Kenya is a country in East Africa with a coastline on the Indian Ocean. It encompasses savannah, Lakelands, the dramatic Great Rift Valley, and mountain highlands. It’s also home to wildlife like lions, elephants, and rhinos. From Nairobi, the capital, safaris visit the Masai Mara Reserve, known for its annual wildebeest migrations, and Amboseli National Park, offering views of Tanzania’s 5,895m Mt. Kilimanjaro
Entebbe
Entebbe
2018-05-05T09:29:33+03:00History Ancient history and settlement. Entebbe is a city in Central Uganda. Located on a Lake Victoria peninsula, approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi) southwest of the Ugandan capital, Kampala, it was once the seat of government for the Protectorate of Uganda prior to independence, in 1962. Entebbe is the location of Entebbe International Airport, Uganda’s largest commercial and military airport, best known for
Kibaale Forest National Park
Kibaale Forest National Park
2018-05-05T09:07:58+03:00History National Park in Uganda Kibale National Park is a national park in Western Uganda, protecting the moist evergreen rain forest. It is 766 square kilometers in size and is located between 1,100 metres to 1,600 metres in elevation. Despite encompassing primarily moist evergreen forest, it contains a diverse array of landscapes Locals and the
Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison Falls National Park
2018-05-05T09:04:54+03:00History Ancient history and settlement. The explorer’s John Speke and James Grant were the first Europeans to visit the present-day MFCA in 1862. It was more thoroughly explored by Samuel and Florence Baker in 1863–4. Baker named the falls Murchison Falls after the geologist Roderick Murchison, then the president of the Royal Geographical Society. Between 1907 and 1912, the
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Queen Elizabeth National Park
2018-05-05T08:53:22+03:00History Ancient history and settlement. QENP is in the Western Region of Uganda, spanning the districts of Kasese, Kamwenge, Rubirizi, and Rukungiri. The park is approximately 400 kilometres (250 mi) by road south-west of Kampala, Uganda’s capital and largest city. The town of Kasese is just outside the northeastern edge of the park, while the town of Rubirizi is just outside the park’s southeastern boundaries. The park includes the Maramagambo
Kigali
Kigali
2018-05-05T08:51:09+03:00History City in Rwanda Kigali is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation’s geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. The city has been Rwanda’s economic, cultural, and transport hub since it became the capital following independence from Belgian rule