Mabira Forest, roughly halfway between Kampala and Jinja, is Uganda’s main hub for canopy zip lining, with a course of linked platforms and cables strung through […]

The stretch of the Victoria Nile below Murchison Falls is one of East Africa’s most serious freshwater sport fishing destinations, known for Nile perch that have […]

East Africa’s combination of rainforest, savannah, wetland, and Rift Valley lake habitats makes it one of the richest birdwatching regions on the continent, with well over […]

Kenya’s Masai Mara is the best-established hot air balloon safari destination in the region, with several operators launching before dawn so the flight coincides with sunrise […]

The game drive remains the core activity of any East Africa safari, and across the region’s major parks, morning and afternoon drives are timed deliberately around […]

Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak at 5,895 meters and the tallest freestanding mountain in the world, is the region’s best-known trekking destination, climbable via several routes […]

Jinja, at the point where the Nile leaves Lake Victoria, is one of the most famous white water rafting destinations in the world, offering a stretch […]

The Kazinga Channel, connecting Lake Edward and Lake George within Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park, is one of the most reliable boat safaris in East Africa, […]

The Batwa Trail, run in partnership with Batwa communities living near Bwindi Impenetrable Forest and Mgahinga in Uganda, and similar programs near Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, […]