Road & Route Guides
Detailed road guides, driving distances, route conditions and driving tips for East Africa.
Tanzania Northern Circuit 7-Day Self-Drive Itinerary: Arusha to Serengeti
The Tanzania Northern Circuit connects Arusha with Tarangire, Lake Manyara, the Ngorongoro Crater, and the Serengeti in a 7-day loop that covers the country's…
Kenya Cross-Border Drive: Nairobi to Kampala via the Malaba Border
The Nairobi to Kampala overland drive is one of East Africa's most frequently travelled cross-border routes — a 640 km journey through western Kenya and into…
Nairobi to Masai Mara: Complete Route Guide with Distances and Road Conditions
The drive from Nairobi to the Masai Mara National Reserve covers 273 km and takes 4 to 5 hours depending on traffic and road conditions. It is one of East…
How to Cross the Uganda-Rwanda Border by 4x4: Katuna and Cyanika Crossings
The Uganda-Rwanda border has two main crossings relevant to safari visitors driving a 4x4 rental: the Katuna/Gatuna crossing on the main Kampala-Kigali road…
Kenya Self-Drive: Nairobi to Naivasha and Hell's Gate National Park
Lake Naivasha and Hell's Gate National Park combine to create one of Kenya's most unique day-trip or overnight self-drive destinations — just 90 km from…
Nairobi to Samburu National Reserve: Remote Northern Kenya Self-Drive
Samburu National Reserve in northern Kenya feels genuinely remote — 165 sq km of semi-arid acacia bush along the Ewaso Ng'iro River, 341 km north of Nairobi,…
Masai Mara Self-Drive Guide: Game Drives, Wildebeest Migration and Getting There
The Masai Mara National Reserve is the most iconic safari destination in Africa — 1,510 sq km of rolling savanna on Kenya's southern border with Tanzania,…
Cross-Border Drive Rwanda to DRC: Gisenyi to Goma (What You Need to Know)
The Gisenyi-Goma border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo is one of Africa's busiest land crossings — thousands of traders, workers, and…
Akagera National Park Self-Drive Guide: Shoebill, Rhino, Lions and the Northern Circuit
Akagera National Park is Rwanda's only savanna ecosystem — a 1,122 sq km landscape of savanna grassland, woodland, and lake systems along the Tanzania border.…
Driving from Kigali to Nyungwe Forest: Route, Road Conditions and What to Expect
The drive from Kigali to Nyungwe Forest National Park is one of the most scenic road journeys in East Africa. At 227 km on Route Nationale 1 (RN1) through…