🇰🇪 Kenya Western Kenya 1 tour

Kakamega Forest

Kenya's only tropical rainforest — Congo Basin relict with endemic birds and monkeys.

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Country

🇰🇪 Kenya

Region

Western Kenya

Best time

Year-round

Coordinates

-1.286, 36.817

About Kakamega Forest

Kakamega is the easternmost surviving remnant of the ancient Congo-Guinea rainforest — dense green canopy, waterfalls, nocturnal walks, and endemic species found nowhere else in Kenya.

Highlights

  • Only Kenyan tropical rainforest
  • Endemic birds and butterflies
  • Night forest walks
  • Plentiful monkey species
Live forecast · Kakamega Forest
23°C Overcast · 8 km/h wind
Updated 2026-05-18T16:00
  1. 🌦 24° 16° 💧 1.1mm
  2. 🌦 24° 15° 💧 0.2mm
  3. 🌦 25° 16° 💧 0.4mm
  4. 🌦 24° 15° 💧 2.1mm
  5. 🌦 25° 14° 💧 0.3mm
  6. 🌦 24° 16° 💧 1.2mm
  7. 🌦 26° 16° 💧 0.3mm
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Live wildlife observations
Recently spotted near Kakamega Forest

Real observations published to GBIF by researchers, lodges, and citizen scientists — refreshed daily.

Anastomus lamelligerus
2026-01-02 · Kenya
Trioceros jacksonii
2026-01-04 · Kenya
Moringa oleifera
2026-01-04 · Kenya
Cercopithecus mitis
2026-01-04 · Kenya
Papilio phorcas
2026-01-05 · Kenya
Trioceros jacksonii
2026-01-04 · Kenya
Source: GBIF.org — Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Best time to visit

Year-round

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