Road & Route Guides
Detailed road guides, driving distances, route conditions and driving tips for East Africa.
Kenya Samburu National Reserve 2025: Self-Drive Guide and Current Fees
Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya sits 325 km north of Nairobi at the edge of the Northern Frontier District — a semi-arid, hot, and biologically…
Uganda Queen Elizabeth National Park: Complete Self-Drive Guide
Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda's most visited and most diverse safari park — a 1,978 sq km mosaic of savanna, forest, wetland, and crater lake…
Tanzania Ngorongoro to Serengeti: The Drive and What to See on the Way
The drive from the Ngorongoro Crater rim to the Serengeti's Naabi Hill gate covers only 56 km — but these are among the most interesting and challenging 56 km…
Uganda Self-Drive Safari: Kampala to Bwindi Road Guide
The drive from Kampala to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest is one of Uganda's most significant safari journeys — a 530 km overland route that descends from the…
Kenya Amboseli to Tsavo: The Southern Safari Circuit Self-Drive Guide
The southern Kenya safari circuit — Nairobi to Amboseli, Amboseli across to Tsavo West, Tsavo East, and back to Nairobi via the Mombasa highway — is one of…
Tanzania Self-Drive: Arusha to Moshi and Kilimanjaro National Park Day Trip
The 90 km drive from Arusha to Moshi on the A23 highway, with a detour into the Kilimanjaro National Park forest at Marangu gate, makes an excellent…
Kenya Birdwatching Self-Drive: Top Birding Sites and 1000-Species Target
Kenya has over 1,100 recorded bird species — more than any other country of comparable size in Africa, and more than Europe and North America combined. The…
Tanzania and Kenya: Cross-Border Safari via Namanga Border Crossing
The Namanga border post between Tanzania and Kenya is East Africa's most important land crossing for safari circuit tourists — positioned exactly on the…
Arusha to Dar es Salaam: The Tanzania Highway Drive and Coastal Connection
The drive from Arusha to Dar es Salaam on Tanzania's A23 highway covers 630 km and takes 9-10 hours, connecting the safari north with Tanzania's commercial…
Tanzania Road Conditions Self-Drive: What You Need to Know Before You Go
Tanzania's road network ranges from excellent dual carriageway (Dar es Salaam coastal highway) to deeply rutted black cotton tracks requiring 4x4 low range…