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Countries

Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and beyond: the countries of an East Africa safari, compared.

Botswana

Botswana has chosen to keep its tourism small and expensive. Camps are limited in size, many areas are private concessio...

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Ethiopia

Ethiopia is unlike anywhere else in Africa. It was never colonised, apart from a brief Italian occupation, and it has it...

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Kenya

Kenya is where the modern safari began, and it still offers some of the most reliable wildlife viewing in Africa within...

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Mozambique

Mozambique has about 2,500 km of Indian Ocean coastline and some of the least developed beaches in Africa. Travellers co...

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Namibia

Namibia is one of the least densely populated countries on Earth, and its appeal is space and landscape as much as wildl...

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Rwanda

Rwanda is a small, mountainous country with good roads and short distances, which makes it the easiest place in Africa t...

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South Africa

South Africa combines Big Five safaris with cities, vineyards and coastline, and it has the best roads and domestic flig...

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Tanzania

Tanzania sets aside more than a third of its land for conservation, more than almost any other country in Africa. That l...

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Uganda

Uganda is the most affordable place to see mountain gorillas, and it has more of them than any other country. Bwindi Imp...

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Zanzibar

Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous island group in the Indian Ocean and part of Tanzania. Its two main islands are Unguja, wh...

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Planning an East Africa safari across borders

An East Africa safari usually starts in Tanzania, which has the Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater and Kilimanjaro. From there, short flights reach Rwanda and Uganda for gorilla trekking, and Kenya for the Maasai Mara on the other side of the migration.

Combining countries adds flights and border formalities, so we usually suggest one country plus one extension. For instance, a week in Tanzania followed by three days with gorillas in Rwanda works well. Gorilla permits are issued by the Rwanda Development Board and Uganda Wildlife Authority, and we book them for you. Browse the trips or ask us in the trip planner.