General information about Kenya

  • Time zone: Eastern Africa Time (UTC +3). Kenya doesn’t observe Daylight Saving Time. 
  • Prefix: +254
  • Voltage: 240V / 50Hz.
  • Capital: Nairobi
  • Official language: Swahili and English
  • Currency: Kenyan shilling
  • Climate: there are three different climates in Kenya. They are temperate subtropical (west and southwest), hot and humid (coastal Kenya) and hot and dry (north and east).
  • Average temperature: 23ºC to 28ºC during the dry season, 24ºC to 30ºC during the wet season.
See the savannah from a hot air balloon with the key general information about Kenya
This general information about Kenya will help you plan a visit to Lake Nakuru

National holidays

  • New Year (1/1)
  • Good Friday 
  • Easter Monday 
  • Eid al-Fitr 
  • Labour Day (1/5)
  • Madaraka Day (1/6)
  • Eid al-Adha (28/6)
  • Mashujaa Day (Heroes Day) (20/10)
  • Jamhuri Day (Independence Day) (12/12)
  • Christmas Day (25/12)
  • Boxing Day (26/12)

National holidays

  • New Year (1/1)
  • Good Friday 
  • Easter Monday 
  • Eid al-Fitr 
  • Labour Day (1/5)
  • Madaraka Day (1/6)
  • Eid al-Adha (28/6)
  • Mashujaa Day (Heroes Day) (20/10)
  • Jamhuri Day (Independence Day) (12/12)
  • Christmas Day (25/12)
  • Boxing Day (26/12)

Main attractions

Maasai Mara National Reserve – Great Rift Valley – Lake Nakuru National Park – Thimlich Ohinga Archaeological Site – Buffalo Springs National Reserve – Nairobi.

Maasai Mara National Reserve
Great Rift Valley
Lake Nakuru
National Park
Thimlich Ohinga Archaeological Site
Buffalo Springs National Reserve
Nairobi