Is Baragoi safe? Kenya travel risk
Is Baragoi safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Baragoi scores 51/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Kenya Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 Jul 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 13 Oct 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Baragoi scores 51/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Kenya (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Baragoi: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (70/100) and crime and scams (43/100).
A score of 51 is higher than the scores of 69% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Kenya travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Baragoi belongs to Samburu (Kenya), centered at coordinates 1.7840° N, 36.7860° E (1245 m above sea level). Distance to Nairobi is 341.4 km towards the S.
Samburu
1.7840° N, 36.7860° E
1245 m
Africa/Nairobi
20,000
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Kenya)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Kenya travel advice & laws.
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