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Tourism · East Africa

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.

11 places for cities & short breaks

The Nile flowing out of Lake Victoria at JinjaCity destination

Eastern Uganda, Uganda

Jinja & the Source of the Nile

Where the Nile leaves Lake Victoria, and Uganda's adventure capital.

Guide & costs inside
Kampala's skyline of office towers and green hillsCapital city

Central Uganda, Uganda

Kampala

Uganda's capital of hills, markets, faith and nightlife.

Guide & costs inside
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
The thatched Muzibu Azaala Mpanga tomb house at KasubiHeritage site

Central Uganda, Uganda

Kasubi Tombs

The royal burial ground of the Kabakas of Buganda.

UNESCO listed
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
Nairobi's skyline at duskCapital city

Nairobi, Kenya

Nairobi

East Africa's hub of museums, food and wildlife on the doorstep.

Guide & costs inside
The entrance to the Old Fort in Stone TownHistoric town

Zanzibar, Tanzania

Stone Town, Zanzibar

A Swahili trading town of carved doors and narrow lanes.

UNESCO listed
An aerial view of the Kigali Convention Centre and its gardensCapital city

City of Kigali, Rwanda

Kigali

Rwanda's green, hilly capital: museums, markets and food.

Guide & costs inside

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