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Kenya vs Tanzania

Kenya and Tanzania, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

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By the numbers

Kenya compared with Tanzania
KenyaMeasureTanzania
Level 2: Exercise Increased CautionU.S. travel advisoryLevel 3: Reconsider Travel
14Resorts in our catalog14
★ 4.4Average guest rating★ 4.7 (better)
$75–$274/night ppNightly rates$152–$615/night pp
0 of 14Adults-only resorts0 of 14
No hurricane seasonHurricane exposureNo hurricane season
Long rains April–May, short rains October–NovemberRainy seasonLong rains mid-March–May (April is seriously wet), short rains November
December–March and July–September (the latter pairs with Masai Mara migration season)Sweet spotJune–October and December–February
Swahili & English (both official)LanguageSwahili & English (English widely used in tourism)
Kenyan shilling (KES); cards and mobile money commonCurrencyTanzanian shilling (TZS); USD widely accepted
240V, Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapterPower230V, Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapter
On the leftDrivingOn the left
Nairobi (NBO); coast via Mombasa (MBA) or Ukunda (UKA)Main airportZanzibar / Abeid Amani Karume (ZNZ)
~15–18h+ from the US, with a connectionFlight time~16–19h+ from the US, with a connection

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Map of Kenya resorts
Kenya
Map of Tanzania resorts
Tanzania

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Kenya and Tanzania
MeasureJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Kenya · high °F909191888483828284868889
Tanzania · high °F899090878484838384868889
Kenya · rain (in)1.00.72.56.19.33.42.82.52.63.43.82.4
Tanzania · rain (in)3.02.45.915.37.81.91.11.42.03.58.05.5

Approximate climate normals for Diani / Mombasa coast and Zanzibar: planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

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