A forest cobra in Kakamega Forest National Reserve, Kenya — 📷 Dr. Zoltan Takacs · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

national reserve · Kakamega

Kakamega Forest National Reserve (Buyangu)

Anchor attraction of the county — Kenya's last tropical rainforest. Managed by KWS (Buyangu). Verify exact gate hours, phone and GPS with KWS directly (official page blocked to automated fetch).

Fees

Kenya prices by visitor class, citizen, resident, East African and non-resident rates differ at the same gate.

Visitor class	Adult	Child
Non-resident	USD 50	USD 25
Rest of Africa	USD 20
East African citizen	KES 500	KES 250
Kenya resident	KES 675	KES 350

verified · verified 2026-09-16 · sources: Kenya Wildlife Service, AJ Kenya Safaris

What we know

Opening hours: Daily 06:00-18:00 (typical KWS gate hours; verify)

verified · verified 2026-09-16 · sources: AJ Kenya Safaris, SafariBookings

Safety note: Guides required/strongly recommended for forest trails; do not wander alone. Western Kenya carries no elevated government travel advisory as of check.

verified · verified 2026-09-16 · source: AJ Kenya Safaris

cultural note: Kenya's only tropical rainforest and its easternmost remnant of the Guineo-Congolian forest; ~367 bird species incl. the Great Blue Turaco, several found nowhere else in Kenya.

stable · verified 2026-09-16 · source: AJ Kenya Safaris

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