Safari parks, the coast and Mount Kenya each carry different risks. Malaria tablets are advised for most of the country and yellow fever advice depends on your route.
Vaccines for Kenya
Book this week to give your vaccines time to work.
Some courses can be speeded up. A yellow fever certificate becomes valid 10 days after your vaccine.
Current health alerts
Mpox clade I outbreak ongoing.
Ebola disease (Bundibugyo virus): nine confirmed cases and two deaths reported as of 23 October 2026, all linked to one case imported from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with no evidence of community spread.
Advised for most travellers
Advised for some travellers, depending on your trip
PolioVaccine-derived poliovirus (type 2) has been detected. A booster is advised for some travellers, such as health workers, if they have not had one in the past 12 months.
TuberculosisTB (BCG) vaccine is advised for unvaccinated children under 16 who will live in the country for more than 3 months, and for some health workers. It is not given in pharmacy; ask your GP.
MeaslesMeasles risk is higher than in the UK. Check you have had two doses of MMR, which is free from your GP.
These are suggestions only and may differ from what our expert clinician advises at your consultation.
Entry rules
A yellow fever certificate is required for travellers over 1 year of age arriving from countries with a risk of yellow fever transmission.
Not required if you fly direct from the UK, but check any stopovers.
Malaria
High risk. Tablets are recommended.
High risk throughout Kenya: atovaquone with proguanil, doxycycline or mefloquine is recommended.
Very low risk in the city of Nairobi and in the highlands above 2,500 metres: awareness and bite avoidance only.
Other health risks
Altitude
Mount Kenya rises to 5,199 metres.
Schistosomiasis
Present in fresh water. Avoid swimming or wading in lakes and rivers.
Zika
There is a risk. Pregnant travellers and couples planning a pregnancy should seek advice before booking.
Dengue and other insect-borne infections
Avoid bites day and night. Sleeping sickness, tick bite fever and Rift Valley fever occur in parts of East Africa.
MERS
Reported in camel-owning households. Avoid contact with camels and raw camel milk.
More than one country?
Add each country when you book and we’ll plan for the whole route.
Summarised from NaTHNaC TravelHealthPro, checked 10 November 2026. Advice can change, so we check it again at your appointment.
Can’t see your destination? We still cover it.
We show some of our most popular destinations here, but we give travel vaccine advice for wherever you’re going. Tell us your route when you book, or give us a call.