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Aberdare National Park in November
Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (June – September, December – February). Against it: Short Rains.
The season opens in December, next month. Long Rains: Muddy Roads, Some Camps Closed usually starts in April, 5 months away.
2 days in Aberdare National Park in November · from ₹39,502 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
The weather in November
What the season does to Aberdare National Park this month.
Heads up
Short Rains
The short rains bring brief showers, mostly in the afternoon, from about November into early December. Game drives still run; tracks can be muddy for a day after a storm.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹39,502 for two
- Room a night₹7,700
- Food a day, each₹1,157
- Main sight entry, each₹5,770
Mid-range
₹76,138 for two
- Room a night₹33,670
- Food a day, each₹2,670
- Main sight entry, each₹5,770
Luxury
₹1,25,926 for two
- Room a night₹62,530
- Food a day, each₹6,230
- Main sight entry, each₹5,770
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Kenya yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Nairobi (NBO), 101 km away
Then: Transfer · 3h (Private car or safari van, per vehicle)
Flights from India: from 9 cities, one way from ₹25,000
Fly into Mombasa (MBA), 514 km away
Then: Flight · 8h (Via Nairobi: Matatu to Nyeri + taxi to the lodge, and Kenya Airways / Jambojet (NBO–MBA))
Flights from India: from 3 cities, one way from ₹30,000
Routes compared
Entry rules
E-visa before you fly for up to 90 days, about ₹3,270
- At least 3 working days before you fly (you can apply up to 3 months ahead), apply for the Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) at etakenya.go.ke: passport photo page, a recent photo, your return ticket and hotel or safari booking. The fee is US$30 plus bank and processing charges (about US$34 in all), paid by card. Save the approval; airlines check it at boarding.
- At least 10 days before leaving India, get a yellow fever vaccination at a government-authorised centre (Airport or Port Health Organisation, or a listed hospital) and keep the yellow International Certificate of Vaccination with your passport. India asks for it when you land back from Kenya; without it you can be quarantined for up to 6 days.
- At immigration in Nairobi or Mombasa, show your passport, the eTA approval and your return ticket. The eTA is for a single entry; you are admitted for up to 90 days.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with a blank page; eTA approval (printout or on your phone); Yellow fever vaccination certificate (the yellow card), needed by India on your return; Return or onward ticket; Hotel or safari bookings for the stay.
Kenya has no visa on arrival: without an approved eTA the airline will not board you. Kenya waived the eTA for most African nationals in 2025, not for Indians. Sources disagree on whether 90 days is the stay or the validity from approval, and on the processing charge: check the approval and the fee shown at etakenya.go.ke, and ignore look-alike sites.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Kenya in November
Instead in season this month.
- Lamu · good month
Nearby in Nairobi & the Central Highlands:
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