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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.

23 places for safari & wildlife

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
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
A southern white rhino in long grass at Ziwa Rhino SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary

Central Uganda, Uganda

Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary

Track white rhinos on foot, the only wild rhinos in Uganda.

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 northern white rhino grazing at Ol PejetaPrivate conservancy

Central Kenya (Laikipia), Kenya

Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Big Five, chimpanzees and the last northern white rhinos.

Guide & costs inside
A tall waterfall dropping into forest in the AberdareNational park

Central Kenya, Kenya

Aberdare National Park

Misty highland forest, waterfalls and Treetops.

Entry US$70 · EAC KES 800
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
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
Panorama of the Ngorongoro Crater floor from the rimConservation area

Northern Tanzania, Tanzania

Ngorongoro Conservation Area

A wildlife-filled volcanic crater and the Maasai highlands.

Entry US$70.80 · 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
Mount Meru rising above Arusha National ParkNational park

Northern Tanzania, Tanzania

Arusha National Park

Mount Meru, Momella lakes and black-and-white colobus.

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
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

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