Eastern Africa
Thundering Herds, Mountain-Dwelling Gorillas and Wide Open Spaces
We are often asked about the difference between Eastern and Southern Africa. While they are both savannah areas filled with big game, they are both very different. In a general way Eastern Africa is great plains country. The savannahs have more open areas, with expansive short-grass plains and fewer trees compared to Southern Africa. It’s more volcanic with soda lakes and volcanoes dotting grand landscapes and the Great Rift Valley, and the scenes imposed by huge extinct volcanoes such as Kilimanjaro Ngorongoro Crater are impressive. It is tropical, being on the equator, with two rainy seasons. Montane forests are home to mountain gorillas. Dry country lies in the north of Kenya and is home to desert species such as the beisa oryx. The great plains of the Serengeti service hundreds of thousands of migrating wildebeest and zebra, and southern Tanzania is a transition zone that looks more like Southern Africa. The national parks of East Africa are also quite busy and host mainly game drives, but our luxury African safari vacations provide other activities such as night drives and walking safaris, that are available only within the private reserves.
Top Trips in Eastern Africa
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Serengeti Migration & the Masai Mara
10 days, $8,524
Tanzania, Kenya
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Kenya's Private Reserves
11 days, $8,061
Kenya
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Uganda's Great Apes & Big Game Safari
10 days, $9,473
Uganda
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Best of Eastern & Southern Africa
14 days, $9,847
Kenya, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa
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Top Destinations in Eastern Africa
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Volcanoes N.P.
Rwanda, Eastern Africa
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Serengeti North
Tanzania, Eastern Africa
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Manyara
Tanzania, Eastern Africa
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Mahale
Tanzania, Eastern Africa
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Top Accommodations in Eastern Africa
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Mara Plains
Kenya, Eastern Africa, $979 per night
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Lamai Serengeti
$946 per night
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Ol Donyo Lodge
$734 per night
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Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge
$942 per night
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