Register as a tour guide or other tourism worker with TRA
Tourism Regulatory Authority · sources read 2 Oct 2026
Create an account on TRA's Workforce Portal with your ID or passport number and email, confirm your email, then log in. If you work as a tour leader or guide, you also need a TRA licence (Class E).
- Fee
- We couldn't confirm a fee from the official page. Check it there before you pay.
- Where
- Online on the TRA Workforce Portal (workforce.tourismauthority.go.ke); guide licences through TRA's licence application portal
What you need
- Your national ID or passport number and an email address (for the portal account)
- For a guide licence: copy of national ID, certificate of good conduct, KRA PIN and professional certificates
Steps
- Go to the TRA Workforce Portal and sign up with your ID or passport number, a username, your email and a password.
- Open the verification email TRA sends you. If it doesn't arrive, ask the portal to resend it.
- Log in with your ID or passport number and password to continue your registration.
- Guiding tourists? Apply for the TRA Class E licence for citizen tour leaders and guides with your ID copy, good conduct certificate, KRA PIN and professional certificates.
Watch out
- Registering on the Workforce Portal is not the same as a licence. Tour leaders and guides are licensed under TRA Class E.
- Breaking the Tourism Act can mean a fine of up to KSh 100,000, up to 18 months in jail, or both.
Who can apply
- Professionals and practitioners working in the tourism sector.
- The tour leader and guide licence (Class E) is for Kenyan citizens.
Official sources (5)
- Standards and Quality Assurance: Tourism Workforce Registration tra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Licensing - Class E tra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- Licensing tra.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- TRA Workforce Portal: User Registration workforce.tourismauthority.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026
- TRA Workforce Portal: Login workforce.tourismauthority.go.ke · read 2 Oct 2026