Road notes from East Africa
Permits, park fees, seasons and road conditions for driving yourself through Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda.
Tanzania Zanzibar Stone Town: History, Architecture and Food Guide
Zanzibar's Stone Town is one of the Indian Ocean's finest historic port cities — a UNESCO World Heritage Site of narrow coral-stone lanes, carved wooden…
Uganda Birds: 1,066 Species and the Top Sites for Serious Birders
Uganda has 1,066 recorded bird species — roughly 10% of all bird species on Earth, in a country the size of the UK. The diversity is driven by Uganda's…
Kenya Maasai Cultural Experience: Authentic Visits Near the Mara
The Maasai people of southern Kenya and northern Tanzania are among Africa's most recognised cultural groups — their distinctive red shuka cloth, elaborate…
Rwanda Genocide Memorial Sites: Ntarama, Nyamata and the Murambi School
Rwanda's genocide memorial sites are among the most sobering and historically important places a visitor can encounter in Africa. Unlike the Kigali Genocide…
Tanzania Kilimanjaro Climb Routes: Machame vs Lemosho vs Marangu Comparison
Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895m) is the highest peak in Africa and one of the world's most climbed high-altitude mountains — approximately 35,000-50,000 people…
Uganda Safari Circuit: The Perfect 10-Day Self-Drive Route
Uganda's wildlife destinations are spread across a large country — 241,000 sq km — with the key parks in the west and northwest, connected by roads of varying…
Kenya Lewa Downs and Ol Pejeta: Northern Kenya's Rhino Heartland
Two conservancies in Kenya's Laikipia Plateau — Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Ol Pejeta Conservancy — collectively protect more black and white rhino than any…
Uganda Gorilla vs Tanzania Chimp: Which Primate Experience to Choose
East Africa's two signature primate encounters — mountain gorilla trekking (Uganda or Rwanda) and chimpanzee trekking (Uganda's Kibale, Tanzania's Gombe or…
Tanzania Gombe Stream and Mahale Mountains: Chimpanzee Trekking in the Wild
Two of Africa's most extraordinary chimpanzee destinations sit on the eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika in western Tanzania — Gombe Stream National Park (the…
Kenya Masai Mara Conservancies: Olare Motorogi, Naboisho and Mara North
The Masai Mara National Reserve receives the bulk of tourist attention, but surrounding the reserve is a network of private Maasai community conservancies —…