How to go

VISA AND OTHER PROCEDURES

Passport valid for six months is required and a visa can be obtained upon arrival in Kenya. It costs around €50. If you pay in US dollars, it is better to have newer bills, preferably after 2006.

HEALTH AND SAFETY CARE

Yellow fever vaccine is required for passengers from countries at risk of contagion or who have passed through those countries or their airports for more than 12 hours.

Prevention of malaria is also advised. Vaccination against typhus, hepatitis A, diphtheria, tetanus, polio and typhoid fever is also recommended. Before departing, you must contact the Tropical and Traveler Medicine Clinic, Av. da Liberdade, 129, 7th dto, tel. +351 21 322 5622.

For more information on traveling health, see the Health Portal of the Ministry of Health and Tropical Medicine and Travelers Clinic. Kenya-specific health and disease prevention advice also in FitForTravel (In English).

Security

The north and northeast along the border with Somalia and even Ethiopia and several areas of the coast – especially in the north – are considered unsafe due to the threat of attacks by Islamic fundamentalists, especially the El Shabab group. More information at Portal of Portuguese Communities.

TRIP TO KENYA

Due to its distance and location, Kenya is a destination that will always require you to fly with two or even more stopovers and pay a hefty price for the return flight, usually a minimum of €900.