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Everything to know before and during your stay in Kenya: money, safety, health, phone, local rules and good habits.

Money in Kenya: Kenyan shilling, M-Pesa, exchange, cards and tipping

Kenya's currency is the Kenyan shilling (KES, or "KSh"). In cities, hotels and lodges, bank cards are accep...

Millions of travellers visit Kenya without incident, especially on safari, where your stay is looked after ...

Kenya is not a cheap destination once you go on safari: park entry fees and transport weigh heavily. There ...

Kenya can be visited all year, but the timing changes the experience: tall or short grass, migration or not...

In Kenya you do not choose a single place to stay but one for each leg: a hotel in Nairobi on arrival, a lo...

Most trips to Kenya go without health problems, but the country requires you to prepare three things: **mal...

Kenya has replaced the visa on arrival with an electronic travel authorisation, the **eTA**, to be requeste...