It is recommended that you bring your own adaptor. Health Visitors to Kenya arriving from yellow fever and cholera infested areas must have vaccination certificates. Malaria is rare in Nairobi and the highlands but prevalent in the hot and humid low altitude areas around the Coast, Lake Victoria, and the Savannah. Prescribed dosages of Malaria Prophylactics should be taken two weeks before travel, during your stay in Kenya, and continued for two more weeks after your departure. Drinking water from these places is not advisable.
Tap water is safe to drink unless otherwise indicated.
Bottled mineral water is also widely available. Most travel agents and tour operators subscribe to the Flying Doctor Service. Should you require medical assistance, Nairobi and Mombasa have qualified medical specialists that your hotel or travel agent can contact for you. EAR - Medivac Ltd. Photography Kenya is a photographer's dream country since there is abundant wildlife and birdlife in their natural habitats, magnificent scenery, captivating avifauna, colorful people, reliable as well as unlimited sunlight. It is therefore, not difficult to take memorable photographs even if you are not a professional photographer.