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Tanzania · Kenya · Uganda · Rwanda · Zanzibar

East Africa

Where the wild begins

East Africa is the original safari country. Here the Great Migration moves between the Serengeti and the Maasai Mara, mountain gorillas live in misty forests and Kilimanjaro rises above the plains, with the Indian Ocean waiting at the end of it all. Each destination offers something different, and many of our guests combine two or three. Choose a country below to see where we go, when to travel and what you'll experience.

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01 · Our home

Tanzania

Serengeti · Ngorongoro · Tarangire · Kilimanjaro

Africa's great wildlife stage, and where Asili Trails began. The Serengeti and the Great Migration, the wildlife-packed Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire's elephants and baobabs, and the snow-capped summit of Kilimanjaro, plus wild, remote parks in the south and west for those who want to go further.

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02 · Classic safari country

Kenya

Maasai Mara · Amboseli · Samburu · Laikipia

The birthplace of the modern safari. The Maasai Mara for big cats and river crossings, Amboseli's elephants framed by Kilimanjaro, the rare species of Samburu in the north, and private conservancies where you can walk, ride and drive at night.

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03 · The pearl of Africa

Uganda

Bwindi · Kibale · Queen Elizabeth · Murchison Falls

Green, wild and wonderfully uncrowded. Trek to meet mountain gorillas in Bwindi's Impenetrable Forest, track chimpanzees in Kibale, cruise the Kazinga Channel among hippos and see the Nile thunder through Murchison Falls.

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04 · The spice island

Zanzibar

Stone Town · Nungwi · Paje · Mnemba

The perfect finale to any safari. Wander the carved doorways and spice markets of Stone Town, snorkel around coral atolls and unwind on powder-white beaches lapped by the turquoise Indian Ocean, just a short flight from the Serengeti.

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05 · Land of a thousand hills

Rwanda

Volcanoes · Nyungwe · Akagera · Lake Kivu

Small, safe and beautifully green. Land in Kigali and trek mountain gorillas in the Virunga volcanoes the next morning, then add chimpanzees and the canopy walk in Nyungwe, a Big Five savanna in Akagera and quiet days on Lake Kivu.

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For the adventurous

Off the beaten path

Tanzania's southern and western parks see a fraction of the visitors of the north. Remote, wild and deeply rewarding, they're best reached by light aircraft and are ideal for a second safari.

Southern Tanzania

Ruaha

Rugged baobab country with large prides of lion, big elephant herds and very few vehicles.

Southern Tanzania

Nyerere (Selous)

One of Africa's largest protected areas, with boat safaris and walks along the Rufiji River.

Western Tanzania

Katavi

Truly remote: vast floodplains, huge buffalo herds and crocodiles in the dry season.

Western Tanzania

Mahale Mountains

Track wild chimpanzees in forested mountains on the shores of Lake Tanganyika.

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