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Places to visit in East Africa

National parks, mountains, lakes, coasts, cities and heritage sites, each with a full guide: official fees, the best months, how to get there and who to travel with.

27 places for birding

A mountain gorilla feeding on leaves in Bwindi Impenetrable ForestNational park

Southwestern Uganda, Uganda

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Ancient rainforest and almost half of the world's mountain gorillas.

Entry US$40 · EAC UGX 20,000
Murchison Falls pouring through its narrow gorge into the NileNational park

Northwestern Uganda, Uganda

Murchison Falls National Park

Where the Nile forces through an 8-metre gorge.

Entry US$45 · EAC UGX 25,000
Lions resting in a tree in Queen Elizabeth National ParkNational park

Western Uganda, Uganda

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Kazinga Channel, crater lakes and tree-climbing lions.

Entry US$40 · EAC UGX 20,000
An alpha male chimpanzee sitting on the forest floor in KibaleNational park

Western Uganda, Uganda

Kibale National Park

East Africa's primate capital: 13 species and about 1,500 chimpanzees.

Entry US$40 · EAC UGX 20,000
Golden savanna and distant mountains in Kidepo Valley with grazing buffaloesNational park

Northeastern Uganda (Karamoja), Uganda

Kidepo Valley National Park

Uganda's most remote and dramatic wilderness.

Entry US$40 · EAC UGX 20,000
A zebra grazing on open grassland in Lake Mburo National ParkNational park

Western Uganda, Uganda

Lake Mburo National Park

Zebras, impalas and lakes, 3½ hours from Kampala.

Entry US$40 · EAC UGX 20,000
Boiling water spouting from the female hot spring at SempayaNational park

Western Uganda, Uganda

Semuliki National Park

A slice of the Congo Basin with boiling hot springs.

Entry US$35 · EAC UGX 15,000
A sandy beach on Lake Victoria in the Entebbe Botanical GardensLakeside town

Central Uganda, Uganda

Entebbe

Botanical gardens and Lake Victoria shores by the airport.

Guide & costs inside
Water lilies and papyrus channels in Mabamba Bay wetlandWetland

Central Uganda, Uganda

Mabamba Bay Wetland

Canoe through papyrus to find the shoebill.

Guide & costs inside
A wildebeest leaping into the Mara River during the migrationNational reserve

Southwestern Kenya, Kenya

Maasai Mara National Reserve

Big cats, open plains and the Great Migration river crossings.

Guide & costs inside
Elephants in Amboseli's swamp grass below Mount KilimanjaroNational park

Southern Kenya, Kenya

Amboseli National Park

Big-tusked elephants beneath Mount Kilimanjaro.

Entry US$90 · EAC KES 1,500
Red-dusted elephants of Tsavo EastNational park

Southeastern Kenya, Kenya

Tsavo East National Park

Kenya's largest park, home of the red elephants.

Entry US$80 · EAC KES 1,000
Elephants at a waterhole below volcanic hills in Tsavo WestNational park

Southeastern Kenya, Kenya

Tsavo West National Park

Lava flows, Mzima Springs and the man-eaters' country.

Entry US$80 · EAC KES 1,000
Reticulated giraffes crossing the Ewaso Ng'iro River in SamburuNational reserve

Northern Kenya, Kenya

Samburu National Reserve

Dry-country wildlife along the Ewaso Ng'iro River.

Guide & costs inside
A white rhino with flamingos on Lake Nakuru behindNational park

Rift Valley, Kenya

Lake Nakuru National Park

Rhinos, flamingos and Rift Valley lake views.

Entry US$90 · EAC KES 1,500
A buffalo grazing with Nairobi's skyline behindNational park

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi National Park

Lions and rhinos with a city skyline behind them.

Entry US$80 · EAC KES 1,000
Turquoise water and coral islets at WatamuMarine park

North Coast, Kenya

Watamu & Gede Ruins

Coral gardens, Mida Creek and a lost Swahili town.

UNESCO listed
Wildebeest herds grazing across the Serengeti plainsNational park

Northern Tanzania, Tanzania

Serengeti National Park

Endless plains and the Great Migration all year round.

Entry US$82.60 · EAC TZS 11,800
Elephants digging for water in the Tarangire riverbedNational park

Northern Tanzania, Tanzania

Tarangire National Park

Elephant herds, ancient baobabs and 550 bird species.

Entry US$59.00 · EAC TZS 11,800
Lake Manyara and its forest seen from the Rift Valley escarpmentNational park

Northern Tanzania, Tanzania

Lake Manyara National Park

Tree-climbing lions, flamingos and a forest canopy walk.

Entry US$59.00 · EAC TZS 11,800
The braided channels of the Rufiji River in Nyerere National ParkNational park

Southern Tanzania, Tanzania

Nyerere National Park

Africa's largest national park, explored by boat on the Rufiji.

Entry US$82.60 · EAC TZS 11,800
The Great Ruaha River flowing past sandbanks and hillsNational park

Southern Highlands, Tanzania

Ruaha National Park

Remote wilderness of elephants, lions and baobabs.

Entry US$35.40 · EAC TZS 5,900
Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano above the shores of Lake NatronSoda lake

Northern Tanzania, Tanzania

Lake Natron

Flamingo breeding grounds below an active volcano.

Guide & costs inside
Forested hills and valleys of Nyungwe National ParkNational park

Southwestern Rwanda, Rwanda

Nyungwe National Park

Ancient montane rainforest, chimpanzees and a canopy walkway.

Entry US$100 · EAC RWF 10,000
Masai giraffes walking along a track in Akagera National ParkNational park

Eastern Province, Rwanda

Akagera National Park

Rwanda's Big Five savanna park, with lakes along the Tanzanian border.

Entry US$100 · EAC RWF 15,000
A visitor and an RDB guide looking out over the Gishwati forestNational park

Western Province, Rwanda

Gishwati-Mukura National Park

Rwanda's newest park: restored forest, chimpanzees and golden monkeys.

Guide & costs inside

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