Best East Africa Safaris and Tour Packages 2024/2025

Best East Africa Safaris and Tour Packages 2024/2025 to Bwindi Forest National Park, Serengeti National Park. The Best East Africa Safaris and Tour Packages give you exceptional Gorilla Trekking Adventures, Chimpanzee Tracking Safaris and Wildlife Safaris in Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania.

East Africa with countries like Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Burundi is exceptional to explore while on holiday vacation as you watch breathtaking landscapes, diverse wildlife and engage in rich cultural Adventures. All these countries have unique safari adventures that travelers from all over the globe can involve in from Primates to Wildlife.

Uganda and Rwanda are known for their unique primates i.e Mountain Gorillas of Volcanoes National Park, Bwindi Forest National Park and Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Chimpanzees at Kibale Forest National Park, Kyambura Gorge, Kalinzu Forest, Ngamba Island and Nyungwe Forest National Park. Other than the chimpanzees, you can watch the Golden Monkeys, black and white colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, Lhoest monkeys etc.

Other than Uganda and Rwanda, you can explore Kenya with the Masai Mara Game Reserve, Amboseli National Park, Mount Meru National Park, Samburu National Park, Lake Nakuru National Park, Tsavo East and West National Park and Nairobi National Park. Tanzania at Serengeti National Park, Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Lake Manyara National Park, Katavi National Park, Gombe Stream National Park. Kenya and Tanzania are known for the Great Wildebeest Migration that takes place annually traversing the Masai Mara and Serengeti Ecosystem. Adventurers should not miss this wonderful expedition watching multitudes of four hoofed wildlife animals like wildebeest, zebras as they traverse the Mara River with crocodiles beneath the waters waiting for a catch as well as predators.

There is also Burundi a Country known for its amazing Cultural traditions and other safari activities in safari destinations like Kibira National Park, Ruvubu National Park, Rusizi National Park with many hippos. While in the country, you can mix your adventures with nature, wildlife and cultural adventures.

East Africa Safaris are done in 4×4 wheel vehicles along the off beaten path as you encroach the vast jungles and Savannah habitats in Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania.

Top 6 Safari Destinations for the Best East Africa Safaris and Tour Packages in 2024/2025

1. Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park is located in the South West of Uganda and famously known for giving remarkable Gorilla Trekking Adventures in Africa. Bwindi Forest National Park comprises of thick forest vegetation habitat in which the Mountain Gorillas can be trekked and watched as you transfer from one point to another. Trekking the Gorillas takes you a period of 3 to 5 hours as you follow differing trails in the park in groups of 8 with lead park ranger guides who inform you about the forest and the wildlife animal species in the park.

Getting to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park will require you to transfer from Kampala, Entebbe Airport/ Kajjansi Airstrip to the South West of Uganda for a period of 7 hours via Mbarara where you break off for lunch and after proceed on your journey. Along the way, you shall enjoy views of the green terrain, birds and people at the sides of roads. Other than Gorilla Trekking, travelers can embark in other adventures like Bird watching, Gorilla habituation experience, guided community walks, hiking and nature walks, biking, etc.

          2. Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park is located in Tanzania and popularly known for the Great Wildebeest Migration. Serengeti has various wildlife animals i.e BIG FIVE wildlife animals that can be watched on Game Drive in a 4×4 wheel vehicle or at Aerial View as you fly from one point to another. Serengeti National Park consist of the Seronera Region situated in the center of the park watching animals like Lion, Leopard, Buffalo, African elephant, Rhinoceros, hippos and crocodiles, long-neck giraffes, eland, zebra, topi, kongoni, impala and Grant’s gazelle etc.

Serengeti National Park is accessed using both Road and Air. By Air you catch a flight from Dar-es-Salaam to Seronera then get on your 4×4 vehicle to transfer you on Game Drive along then various tracks watching wildlife animals wander around their natural habitat. You can also take on the road from Dar-es Salaam (17hrs to 18 hrs) or Karatu (4 to 5 hours). The park includes the Serengeti plains, diverse ecosystems, grasslands to woodlands. The Park is also prominently known for the Great Wildebeest Migration Tour.

           3. Volcanoes National Park

Volcanoes National Park is located in Rwanda’s Ruhengeri District North West of Rwanda and prominently known for offering unique amazing Mountain Gorilla Trekking Adventures. Volcanoes National Park can be accessed by use of both Air and Road dependent on what the travelers prefer to use. Gorilla Trekking is the most popular safari adventure carried out in the park and involves you transferring to the park headquarters for precise briefing on conduct then after enter the green forest to trek the Gorillas for a period of 3 to 5 hours depending on current location and after you shall meet them and stay in their presence taking many photos to keep for a period of 1 hour.

Volcanoes National Park offers Behind the scene Gorilla Trekking Experience where you get to trek and watch the Mountain Gorillas in groups of 4 for 4 hours with lead researchers for 3 Days as you get to learn about the various Mountain Gorilla Individuals and preferred vegetation habitat.

             4. Maasai Mara National Reserve

Adjacent to the Serengeti in Tanzania, Maasai Mara National Reserve offers the Best Wildlife adventure Safaris in Tanzania as you get to watch all kinds of wildlife animals in their natural vegetation habitat. The Park is located a few kilometers off the busy town of Nairobi and inhabits the BIG FIVE wildlife animals as well as other animals which are fond of roaming around their natural habitat. The wildlife animals you watch include; lions, leopards, cheetahs, hippos, crocodiles, giraffes, zebra, topi, kongoni, impala and Grant’s gazelle etc.

Masai Mara National Reserve can be accessed by use of both Air and Road as you get to the Park. By Air you catch a flight from Nairobi or Jomo Kenyatta International airport to Keekorok Airstrip where you are picked up by a driver guide to Masai Mara National Reserve. By Road, you can  transfer from Nairobi or the Jomo Kenyatta Airport in a 4×4 wheel vehicle for a period of 2 to 3 hours to the park.

               5. Amboseli National Park

Amboseli National Park is located in Kenya offering amazing Wildlife Safaris as well as unique backdrops of the majestic Mountain Kilimanjaro Africa’s highest point.  The Park is located close to the border with Tanzania covering an area of about 392 square kilometers with the vast Amboseli ecosystem that is inhabited by the local Masaai community-owned conservancies and the Amboseli Trust for Elephants.

The park offers scenic views of the Mountain Kilimanjaro making it a very exciting destination to explore by all travelers from all over the world visiting Kenya. The park is also known for its many herds of elephant that inhabit the green vegetation habitat around the Park.

The Park has varying terrain landscapes which range from wide grasslands and acacia trees to swamps and marshes. Amboseli is one of the park’s many seasonal lakes which attracts various bird species that come here to break their thirst.

Wildlife animal species you watch in the park include; various antelope species, lions, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras and wildebeests. There are also many bird species that are watched here

             6. Mountain Kilimanjaro

Mountain Kilimanjaro National Park includes various ecosystems, distinctive features, rainforests which inhabit various species of wildlife animals. Climbers cross heath and moorland zones on ascent watching enormous lobelias and groundsels. As you ascend higher, the scenery changes to an alpine desert with stony stretches and little flora. Climbers encounter an arctic-like environment on the last ascent to Uhuru Peak, with snowfields and glaciers defining the topography.

Climbing Mountain Kilimanjaro requires you to follow various routes to Uhuru Peak and these include;  the Marangu, Machame, Lemosho, and Rongai as you view varied scenery.

In addition to being a physical challenge, the ascent to the peak offers climbers an amazing experience as they go through several climates and habitats.