Kenya travel advice

Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO).

Areas where advises against all but essential travel

Kenya-Somalia border and northern parts of the east coast

Due to the risk of terrorism from groups based in Somalia, advises against all but essential travel to:

• within 60km of Kenya's border with Somalia
• Eastern Garissa County, up to 20km north-west of the A3 road, including the Boni National Reserve
• Mandera County, excluding Mandera West sub-county
• Lamu County, excluding Lamu Island and Manda Island
• Tana River County north of the Tana River, up to 20km north-west of the A3 road
• within 15km of the east coast between the Tana River and the Galana (Athi-Galana-Sabaki) River

Find out more about why advises against travel.

Before you travel

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