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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.

27 places for lakes, rivers & islands

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
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
Lake Bunyonyi's islands and terraced hills under a blue skyLake

Southwestern Uganda, Uganda

Lake Bunyonyi

A highland lake of islands and terraced hills.

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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.

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Waves on a sandy beach with fishing boats on the Ssese IslandsIslands

Central Uganda (Lake Victoria), Uganda

Ssese Islands

Sandy beaches and forest on Lake Victoria's islands.

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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.

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Water lilies and papyrus channels in Mabamba Bay wetlandWetland

Central Uganda, Uganda

Mabamba Bay Wetland

Canoe through papyrus to find the shoebill.

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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
White sand and turquoise water at Diani BeachBeach

South Coast, Kenya

Diani Beach

White sand, reefs and dhow trips on the south coast.

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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
Dhows sailing in the Lamu channelHeritage town

North Coast, Kenya

Lamu Old Town

East Africa's oldest living Swahili town, with no cars.

UNESCO listed
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
Adult male chimpanzees feeding in a fig tree in MahaleNational park

Western Tanzania, Tanzania

Mahale Mountains National Park

Wild chimpanzees on forested mountains above Lake Tanganyika.

Entry US$94.40 · EAC TZS 5,900
A pebble beach on Lake Tanganyika at Gombe Stream National ParkNational park

Western Tanzania, Tanzania

Gombe National Park

The chimpanzees Jane Goodall made famous.

Entry US$118.00 · EAC TZS 11,800
Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano above the shores of Lake NatronSoda lake

Northern Tanzania, Tanzania

Lake Natron

Flamingo breeding grounds below an active volcano.

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White sand ripples and turquoise water at low tide on Paje beach, ZanzibarBeaches and coast

Zanzibar, Tanzania

Zanzibar beaches

White sand, warm water and coral reefs around Unguja.

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A palm-lined beach with a moored dhow on Mafia IslandIsland

Coast, Tanzania

Mafia Island

Whale sharks, coral reefs and a quiet marine park.

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The long white sand of Vumawimbi Beach, PembaIsland

Zanzibar, Tanzania

Pemba Island

Zanzibar's green island of cloves, forests and deep reefs.

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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
Green hills and bays of Lake Kivu seen from Karongi (Kibuye)Lake and lakeside towns

Western Province, Rwanda

Lake Kivu

Beaches, islands and the Congo Nile Trail on a Great Rift lake.

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Islands and terraced hills on Lake BureraCaves and lakes

Northern Province, Rwanda

Musanze Caves and the Twin Lakes

A lava-tube cave and the twin lakes Burera and Ruhondo below the volcanoes.

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