Road notes from East Africa
Permits, park fees, seasons and road conditions for driving yourself through Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda.
East Africa Self-Drive Safari: How to Plan and Execute Your Own 4x4 Expedition
An East Africa self-drive safari — hiring a 4x4 vehicle and driving yourself through national parks without a professional driver-guide — is the most…
Kenya Meru National Park: The Forgotten Buffalo and Rhino Wilderness
Meru National Park (870 sq km, northeast of Mount Kenya on the Nyambeni Hills escarpment) is one of Kenya's best-kept wildlife secrets — a park that combined…
Tanzania Zanzibar Stone Town: History, Architecture and Spice Trade Heritage
Zanzibar's Stone Town — the ancient urban core of Zanzibar City on the west coast of Unguja Island — is East Africa's most historically layered urban…
Uganda Queen Elizabeth National Park: Tree-Climbing Lions and the Kazinga Channel
Queen Elizabeth National Park in western Uganda is the country's most ecologically diverse national park — encompassing savanna, forest, wetland, and alkaline…
Rwanda Kigali City Guide: Genocide Memorial, Kimironko Market and Modern Architecture
Kigali — Rwanda's capital and Africa's most surprising city — is the East Africa destination that consistently exceeds visitor expectations. Arriving from…
Uganda Murchison Falls: The Most Powerful Waterfall in the World
Murchison Falls — where the entire flow of the Victoria Nile is compressed through a 7-metre-wide gap in the Rift Valley escarpment and drops 43 metres into…
Tanzania Pemba Island: Dhow Sailing, Cloves and an Untouristed Indian Ocean
Pemba Island lies 80 km north of Zanzibar in the Indian Ocean — Tanzania's second large island territory and one of East Africa's most overlooked travel…
Kenya and Uganda Bird Watching: Top 20 Species Every Africa Birder Must See
East Africa has over 1,600 bird species — more than in all of North America and Europe combined. Uganda alone lists 1,081 species, making it the third-richest…
Tanzania Ruaha National Park: The Remote Predator Wilderness
Ruaha National Park in south-central Tanzania is the country's largest national park at 22,000 sq km — and one of Africa's great undiscovered safari…
Kenya Amboseli National Park: Mount Kilimanjaro Views and Big Tusker Elephants
Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya, on the border with Tanzania directly north of Mount Kilimanjaro, produces the most photographically iconic wildlife…