Tour Guide, Kampala, Uganda
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Are you asking yourself where to go for a safari in Africa? Are you planning a holiday in Africa? Is it a private safari, a family or group African holiday? East Africa is the perfect place we have pointed out for you in this article where you can go for your upcoming holiday in Africa. The East African nations of Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, and Tanzania have a wealth of sites for a flawless safari in Africa.
The East African region/countries offer almost everything the rest of Africa can offer; from the wildlife in the open golden-yellow savannas and the lush tropical forests to the mystical adventure challenges on some of Africa’s highest peaks and imposing water streams like the mighty Nile River, its white-sandy beaches among other that you can explore on an African holiday make it a life-changing pursuit.
Below is a sneak in what you can expect when you plan for a safari in East Africa or when you are searching for where to go on safari in Africa.
Uganda proclaimed as the Pearl of Afric. The country is indeed an African holiday jewel; it’s seated at the confluence of the West African jungle and the East African savannas giving you a great selection of wildlife encounters including forest and open savanna species and experiences.
At the pinnacle of the African wildlife safari experiences is the gorilla trekking adventure in Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, which shelters nearly half of the world’s population of mountain gorillas. An eventual encounter with the gorillas after a long trek through the misty mountain jungle; it is emotional and staring in the eyes of the Silverback is an astounding African holiday moment you can only explain through capturing the best Kodak moments.
For those who would find gorilla trekking a little expensive, hey no worries; Uganda has two (2) of the 4 world’s great apes you can encounter while on holiday in Africa. You can decide to go chimpanzee tracking in Kibale Forest National Park, a site whose primate (13 species) diversity is only rivalled by Nyungwe Forest. Budongo Forest, Kyambura Gorge and Kalinzu Forests being the other country’s sites for meeting the delightful chimps with the first 3 sites making it to UK’s Wanderlust Magazine of Africa’s top seven sites to track chimpanzees.
On its wildlife menu are national parks: Kidepo Valley whose sweeping plains offer huge appeal for wildlife viewing and photography, Queen Elizabeth whose Kazinga Channel cruise safaris are some of the most remarkable African holiday experiences and Murchison Falls whose powerful falls denote as the most astonishing event in the entire course of the Nile River. These savanna parks are extraordinary game viewing sites where you get to see some of Africa’s Big Five species and other wildlife.
If you are an adventure enthusiast, sites like Mount Rwenzori, Elgon and Virunga, Nile River among others offer you a feeling of grandeur. Hiking/ mountaineering and rafting will make your adventure mouthwatering.
Magical Kenya
Sprawling all the way from the golden savannas characterized by predator and prey showdown to the white-sandy coastal beaches, Kenya is a gleaming African holiday destination. Kenya’s Masai Mara National Park is a star destination where wildlife goers like to be (between August-early December) for the world’s greatest wildlife event of the wildebeest migration along the Mara-Serengeti triangle.
The country’s vastness offers a selection of African safari experiences; from wildlife viewing in parks like Amboseli, Lake Nakuru known for flamingos, Hell’s Gate, and Tsavo among others. For African holiday adventure enthusiasts, the list is endless; the coast region offers exquisite adventures like scuba diving, kitesurfing in Watamu, biking in Hell’s Gate National Park, whitewater rafting on Tana River, bungee jumping in Sagana as well as mountaineering and rock climbing ranging from simple to arduous hikes in destinations like Mount Kenya, Ngong Hills, Mt. Longonot, Hell’s Gate and Chyulu hills among others.
Rwanda: The Land of a Thousand Hills
This small east African nation is a country of endless hills towering in the background of its astounding scenery. It’s a country with troubled past and now one of the most appealing African holiday destinations known for its awe-inspiring gorilla trekking adventures in the Volcanoes National Park which is part of the greater Virunga Massif.
The country is home to Nyungwe Forest National Park, a site known for a greater primate density only surpassed by Uganda’s Kibale Forest. Nyungwe is known for its stunning canopy walk, where your knees shake high above a dense jungle canopy about 60 meters from the forest floor. Other sites that will make your African holiday remarkable include Gishwati Forest, Akagera National Park, Lake Kivu and the Genocide Memorials among others especially the culture.
Where else to capture the thrill of an African safari if not eastern Africa; these countries offer you borderless travel with one single tourist visa. Avens Travel World is your African holiday travel companion and will customize your needs into one perfect itinerary.