Kenya Travel Vaccines — What You Need in 2026

Recommended Vaccines

• Yellow Fever

  Allow 4 weeks before travel

• Hepatitis A

  Allow 2 weeks before travel

• Typhoid

  Allow 2 weeks before travel

• Rabies

  Allow 4 weeks before travel

• Meningococcal

  Allow 2 weeks before travel

Routine Vaccines to Keep Up to Date

Other Health Risks

• Malaria
• Dengue
• Rift Valley Fever (rare)

Travel Health Summary

Kenya's health requirements depend almost entirely on which Kenya you are visiting. Nairobi city centre sits above 1,700 metres with negligible malaria risk, but the Maasai Mara, Lake Victoria basin, the coast around Mombasa and Diani, and most northern and western regions carry year-round transmission, so nearly every safari or beach itinerary warrants antimalarial tablets. A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for travellers over one year old arriving from countries with transmission risk, and vaccination is recommended for most visitors given regional routing through Ethiopia, Uganda and Tanzania. Hepatitis A and typhoid apply broadly, rabies pre-exposure vaccination is worth considering for safari and rural travel where post-exposure immunoglobulin can be hard to source, and dengue occurs on the coast. Altitude matters if you are climbing Mount Kenya. Private hospitals in Nairobi such as Aga Khan and Nairobi Hospital are the best in the region, but bush camps can be several hours from care, which is why flying-doctor membership or equivalent evacuation cover is standard for safari travellers.

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