Road & Route Guides
Detailed road guides, driving distances, route conditions and driving tips for East Africa.
Uganda Queen Elizabeth National Park Katwe Salt Lake and Crater Drive
The Katwe area of Queen Elizabeth National Park — the northwestern section of the park centred on Lake Katwe (an explosion crater lake famous for its salt…
Tanzania Arusha to Moshi: Kilimanjaro Base Town Comparison for Trekkers
Visitors planning a Kilimanjaro climb face an immediate practical question: base in Arusha (Tanzania's second largest city, 80 km west of Kilimanjaro) or…
East Africa Overland Route: Nairobi to Cape Town via Tanzania 90 Days
The Nairobi-to-Cape Town overland route — the East and Southern Africa overlanding circuit completed by truck-based group trips (organised by specialist…
Tanzania Mount Kilimanjaro Gear Guide: What to Pack for Each Route
The right gear for a Kilimanjaro climb is the single most important variable in summit success — underprepared trekkers fail the summit attempt from cold and…
Uganda Rwenzori Mountains Trek Guide: Margherita Peak and Circuit Routes
The Rwenzori Mountains of western Uganda — the "Mountains of the Moon" described by Ptolemy in 150 AD as the source of the Nile, the third-highest mountain in…
Kenya Amboseli Self-Drive Guide: Gates, Routes and Kilimanjaro Photography
Amboseli National Park — 392 sq km at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro in southern Kenya — offers a self-drive experience that is straightforward to navigate and…
Kenya Tsavo National Park Full Guide: East and West, Routes and Wildlife
Tsavo National Park — combined Tsavo East and Tsavo West form one of Africa's largest protected areas at 21,000 sq km, larger than Wales — is Kenya's biggest…
Tanzania Ngorongoro to Serengeti: The Northern Circuit Day-by-Day Drive
The Tanzania northern circuit — Arusha to Tarangire NP to Lake Manyara to Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti — is East Africa's most-visited safari route and the…
Kenya Naivasha to Nakuru to Bogoria: The Rift Valley Lake Circuit
The Kenya Rift Valley lake circuit — combining Lake Naivasha (freshwater, hippo and fish eagle), Lake Nakuru (alkaline, flamingo and rhino), and Lake Bogoria…
Uganda Self-Drive Road Conditions: What You Need to Know
Uganda's road network for safari visitors has improved substantially since 2015 — the main routes between Uganda's major parks are now predominantly…