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Nairobi in October

Good monthBest time: June – October, January – February

Good month: October is at the end of the recommended season (June – October, January – February). Diwali can fall this month.

The season ends with October.

2 days in Nairobi in October · from ₹43,554 for two

Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra

See the day-by-day plan

What’s on in October

Timing a trip around these changes what you pay and what you can book.

  • Diwalidates shift yearly

    Kenya's Indian community lights up the Hindu temples of Nairobi (Parklands, Westlands) and Mombasa, with fireworks and sweets shops busy for days. Visitors are welcome at the big temples.

What it costs

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

Budget

₹43,554 for two

  • Room a night₹4,810
  • Food a day, each₹1,924
  • Main sight entry, each₹7,700

Mid-range

₹65,666 for two

  • Room a night₹13,320
  • Food a day, each₹4,440
  • Main sight entry, each₹7,700

Luxury

₹1,16,059 for two

  • Room a night₹33,300
  • Food a day, each₹10,360
  • Main sight entry, each₹7,700

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)

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

Fly into Mombasa (MBA), 441 km away

Then: Flight · 3h 30m (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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Elsewhere in Kenya in October

Also in season this month.

Nearby in Nairobi & the Central Highlands:

Mount Kenya· mixed monthAberdare National Park· mixed month

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