REGION 05A
East Africa
The cradle of the safari
Live region5 countries
The cradle of the safari — golden plains, great migrations, and skies that go forever.
Member countries
KenyaTanzaniaRwandaUgandaEthiopia
5 countries in this world region · visa-friendly routings
Gateway airports
NBONairobi
JROKilimanjaro
KGLKigali
Primary international arrivals · connections region-wide
When to go
Dry / MigrationJul–OctBest game viewing, river crossings
GreenNov–MarCalving, birdlife, lush
Long RainsApr–MayQuiet, some camps close
Destinations within
Hand-picked places — stay inside the region as you build.
LiveKenyaMaasai Mara National ReserveThe big-cat capital of the worldLiveTanzaniaSerengeti National ParkThe greatest wildlife show on EarthLiveRwandaVolcanoes National ParkGorillas in the mist
LiveKenyaLamu IslandSeven hundred years of Swahili stone, and no carsLiveKenyaDiani BeachAfrica's leading beach, with a safari up the road
LiveRwandaAkagera National ParkRwanda's Big Five comebackLiveKenyaAmboseli National ParkElephants under KilimanjaroLiveUgandaBwindi Impenetrable National ParkHalf the world's mountain gorillasLiveUgandaKibale Forest National ParkThe primate capital of the world
LiveKenyaLaikipia PlateauKenya's conservancy countryLiveTanzaniaLake Manyara National ParkLions in the acacias, a lake pink with a
LiveEthiopiaLalibelaEleven churches carved from living rock
LiveUgandaMurchison Falls National ParkThe world's most powerful waterfall, four of the BigLiveTanzaniaNgorongoro CraterThe world's largest calderaLiveTanzaniaNyerere National Park (Selous)A boat safari down the Rufiji, wild dogs onLiveRwandaNyungwe Forest National ParkAn ancient cloud forestLiveUgandaQueen Elizabeth National ParkTree-climbing lions, a hippo-thronged channel and 600 birdsLiveTanzaniaRuaha National ParkOne in ten of the world's lions, wild dogsLiveKenyaSamburu National ReserveNorthern Kenya's wild frontierLiveTanzaniaTarangire National ParkTanzania's biggest elephant herds under thousand-year-old baobabsLiveKenyaTsavo National Park (East + West)Kenya's great red wildernessStep 2 of 4 complete
East Africa it is. Ready to build your trip?
Next, open the Wells — Stay, Eat, Move and more — and I'll fill them with matched providers. Want to fine-tune first? Pick your activities.