Kakamega Forest

Kenya · Africa

Kakamega Forest

Kenya's only tropical rainforest: a western outlier of the Congo forests.

Photo: Rotsee2 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Best months
Jan, Feb, Jun, Jul, Aug
Days needed
2–3
Difficulty
Moderate
Nearest airport
Kisumu (KIS)

When to go

  1. JanJanuary: Best
  2. FebFebruary: Best
  3. MarMarch: Poor or no data
  4. AprApril: Poor or no data
  5. MayMay: Poor or no data
  6. JunJune: Best
  7. JulJuly: Best
  8. AugAugust: Best
  9. SepSeptember: Good
  10. OctOctober: Poor or no data
  11. NovNovember: Poor or no data
  12. DecDecember: Good

BestGoodFair

Rain possible any month; long rains Mar–May.

Why go

Kakamega Forest is a tropical rainforest situated in the Kakamega, Vihiga, and Nandi
counties of Kenya, northwest of the capital Nairobi, and near the border with Uganda. It is Kenya's only tropical rainforest and is said to be Kenya's last remnant of the ancient Guineo-Congolian rainforest that once spanned the continent.

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