment, with Rimoi National Reserve, Torok Waterfall, Cheploch Gorge and paragliding.
ProfileEmbu
Green county on the south-eastern slopes of Mount Kenya and the gateway to the Northern Frontier, with Mwea National Reserve, forest waterfalls, hills and a lively cultural scene.
ProfileGarissa
Semi-arid north-eastern county on the Tana River (Kenya's longest), with strong Somali culture, the Bour-Algi Giraffe Sanctuary (endangered Rothschild giraffe) and riverine and reserve wildlife.
ProfileHoma Bay
Lakeside county on Lake Victoria's Winam Gulf, home to Ruma National Park (Kenya's only roan antelope sanctuary), Rusinga and Mfangano islands, Simbi Nyaima crater lake and a strong fishing and Luo cultural heritage.
ProfileIsiolo
Gateway to Kenya's north and the geographic centre of the country, home to Buffalo Springs and Shaba National Reserves on the Ewaso Nyiro River (elephants, Grevy's zebra and big cats), with a lively frontier town and camel culture.
11 placesKajiado
Wildlife landscapes, Maasai culture, hills and gateway routes to the Amboseli ecosystem.
17 placesKakamega
Rainforest gateway plus Luhya/Wanga heritage, geological landmarks and local cultural tourism.
ProfileKericho
Kenya's tea capital: rolling emerald tea estates around Kericho town (Chai Square), arboretums and dams, and a gateway on the western circuit towards the Maasai Mara and Lake Victoria.
ProfileKiambu
Cool, green commuter county just north of Nairobi, famous for tea and coffee estates, waterfalls and caves (Paradise Lost, Fourteen Falls, Mau Mau caves) and as the golfing capital of Kenya.
ProfileKirinyaga
Green county on the southern slopes of Mount Kenya, home to the Mwea rice scheme (East Africa's largest), Mount Kenya forest trails, Sagana white-water rafting on the Tana and rich Kikuyu culture.
ProfileKisii
Green, densely populated highland county in the Lake Victoria basin, world-famous for Kisii soapstone carving around Tabaka, with hills, waterfalls and a cool, wet climate.
1 placeKisumu
Kenya's third city and lake port on Lake Victoria, gateway to the Impala Sanctuary, Hippo Point and Dunga wetland, famous lake sunsets, fresh tilapia and vibrant Luo culture.
ProfileKitui
Semi-arid Ukambani county of baobabs and Kamba wood-carving heritage, known for the Nzambani Rock outcrop (with its climbing staircase and legend), the Mwingi and South Kitui National Reserves and honey and craft traditions.
2 placesLamu
Kenya's Swahili-coast jewel: car-free Lamu Old Town (a UNESCO World Heritage Site of coral-stone houses, carved doors and donkeys), 12 km Shela Beach, dhow sailing across the archipelago and the November Lamu Cultural Festival.
1 placeMachakos
Hilly Ukambani county an hour from Nairobi, known for Machakos People's Park and its amphitheatre, the Mua and Iveti hills, Lukenya rock-climbing and a pleasant highland-savanna microclimate.
ProfileMakueni
Semi-arid southern county rising to the volcanic Chyulu Hills (Hemingway's "Green Hills of Africa") with the vast Leviathan lava cave and Kilimanjaro views, plus the misty Kilungu and Mbooni hills, sand dams and Kamba culture.
ProfileMandera
Kenya's far north-eastern corner at the Mandera Triangle, where Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia meet: a predominantly Somali, pastoralist county known for camel culture, heello oral poetry and cross-border trade, rather than conventional tourism.
1 placeMarsabit
Vast far-northern county of deserts and volcanoes: forested Marsabit National Park with its crater lakes (Lake Paradise) and big-tusked elephants, the surreal salt flats of the Chalbi Desert, and Mount Kulal near Lake Turkana.
ProfileMeru
Eastern gateway to Meru National Park and the north-eastern side of Mount Kenya, known for Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe and gerenuk, forest waterfalls and miraa (khat) country.
1 placeMigori
South-western border county on Lake Victoria, home to Thimlich Ohinga (a UNESCO dry-stone enclosure World Heritage site), Muhuru Bay lake beaches, Macalder gold-mining history and the main Isebania crossing into Tanzania.
ProfileMurang'a
Central-highlands county (colonial Fort Hall) regarded as the ancestral home of the Agikuyu at Mukurwe wa Nyagathanga, with the western Aberdare ranges, waterfalls and tea, coffee and pineapple country.
ProfileNandi
High-altitude tea and athletics county, the "cradle of Kenyan running" around Nandi Hills and Kapsabet, with Bonjoge National Reserve, Kingwal Wetland (sitatunga antelope) and Mlango (Cheptiik) Falls.
ProfileNyamira
Green, hilly Gusii-highland tea county, with the Manga Ridge escarpment viewpoint, Keera Falls and its rainmakers' cave, and guided tea-plantation tours around Kebirigo.
ProfileNyandarua
High, cool moorland county west of the Aberdare Range, holding much of Aberdare National Park, Lake Ol Bolossat (Kenya's only highland lake), Karuru Falls and equator crossings.
1 placeNyeri
Central-highlands gateway to the Aberdares and Mount Kenya, with Solio rhino sanctuary, colonial-era history (Treetops, Baden-Powell's grave) and cool tea and coffee country.
ProfileSamburu
Rugged northern county built around Samburu National Reserve on the Ewaso Nyiro River, home to the "Samburu Special Five" (Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, Somali ostrich, gerenuk and beisa oryx), rich Samburu culture and the Maralal Camel Derby.
ProfileSiaya
Lakeside Luo-heartland county on Lake Victoria, known for Got Ramogi hill (the Luo community's legendary entry point into Kenya), lake beaches, islands and the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga mausoleum near Bondo.
11 placesTaita-Taveta
Tsavo country: home to most of Tsavo East and Tsavo West National Parks (Kenya's largest protected wilderness) with red elephants, Mzima Springs and the Shetani lava flow, plus the cool endemic-rich Taita Hills cloud forests, the Taita Hills & LUMO community sanctuaries, and the crater Lake Chala on the Tanzania border
ProfileTana River
Long, sparsely populated county straddling the lower Tana River: the bird-rich Tana Delta wetlands, the Tana River Primate Reserve (rare Tana mangabey and red colobus) and Kora National Park, plus riverine and coastal ecosystems.
ProfileTharaka-Nithi
Eastern Mount Kenya county famed for the scenic Chogoria route up the mountain (Gorges Valley and Lake Michaelson), Gatunga Falls, the Chuka Igambang'ombe fort and the drumming culture of the Chuka people.
1 placeTrans Nzoia
Cool, fertile "grain basket" county between Mount Elgon and the Cherangani Hills, home to Mount Elgon National Park, tiny Saiwa Swamp National Park (sitatunga antelope and superb birding) and the historic Kitale Museum.
2 placesTurkana
Remote north-western county on the shores of Lake Turkana, the "Jade Sea": the UNESCO Lake Turkana National Parks (Sibiloi, Central Island and South Island), the Koobi Fora fossil sites (Cradle of Mankind) and Turkana and El Molo cultures.
5 placesUasin Gishu
Eldoret is a sports, business, education and healthcare visitor hub; several leisure tourism products remain under development.
ProfileVihiga
Small, densely populated Luhya highland county (Maragoli), known for the granite Maragoli Hills and their viewpoints, the Mungoma origin caves, Kaimosi Forest and Quaker mission, and the Gevera "footprint" rock.
ProfileWajir
Remote north-eastern desert county with a deep Somali pastoral culture (camel herding, the historic Wajir wells and lively markets) and the Wagalla massacre memorial; a frontier of resilience rather than a conventional tourist route.
ProfileWest Pokot
Rugged north-western highland county, the "Land of Hidden Treasures": the Cherangani Hills and Mount Mtelo, Turkwel Gorge and Dam, Marich Pass, Tartar Falls, Nasolot National Reserve and strong Pokot culture (with a November cultural festival). Kapenguria is also where the Kapenguria Six were tried.