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Lake Nakuru, Kenya
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Lake Nakuru in July

Great monthBest time: June – October, December – March

Great month: July is in the middle of the recommended season (June – October, December – March).

The season runs to the end of October, 3 months away. Long Rains: Muddy Roads, Some Camps Closed usually starts in April, 9 months away.

2 days in Lake Nakuru in July · from ₹61,015 for two

Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra

See the day-by-day plan

What it costs

For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.

Budget

₹61,015 for two

  • Room a night₹8,660
  • Food a day, each₹1,443
  • Main sight entry, each₹8,660

Mid-range

₹95,108 for two

  • Room a night₹30,780
  • Food a day, each₹3,330
  • Main sight entry, each₹8,660

Luxury

₹1,51,819 for two

  • Room a night₹62,530
  • Food a day, each₹7,770
  • Main sight entry, each₹8,660

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), 132 km away

Then: Bus · 3h (Shuttle or matatu to Nakuru)

Flights from India: from 9 cities, one way from ₹25,000

Fly into Mombasa (MBA), 572 km away

Then: Flight · 7h 30m (Via Nairobi: Shuttle or matatu to Nakuru, and Kenya Airways / Jambojet (NBO–MBA))

Flights from India: from 3 cities, one way from ₹30,000

Plan from Nairobi airport (NBO)

Routes compared

Entry rules

E-visa before you fly for up to 90 days, about ₹3,270

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

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