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# East Africa

Posts in this archive: 51

- [Do Solo Travellers Pay More on an East African Safari? Single Supplements, Explained](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/do-solo-travellers-pay-more-on-an-east-african-safari-single-supplements-explained/)
- [How Much Should You Tip on an East African Safari?](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/how-much-should-you-tip-on-an-east-african-safari/)
- [The Mara and Serengeti Are One Ecosystem: Why Combining Kenya and Tanzania Isn't a Must](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/the-mara-and-serengeti-are-one-ecosystem-why-combining-kenya-and-tanzania-isnt-a-must/)
- [Conservancies vs National Parks in Kenya: The Difference That Defines Your Safari](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/conservancies-vs-national-parks-in-kenya-the-difference-that-defines-your-safari/)
- [Why the Smart Safari-Goer Flies, Not Drives, in East Africa](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/why-the-smart-safari-goer-flies-not-drives-in-east-africa/)
- [Is It Safe to Go on Safari in East Africa Right Now?](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/is-it-safe-to-go-on-safari-in-east-africa-right-now/)
- [2026 Ebola Update Statement](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/2026-ebola-update-statement/)
- [Africa's Migrations](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/africas-other-migrations/)
- [Tanzania Visa Update](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/tanzania-visa-update/) — New Visa Process for Tanzania.
- [Tanzania Online Visa Application Process](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/tanzania-online-visa-application-process/) — Tanzania launches new Electronic Visa Application Process.
- [Uganda Online Visa Application Process](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/uganda-online-visa-application-process/) — New Uganda Online Visa application for foreign travellers now in effect.
- [Our First Primary School is Under Construction!](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/our-first-primary-school-is-under-construction/) — Our first primary school is under construction in Tanzania!
- [New Uganda Gorilla Habituation Experience](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/new-uganda-gorilla-habituation-experience/) — Exciting new opportunity to spend four hours with newly habituated Gorillas.
- [Five Can't Miss Tanzania Safari Experiences](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/five-cant-miss-tanzania-tour-experiences/) — A Tanzania safari has some great tour experiences including the Great Migration, Zanzibar, Masai Culture and Climbing Kilimanjaro.
- [Uganda Gorilla Trek: One or Two?](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/one-two-uganda-gorilla-treks/) — Should you choose one or two Uganda Gorilla treks? Is the cost worth it?
- [Rwanda Gorilla Trek: One or Two?](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/one-two-rwanda-gorilla-treks/) — Should you choose one or two Rwanda Gorilla treks? Is the cost worth it?
- [Beware the Double-Circuit East Africa Safari](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/beware-double-circuit-east-africa-safari/) — Know the difference between a single and double-circuit East Africa safari.
- [New Hotels in Nairobi](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/new-hotels-nairobi/) — We have spotted a few new hotels around Nairobi causing a little bit of excitement in the industry.
- [New Affordable East Africa Safaris](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/new-affordable-east-africa-safaris/) — With the growing interest in East Africa, arguably the best place to experience wildlife, we are pleased to offer a new range of Affordable East Africa Safaris for 2012.
- [One or Two Gorilla Treks?](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/one-or-two-gorilla-treks/) — Gorilla Trekking is fast becoming one of the most sought after wildlife experiences in the world. But is it worth doing a second gorilla trek?
- [Ole Sereni Hotel Nairobi - Fit for a Future King](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/ole-sereni-hotel-nairobi-wildlife-on-the-edge-of-the-city-and-fit-for-a-future-king/) — On the night before they flew up to Mount Kenya for the historic marriage proposal in the idyllic rustic cabin, Prince William took Kate Middleton, to the Ole Sereni Hotel.
- [Two More Gorilla Groups for Bwindi, Uganda - More Permits](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/two-more-gorilla-groups-for-bwindi-uganda-more-permits/) — Reports indicate that two new troops of habituated mountain gorillas are to be available for viewing in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park by the middle of 2011.
- [International Serengeti Day Planned for March 19th](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/international-serengeti-day-planned-for-march-19th/) — Conservation group, Serengeti Watch, is planning a global day of recognition in protest at the proposed Serengeti highway project.
- [New Luxury Lodge in Mount Kenya Area: Solio Lodge](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/new-luxury-lodge-in-mount-kenya-abadares-area-of-kenya-solio-lodge/) — Nestled in the valley between the dramatic slopes of Mount Kenya and the rolling peaks of the Aberdare Mountains, Solio Lodge opened in August 2010.
- [Rwanda Ranked Top in Africa by Wanderlust](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/rwanda-ranked-top-destination-in-africa-by-wanderlust-reader-poll/) — During the Wanderlust Travel Awards of 2011, Rwanda was named the top destination in Africa among the top five.
- [Rare Gorilla Twins Born in the Wild in Rwanda](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/rare-gorilla-twins-born-in-the-wild-in-rwanda/) — Twin endangered mountain gorillas were born in northern Rwanda, it was reported Monday. It was only the sixth set of twins born in Rwanda in the last 40 years.
- [Zanzibar Requires Yellow Fever Certficates](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/zanzibar-requires-yellow-fever-cerificates/) — Travellers to Zanzibar now require Yellow Fever Certificates.
- [Two Gorillas born in Bwindi National Park](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/two-gorillas-born-in-bwindi-national-park/) — TWO gorillas have been born among a group known as Kyaguriro at Bwindi National Park, according to Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) officials.
- [Mount Kilimanjaro - An Absolute Delight for Trekkers](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/mount-kilimanjaro-an-absolute-delight-for-trekkers/) — There are places on the Earth which are not that accessible and yet, they convey to us what the meaning of adventure is. A visit to such places carves an indelible experience on your memory.
- [Lamu: Kenya's Island Appeal](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/lamu-kenyas-island-appeal/) — Lamu Island, part of the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya, is a place like no other, a peaceful tropical island where life is lived at its own relaxed rhythm.
- [Africa's Four Parks to View Mountain Gorillas](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/africas-four-parks-to-view-mountain-gorillas/) — There are only four National Parks in Africa that offer what is arguably the most exhilarating wildlife experience in the world, an opportunity to spend time with Mountain Gorillas.
- [Kenya's Samburu National Reserve](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/kenyas-samburu-national-reserve/) — Samburu National Reserve is one of the lesser-known national parks, but is nevertheless teeming with life.
- [Tanzania's Ngorongoro Crater](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/tanzanias-ngorongoro-crater/) — The Ngorongoro Crater is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The crater is a large volcanic caldera where hominids and wildlife have lived for over 3 million years.
- [Black Rhino Numbers Expand in Kenya](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/black-rhino-numbers-expand-in-kenya/) — The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is undertaking a major population study and relocation exercise at Lake Nakuru National Park in Kenya's Rift Valley as rhino numbers there expand.
- [Kilimanjaro Tops Adventurers' Bucket List](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/kilimanjaro-tops-adventurers-bucket-list/) — Snow-capped and shrouded by clouds, the local Chagga people called it ‘Kilema Kyaro’ meaning ‘that which cannot be conquered’ or ‘that which makes a journey impossible.’
- [Top Ten Things To Do In Kenya](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/top-ten-things-to-do-in-kenya/) — Kenya is the 'Land of the Lion King' and sits at the centre of the African safari experience, with an outstanding variety of wild animals and Big Five viewing opportunities.
- [Climbing Kilimanjaro - What to Expect & Which Route?](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/climbing-kilimanjaro-what-can-i-expect-and-which-route/) — Kilimanjaro is the world's highest free standing, snow-covered equatorial mountain. Now charted and climbed; stories of her resident man-eating spirits are relegated to the realms of folklore.
- [Rwanda Increases Gorilla Permit Numbers](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/rwanda-increases-the-number-of-daily-gorilla-trekking-permits/) — The mountain gorilla is one of the rarest species of mammal on the planet and they are only found in a small area of forest in Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
- [Kenya Safari Travel Guide](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/kenya-safari-travel-guide/) — A safari in Kenya is one of, if not the greatest type of outdoor adventure holiday that you could ever go on. For those who have never been to Kenya before, you must be wondering what all the fuss is about?
- [Soak Up the Sun and Culture in Lamu, Kenya](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/soak-up-the-sun-and-culture-in-lamu-kenya/) — Leave the cell phone and laptop behind because Lamu is a place to chill out and relax. Warm temperatures, clear waters and eight miles of unspoiled, sandy shoreline.
- [Rwanda - A Land of a Thousand Hills](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/rwanda-a-land-of-a-thousand-hills/) — Rwanda has five volcanoes, twenty-three lakes and several rivers. The hilly landscape is a result of the location on the eastern edge of the Albertine Rift Valley.
- [Madagascar - The 'Eighth Continent of the World'](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/madagascar-the-eighth-continent-of-the-world/) — Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world, is home to thousands of species of plant and animal life of which about 80 percent cannot be found anywhere else on the planet.
- [Kenya's Lake Nakuru is a Birdwatchers’ Paradise](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/lake-nakuru-is-the-leading-birdwatchers-paradise-in-kenya/) — Just like Masai Mara game reserve, Lake Nakuru national park also receives a big number of tourists most of whom happen to be fans of bird watching.
- [How About a Wedding and Honeymoon in Kenya?](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/how-about-a-wedding-and-honeymoon-in-kenya/) — If you are searching for something very exceptional for your wedding in Africa, then consider a traditional Maasai marriage ceremony in the Masai Mara.
- [The Spectacle of the Great Migration](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/the-spectacle-of-the-great-migration/) — In East Africa, one of the world’s most amazing wildlife spectacles takes place, the Great Migration where wildebeest and zebra make their way in the hundreds of thousands.
- [Rare Pink Hippo Spotted](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/rare-pink-hippo-spotted/) — British brothers and wildlife photographers Will and Matt Burrard-Lucas captured these images of the brightly coloured hippo in the Masai Mara, Kenya, last week.
- [Best Time to Visit Kruger National Park](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/best-time-to-visit-kruger-national-park/) — Game-viewing in Kruger National Park is best in winter but some visitors prefer the lush vegetation of the summer months.
- [Kilimanjaro's Vanishing Ice Due to Tree-felling](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/kilimanjaros-vanishing-ice-due-to-tree-felling/) — Aggressive tree-felling on mount Kilimanjaro could be partly to blame for its vanishing ice cap.
- [All About Zanzibar](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/all-about-zanzibar/) — It's become evident that when holiday seekers travel to East Africa for a safari experience they will eventually end up in Zanzibar to wrap up the Africa safari experience.
- [Community to Reap from Gorilla Trackers in Bwindi](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/community-to-reap-from-gorilla-trackers-in-bwindi/) — About 3,000 people neighbouring Bwindi Impenetrable National Park have formed an organisation to earn money from tourists who visit the park to track mountain gorilla.
- [5 Steps to be a Gorilla Tracker in Uganda](https://www.thesafaripartners.com/5-steps-to-be-a-gorilla-tracker-in-uganda/) — With its abundance of magnificent natural scenery, Uganda is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful countries in Africa.