Where You'll Go
The parks and reserves behind every itinerary, and what to expect from each before you plan a journey around them.

Kibale National Park protects a stretch of tropical forest holding thirteen primate species, more than anywhere else in East Africa,…
Jun-Sep, Dec-Feb
Lake Bunyonyi lies in a landscape of steep, terraced hills near Uganda's border with Rwanda, and is one of very…
Year-roundBwindi Impenetrable National Park is a steep, tangled forest in Uganda's south-west that holds close to half of the world's…
Jun-Sep, Dec-Feb
Queen Elizabeth National Park spans open savannah, crater lakes and the Kazinga Channel, which links Lake Edward and Lake George…
Jun-Sep, Dec-Feb
Diani Beach lies south of Mombasa along Kenya's Indian Ocean coastline, fringed by a coral reef that keeps the inshore…
Year-round, drier Jan-Mar, Jul-Oct
Zanzibar is the usual final stop after a northern Tanzania safari, reached by a short flight from Arusha or the…
Year-round, drier Jun-Oct
Tarangire National Park follows the course of the Tarangire River through open woodland studded with ancient baobabs. In the dry…
Jun-Oct
The Serengeti is the largest and most celebrated wildlife area in Tanzania, and the centrepiece of any journey into the…
Jun-Oct (crossings), Jan-Feb (calving)
Tsavo East is one of the largest protected areas in the world, and its scale is what defines the experience.…
Jun-Oct, Jan-Feb
Lake Nakuru National Park is among the most rewarding short stops in Kenya, and one of the few places where…
Year-round, best Jun-Mar