Activity type: Wildlife & game drives

Two riders on horseback on open plains during a safari in Kenya

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Horseback safari

Riding alongside zebras and giraffes, with no engine noise and the wind in your face: a horseback safari is one of the most exhilarating ways to see Africa.

3 Oct 20263 min read

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Walking safari

On foot, the bush comes alive: tracks in the sand, birdsong, the smell of wild sage and the sudden thrill of an animal nearby.

3 Oct 20263 min read

Herd of impala resting at night, lit by a spotlight in Lake Mburo National Park

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Night game drive

After dark, a different safari begins: leopards on the move, hyenas on patrol and bushbabies leaping through the trees, all in the beam of a spotlight.

3 Oct 20263 min read

The wide, sandy Great Ruaha River winding through Ruaha National Park

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Southern Tanzania’s wild parks

Huge, uncrowded parks with big prides of lions, wild dogs and boat safaris on the Rufiji River: southern Tanzania is Africa at its wildest.

3 Oct 20263 min read

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Nairobi National Park

Giraffes against a skyline of skyscrapers: Nairobi National Park is one of the very few places on Earth where you can watch rhinos and lions on the edge of a capital city.

3 Oct 20263 min read

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Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Black rhinos, the last two northern white rhinos on Earth and Kenya’s only chimpanzees, all beneath Mount Kenya: Ol Pejeta is a conservation story you can visit.

3 Oct 20263 min read

Herd of Masai giraffes on the grassy plains of Akagera National Park, Rwanda

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Akagera’s Big Five

Lakes, papyrus and savannah in eastern Rwanda: Akagera is Rwanda’s Big Five park, brought back to life by one of Africa’s great conservation stories.

3 Oct 20263 min read

Male Grevy's zebra with fine narrow stripes in Samburu National Reserve, Kenya

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Samburu’s northern species

In Kenya’s dry north, Samburu has animals you will not see in the Mara: Grevy’s zebra, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, beisa oryx and the blue-legged Somali ostrich.

3 Oct 20263 min read

White rhino on the shore of Lake Nakuru with flamingos in the background

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Rhinos of Lake Nakuru

White rhinos grazing by the lakeshore and black rhinos browsing in the acacia: Lake Nakuru is one of Kenya’s best places to see both species.

3 Oct 20263 min read

Herd of impala in the grassland of Lake Mburo National Park

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Zebra, eland and impala at Lake Mburo

The closest savannah park to Kampala, Lake Mburo is a gentle mix of acacia, lakes and hills, with zebras, impala and eland, and activities on foot, horseback and by boat.

3 Oct 20263 min read

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