A travel app for the whole country
Travela began with a simple annoyance. Most Kenyan travel lists stop at the same handful of parks while the country is 47 counties wide and most of it is worth a weekend.
Travela is built around a passport. Each of the 47 counties has its own entry that tells you the reason to go, what the county is known for, the places inside it, the best months, how long a visit takes and how hard the walk is. Mark a county visited and it joins your passport.
The country is treated as a whole. Coast, Rift Valley, Western, Nyanza, Central, Eastern, North Eastern and Nairobi are all first-class, so a trip to Turkana or Mandera gets the same care as a weekend in Naivasha.
Kenya also has a lot of places with no signal at all, which shapes how the app is built. Destination content is bundled with the app rather than fetched, so the lists and the county pages open at full speed in a park, in the valley or on a murram road.
Travela is a destination-first app. It is not an animal encyclopedia and it does not try to be one. Events sit alongside the places as a second and smaller focus. Useful when you are around, never the reason the app exists.
Questions people actually ask
Still unsure about something? Write to travelaapps@gmail.com or call 0714532213.
Which counties does Travela cover?
All 47. Every county gets its own page with what it is known for and the places inside it, plus the practical detail such as the best months to go, how long a visit takes and how hard the walk is.
Does it work without internet?
The destination content does. Places and their notes are stored on your phone, so the lists and the county pages open at full speed with no signal. Events are live, so those need a connection.
Do I need an account?
You do, because your visits, trips, favourites and badges are yours and they follow you to a new phone. Sign up with an email address or continue with Google.
How do the badges work?
You earn experience for visiting counties, attending events, planning trips and saving memories. It moves you from Newcomer up to Kenya Completer and unlocks badges along the way, starting with First stamp for your first county.
Can I share my itinerary?
Yes. Any trip can be exported as a PDF with its stops and details, which is easier to send on than a screenshot.
What does it cost?
Nothing. Travela is free to download and free to use with no adverts and no paid tiers.
Something is wrong or I want to suggest a place.
Write to travelaapps@gmail.com or call 0714532213. Tell us the county and the place and we will look at it.
Take the whole country with you
Travela is free to download and built to keep working when the signal does not.