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Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda each need a different plan.

Kenya can connect mountains, safari and coast. Tanzania changes with the northern circuit, Kilimanjaro and the season. Uganda asks you to plan around forests, primates, the Nile and the Rwenzori. Start with the country, then compare the regions that give it its character.

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Destination guides across East Africa.

Browse by country and experience, then open each guide for access, seasons, places to stay and the journeys that connect the region.

Lake Tanganyika and the forested Tanzania shoreline

Tanzania

Western Tanzania Safaris

Western Tanzania combines remote savannah with forested mountains and Lake Tanganyika, but the logistics demand time, flexibility and careful sequencing.

8–12 nights for Katavi and Mahale; longer when adding Gombe or another circuit recommended

Adult chimpanzees in a fig tree in Mahale Mountains National Park

Tanzania

Mahale Mountains & Lake Tanganyika

Forested mountains fall directly to Lake Tanganyika, making Mahale a chimpanzee journey, a lake journey and a remote expedition at once.

4–5 nights recommended