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Mount Kenya
Central Kenya

Mount Kenya

Africa's second-highest peak — snow-capped equatorial giant wrapped in alpine moorland and bamboo forest.
Buffalo Springs National Reserve
Northern Kenya

Buffalo Springs National Reserve

Samburu's sister reserve — palm-fringed springs, doum palms, and classic northern-frontier game.
Maasai Mara Game Reserve
Narok / Rift Valley

Maasai Mara Game Reserve

Kenya's flagship reserve — the northern extension of the Serengeti and stage of the Great Migration.
Samburu National Reserve
Northern Kenya

Samburu National Reserve

Arid northern frontier reserve famous for the 'Samburu 5' and the Ewaso Ng'iro river.
Amboseli National Park
Kajiado / south Kenya

Amboseli National Park

Iconic elephants in front of Mt Kilimanjaro — the classic Africa postcard.
Lake Nakuru National Park
Rift Valley

Lake Nakuru National Park

Ramsar wetland famous for flamingos, rhinos and Rift Valley viewpoints.
Tsavo East National Park
Tsavo / south-east Kenya

Tsavo East National Park

One of the world's largest wildlife reserves — famous red-dust elephants and the Yatta Plateau.
Tsavo West National Park
Tsavo / south-east Kenya

Tsavo West National Park

Volcanic landscapes, Mzima Springs hippos, and rhino sanctuary.
Chyulu Hills National Park
south-east Kenya

Chyulu Hills National Park

Green rolling volcanic hills — Hemingway's 'Green Hills of Africa'.
Meru National Park
central-eastern Kenya

Meru National Park

Born Free country — the reserve where Joy Adamson raised Elsa the lioness.
Aberdare National Park
central Kenya

Aberdare National Park

Misty mountain forest, waterfalls and tree-hotel game viewing.
Solio Ranch
Laikipia

Solio Ranch

Private sanctuary with the highest rhino density in Kenya.
Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Laikipia

Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Home of the last northern white rhinos and Africa's largest black-rhino sanctuary.
Ol Jogi Conservancy
Laikipia

Ol Jogi Conservancy

Exclusive Laikipia private conservancy — rhino rescue, big cats and low-volume safaris.
Samburu Reteti Elephant Sanctuary
Northern Kenya

Samburu Reteti Elephant Sanctuary

The first community-owned elephant sanctuary in Africa.
Mount Kenya National Park
Central Kenya

Mount Kenya National Park

UNESCO-listed equatorial snow peak — Africa's second-highest mountain.
Mount Elgon National Park
Western Kenya

Mount Elgon National Park

Ancient shield volcano straddling Kenya and Uganda, with elephant caves and caldera trekking.
Hell's Gate National Park
Rift Valley / Naivasha

Hell's Gate National Park

Kenya's only park where you can cycle, walk and rock-climb among wildlife.
Lake Naivasha
Rift Valley

Lake Naivasha

Freshwater Rift Valley lake — Crescent Island walking safaris, hippos and birders' paradise.
Rift Valley Viewpoint
Central Kenya

Rift Valley Viewpoint

Iconic escarpment overlook — vast volcanic valley floor stretching to the horizon.
Thomson's Falls (Nyahururu)
Central Kenya

Thomson's Falls (Nyahururu)

A 74m waterfall on the Ewaso Ng'iro — classic Kenya road-trip stop.
Nairobi National Park
Nairobi

Nairobi National Park

Big-Five savannah within sight of the Nairobi skyline.
Giraffe Centre Nairobi
Nairobi

Giraffe Centre Nairobi

Hand-feed endangered Rothschild's giraffes on the outskirts of Nairobi.
Karen Blixen Museum
Nairobi

Karen Blixen Museum

The 'Out of Africa' farmhouse beneath the Ngong Hills.
National Museums of Kenya (Nairobi)
Nairobi

National Museums of Kenya (Nairobi)

Kenya's national museum — paleontology, cultures, and Kenyan art history.
Diani Beach
South Coast

Diani Beach

White-sand coral beach — kite-surfing, diving and Colobus monkeys.
Mombasa
Coast

Mombasa

Kenya's 2,000-year-old port city — Swahili culture, Fort Jesus and the Old Town.
Fort Jesus Mombasa
Mombasa

Fort Jesus Mombasa

UNESCO-listed 16th-century Portuguese fort guarding Mombasa's old harbour.
Lamu Old Town
North Coast / Lamu Archipelago

Lamu Old Town

UNESCO-listed Swahili island town — no cars, just dhows and donkeys.
Watamu
North Coast

Watamu

Turquoise coral-reef marine park — turtles, dolphins and the Mida Creek mangroves.
Gede Ruins
North Coast

Gede Ruins

The 12th-century ruins of a mysterious Swahili city swallowed by forest.
Hell's Kitchen (Marafa Depression)
Malindi hinterland

Hell's Kitchen (Marafa Depression)

A technicolour eroded canyon of pink, orange and white sandstone outside Malindi.
Mambrui
North Coast (near Malindi)

Mambrui

Sleepy Swahili fishing village at the mouth of the Sabaki — dunes, dhows and birdlife.
Shimba Hills National Reserve
South Coast hinterland

Shimba Hills National Reserve

Only Kenya home of the sable antelope — coastal rainforest within sight of the sea.
Rusinga Island
Lake Victoria / western Kenya

Rusinga Island

Lake Victoria island — Mbita causeway, Thomas Mboya memorial and Suba culture.
Mfangano Island
Lake Victoria

Mfangano Island

Lake Victoria island with ancient rock art and the Abasuba community.
Takawiri Island
Lake Victoria

Takawiri Island

Tiny palm-fringed Lake Victoria island — a Kenyan castaway experience.
Ruma National Park
Lake Victoria basin

Ruma National Park

Kenya's only home of the roan antelope — remote, rarely visited, Lambwe Valley.
Kakamega Forest
Western Kenya

Kakamega Forest

Kenya's only tropical rainforest — Congo Basin relict with endemic birds and monkeys.
Loisaba Conservancy
Laikipia

Loisaba Conservancy

A 23,000-hectare Laikipia conservancy with private wildlife viewing, horseback and mountain-bike safaris.
Il Ngwesi Community Conservancy
Northern Kenya

Il Ngwesi Community Conservancy

Maasai community-owned conservancy with a famous eco-lodge — 100% profits stay with the community.
Shaba National Reserve
Northern Kenya

Shaba National Reserve

Joy Adamson's final home — the 'third sister' of Samburu and Buffalo Springs reserves.
Kericho Tea Country
Rift Valley

Kericho Tea Country

Rolling green tea fields of western Kenya — home to the world's finest black tea.
Thika Coffee Country
Central Kenya

Thika Coffee Country

Kenya's historic coffee belt — Karen Blixen's original estate and the Chania Falls.
Bomas of Kenya
Nairobi

Bomas of Kenya

A living cultural village showcasing traditional homesteads of Kenya's 44+ ethnic communities.
David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Nairobi

David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

Elephant and rhino orphanage inside Nairobi National Park — visit the babies during the 11am feeding.
Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park
South Coast

Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park

Kenya's finest coral reef — dolphins, turtles, and some of the best snorkelling in East Africa.
Tiwi Beach
South Coast

Tiwi Beach

Quieter, family-friendly alternative to Diani — same coral beach, half the crowd.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
South-west Uganda

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

UNESCO forest with half the world's mountain gorillas.
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
South-west Uganda

Mgahinga Gorilla National Park

Virunga volcanoes crossing — gorillas and golden monkeys on the Rwanda border.
Kibale National Park
Western Uganda

Kibale National Park

The primate capital of Africa — 13 primate species including chimpanzee trekking.
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Western Uganda

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Ishasha tree-climbing lions, the Kazinga Channel and crater-lake country.
Murchison Falls National Park
North-west Uganda

Murchison Falls National Park

The 'world's most powerful waterfall' — the Nile blasted through a 7-metre gap.
Source of the Nile — Jinja
South-east Uganda

Source of the Nile — Jinja

Where the White Nile flows out of Lake Victoria — Uganda's adventure capital.
Kazinga Channel
Queen Elizabeth NP

Kazinga Channel

Africa's largest concentration of hippos and Nile crocs on a 40-km natural channel.
Rwenzori Mountains National Park
Western Uganda

Rwenzori Mountains National Park

The legendary Mountains of the Moon — glaciated equatorial peaks.
Semliki National Park
Western Uganda

Semliki National Park

Sempaya hot springs and the only Congo-Basin lowland rainforest in East Africa.
Kidepo Valley National Park
North-east Uganda

Kidepo Valley National Park

Remote Karamoja frontier park with huge buffalo herds and dramatic Narus Valley.
Sipi Falls (Kapchorwa)
Eastern Uganda

Sipi Falls (Kapchorwa)

A trio of waterfalls on the flanks of Mt Elgon — Uganda's signature coffee country.
Mount Elgon National Park (Uganda)
Eastern Uganda

Mount Elgon National Park (Uganda)

Ancient shield volcano with cave paintings, giant caldera and mountain elephants.
Lake Bunyonyi
South-west Uganda

Lake Bunyonyi

Africa's deepest lake of 29 islands — the 'Switzerland of Africa'.
Lake Mburo National Park
Western Uganda

Lake Mburo National Park

Uganda's smallest savannah park — zebras, impala and endemic papyrus birds.
Ssese Islands
Lake Victoria

Ssese Islands

Archipelago of 84 Lake Victoria islands — beaches, forests and cultural roots.
Crater Lakes of Fort Portal
Western Uganda

Crater Lakes of Fort Portal

Emerald-rimmed volcanic crater lakes hidden in tea country.
Karamoja (Ik people)
North-east Uganda

Karamoja (Ik people)

Remote Karamoja highlands — home of the Ik, Karamojong and vast open landscapes.
Kasubi Tombs (Kampala)
Kampala

Kasubi Tombs (Kampala)

UNESCO-listed royal burial site of the Buganda kings.
Namugongo Martyrs Shrine
Kampala

Namugongo Martyrs Shrine

Uganda's most-visited pilgrimage site — memorial to the 1886 Uganda Martyrs.
Uganda Museum & Old Kampala Mosque
Kampala

Uganda Museum & Old Kampala Mosque

Kampala cultural loop — national museum plus the 17,000-worshipper Gaddafi Mosque.
Mount Muhabura
Mgahinga (Virunga)

Mount Muhabura

The 'Guide' volcano on the Uganda–Rwanda border — a steep climb to a summit crater lake.
Serengeti National Park
Northern Tanzania

Serengeti National Park

The endless plains — theatre of the Great Migration.
Ngorongoro Crater
Northern Tanzania

Ngorongoro Crater

The Big-Five-packed 'Eden of Africa' — largest unbroken volcanic caldera on Earth.
Mount Kilimanjaro
Northern Tanzania

Mount Kilimanjaro

Africa's highest peak — 5,895m free-standing equatorial snow mountain.
Zanzibar & Stone Town
Zanzibar archipelago

Zanzibar & Stone Town

Spice islands off Tanzania — UNESCO Stone Town plus white-sand beaches.
Tarangire National Park
Northern Tanzania

Tarangire National Park

Giant baobabs and seasonal elephant superherds.
Pemba Island
Zanzibar Archipelago

Pemba Island

Zanzibar's quieter sister island — clove plantations, pristine coral reefs, flying fox colonies.
Mafia Island
Pwani Region

Mafia Island

Pristine marine park famous for whale shark encounters, untouched reefs and sleepy Swahili villages.
Lake Manyara National Park
Northern Circuit

Lake Manyara National Park

Tree-climbing lions, flamingo-fringed soda lake and the Great Rift Valley escarpment backdrop.
Selous Game Reserve (Nyerere NP)
Southern Circuit

Selous Game Reserve (Nyerere NP)

Africa's largest protected wildlife area — 50,000 km² of rivers, miombo woodland and boat safaris.
Ruaha National Park
Southern Circuit

Ruaha National Park

Tanzania's second-largest park — remote, wild, and one of the last great lion strongholds.
Mahale Mountains National Park
Lake Tanganyika shore

Mahale Mountains National Park

Chimpanzee tracking on the white-sand shore of Lake Tanganyika — reached only by boat or bush flight.
Gombe Stream National Park
Lake Tanganyika shore

Gombe Stream National Park

The smallest Tanzanian park — and the birthplace of modern chimpanzee research under Jane Goodall.
Lake Tanganyika
Western Tanzania

Lake Tanganyika

The world's second-deepest lake — 1,470 m, 673 km long, home to 250+ cichlid species.
Lake Victoria (Mwanza)
Lake Zone

Lake Victoria (Mwanza)

Africa's largest lake — fishing villages, Bismarck Rock and the gateway to Rubondo and Saanane islands.
Mount Meru
Arusha National Park

Mount Meru

4,566 m dormant volcano — the best Kilimanjaro acclimatisation climb with wildlife to boot.
Olduvai Gorge
Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Olduvai Gorge

'The Cradle of Humankind' — paleoanthropological site with 1.9-million-year-old hominid fossils.
Arusha National Park
Northern Circuit (near Arusha)

Arusha National Park

Compact park with Mt Meru, Momella Lakes (flamingos), and the Ngurdoto Crater — all in one day.
Katavi National Park
Western Tanzania

Katavi National Park

Tanzania's wildest park — huge hippo pools, buffalo superherds and zero tourists.
Usambara Mountains
North-East Tanzania

Usambara Mountains

Scenic hiking trails, waterfalls and viewpoints in the cool highlands above Tanga.
Kilwa Kisiwani
Southern Coast

Kilwa Kisiwani

UNESCO-listed ruins of a medieval Swahili trading empire — coral-stone mosque + palace.
Bagamoyo
Pwani Region

Bagamoyo

Historic Swahili coast town — former slave-trade port and German East African capital.
Mikumi National Park
Morogoro Region

Mikumi National Park

Tanzania's fourth-largest park — 'Serengeti-lite' with giraffes, zebras and easy Dar es Salaam access.
Saanane Island National Park
Lake Victoria / Mwanza

Saanane Island National Park

Africa's first aquatic national park — tiny forested island in Lake Victoria near Mwanza.
Rubondo Island National Park
Lake Victoria

Rubondo Island National Park

Remote 457 km² Lake Victoria island — chimpanzee sanctuary + sitatunga + birding.
Pangani
Tanga Region

Pangani

Historic Swahili coast town at the Pangani River mouth — ancient ruins + pristine beaches.
Dar es Salaam
Coastal City

Dar es Salaam

Tanzania's largest city — Swahili culture, National Museum, Kariakoo market, Coco Beach nightlife.
Arusha City
Northern Tanzania

Arusha City

Safari gateway at 1,400 m — ICTR memorial, Arusha Declaration Museum, cultural heritage centre.
Kondoa Rock-Art Sites
Dodoma Region

Kondoa Rock-Art Sites

UNESCO-listed 2,000-year-old ochre + white rock paintings — 150 documented sites.
Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda)
Musanze / Northern Rwanda

Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda)

Mountain-gorilla trekking on the Virunga volcanoes — Dian Fossey's legacy.
Nyungwe Forest National Park
South-west Rwanda

Nyungwe Forest National Park

Montane rainforest — chimpanzees, Colobus superbands and a canopy walkway.
Akagera National Park
Eastern Rwanda

Akagera National Park

Big-Five savannah park — Rwanda's recently reintroduced lions and rhinos.
Lake Kivu
Western Rwanda

Lake Kivu

Rift-Valley lake beach towns — Rubavu, Kibuye, Rusizi.
Kigali Genocide Memorial
Kigali

Kigali Genocide Memorial

Rwanda's most important memorial — the 1994 Genocide museum and burial site.
Karongi (Kibuye)
Western Province

Karongi (Kibuye)

Scenic lakeside town on Lake Kivu — peaceful shoreline, memorial sites and island-hopping by boat.
Congo Nile Trail
Lake Kivu / West

Congo Nile Trail

227 km multi-day hiking/biking route along Lake Kivu from Rubavu to Rusizi.
Mount Bisoke
Volcanoes NP

Mount Bisoke

3,711 m volcano with a perfect crater lake at the top — the best day-trek in Volcanoes NP.
Mount Karisimbi
Volcanoes NP

Mount Karisimbi

Rwanda's highest peak at 4,507 m — a demanding 2-day summit with snow at the top.
Dian Fossey Grave & Karisoke Research Camp
Volcanoes NP

Dian Fossey Grave & Karisoke Research Camp

Hike to the former research camp and burial site of the mountain-gorilla pioneer.
Nyamata Genocide Memorial
Bugesera District

Nyamata Genocide Memorial

A former Catholic church preserved as it was found after 10,000 refugees were killed inside in 1994.
Murambi Genocide Memorial
Southern Province

Murambi Genocide Memorial

Former technical school with preserved remains — one of the most difficult memorials to visit.
King's Palace Museum (Nyanza)
Southern Province

King's Palace Museum (Nyanza)

Re-creation of the pre-colonial royal palace with the long-horned Inyambo cattle tradition.
Ethnographic Museum (Huye)
Southern Province — Huye / Butare

Ethnographic Museum (Huye)

Rwanda's best museum — seven galleries covering geology, crafts, culture and history.
Iby'Iwacu Cultural Village
Kinigi / Volcanoes NP

Iby'Iwacu Cultural Village

Reformed-poachers cultural village — community-run Rwandan heritage experience at the foot of the volcanoes.
Lake Burera & Lake Ruhondo
Northern Province

Lake Burera & Lake Ruhondo

Twin volcanic lakes at the foot of the Virunga volcanoes — Rwanda's most photographed landscape.
Gishwati-Mukura National Park
Western Province

Gishwati-Mukura National Park

Rwanda's newest national park — a reforested montane rainforest with chimpanzees and golden monkeys.
Nyabarongo River & Wetlands
Central Rwanda

Nyabarongo River & Wetlands

The most distant source of the Nile — wetlands, birding and the Nile's southernmost headwaters.
Rubavu (Gisenyi)
Western Province

Rubavu (Gisenyi)

Lake Kivu beach town with black-sand beaches, hot springs and DRC border views.
Camp Kigali Memorial
Kigali

Camp Kigali Memorial

Memorial to the 10 Belgian UN peacekeepers murdered in 1994 — a short, moving stop in central Kigali.
Lalibela Rock-Hewn Churches
Amhara Region

Lalibela Rock-Hewn Churches

UNESCO-listed 12th-century churches carved downward from solid rock.
Simien Mountains National Park
Northern Ethiopia

Simien Mountains National Park

UNESCO alpine wilderness — gelada baboons and the Ras Dashen summit.
Axum Stelae
Tigray Region

Axum Stelae

Ancient capital of the Axumite Empire — granite obelisks and the Ark of the Covenant tradition.
Danakil Depression
Afar Region

Danakil Depression

One of Earth's hottest, lowest places — active volcanoes and salt flats.
Bale Mountains National Park
Southern Ethiopia

Bale Mountains National Park

Home of the Ethiopian wolf — Afro-alpine moorland trekking.
Erta Ale Volcano
Afar Region / Danakil

Erta Ale Volcano

Active shield volcano with one of only five persistent lava lakes on Earth — 613 m summit over salt desert.
Gondar
Amhara Region

Gondar

The 'Camelot of Africa' — Fasil Ghebbi royal enclosure of 17th-century castles, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Harar Jugol
Harari Region

Harar Jugol

Ancient walled Islamic city — the fourth-holiest city in Islam, UNESCO site with 82 mosques and the nightly hyena feeding.
Lake Tana
Amhara Region

Lake Tana

Ethiopia's largest lake and the source of the Blue Nile — 37 islands hold ancient monasteries with frescoed churches.
Blue Nile Falls (Tis Abay)
Amhara Region

Blue Nile Falls (Tis Abay)

A thunderous 45-metre waterfall 30 km from Bahir Dar — 'Tis Abay' means 'water that smokes'.
Omo Valley
SNNPR (South Ethiopia)

Omo Valley

Cultural frontier in southern Ethiopia — home to Mursi lip-plates, Hamer bull-jumping, Karo body paint and 50+ tribes.
Tiya Megalithic Stelae
SNNPR — 88 km south of Addis

Tiya Megalithic Stelae

UNESCO-listed archaeological site — 45 carved stelae of mysterious origin, possibly 12th–14th century.
Addis Ababa
Capital

Addis Ababa

Africa's diplomatic capital at 2,355 m — home of Lucy, Africa's largest open-air market, and the birthplace of the coffee ceremony.
Bahir Dar
Amhara Region

Bahir Dar

Lakeside Amhara capital at 1,840 m — palm-lined boulevards, Lake Tana monastery boats, and the gateway to Blue Nile Falls.
Debre Damo Monastery
Tigray Region

Debre Damo Monastery

6th-century cliff-top monastery — the only way up is a 15-metre climb with a hand-hoisted rope. Men only.
Sof Omar Caves
Bale Zone

Sof Omar Caves

15 km labyrinth carved by the Weyb River — one of Africa's largest cave systems, a Muslim pilgrimage site.
Nechisar National Park
SNNPR — Arba Minch

Nechisar National Park

Scenic park wedged between Lakes Abaya and Chamo — Burchell's zebra on the Nechisar plains and 'crocodile market' on Lake Chamo.
Awash National Park
Afar / Oromia

Awash National Park

Ethiopia's oldest national park (1966) — Awash River gorge, the dormant Fentale volcano, and the classic beisa oryx.
Rift Valley Lakes
Oromia / SNNPR

Rift Valley Lakes

A 500 km chain of lakes between Addis and Arba Minch — Ziway, Langano, Abijatta, Shalla — each distinct.
Yabelo Wildlife Sanctuary
Oromia — Southern

Yabelo Wildlife Sanctuary

Remote sanctuary for two Ethiopian endemic birds — Stresemann's bush-crow and the white-tailed swallow.
Chebera Churchura National Park
SNNPR — South-west

Chebera Churchura National Park

Remote, under-visited park with Ethiopia's largest untouched elephant population — a raw wilderness experience.
Konso Cultural Landscape
SNNPR — Southern

Konso Cultural Landscape

UNESCO-listed terraced farming culture — 400-year-old dry-stone terraces, fortified villages and carved waka grave markers.
Mago National Park
SNNPR — Southern

Mago National Park

Gateway to the Mursi lip-plate villages — also home to lion, elephant, buffalo and the rare lesser kudu.
Wenchi Crater Lake
Oromia — 155 km west of Addis

Wenchi Crater Lake

A perfect circular crater lake at 3,000 m — horseback or boat tours, hot springs, and an island monastery.
Chencha / Dorze Village
SNNPR — Gamo Gofa

Chencha / Dorze Village

Traditional weaving village at 2,900 m — 12-metre-tall bamboo beehive homes and the false-banana (enset) culture.