2:10 PM East Africa's Best Safari | |
| East Africa has a lot of tour attractions to offer visitors to the region. The diverse cultures and wildlife that the Countries have to offer makes East Africa the best tourism destination in Africa. Kenya has the great annual wildebeest migration that can be seen during a Masai Mara tour as well as a Serengeti tour. The wildebeest migration in the millions to and from the Masai Mara and Serengeti game reserves in Kenya and Tanzania respectively. They offer the most spectacular wildlife show on earth and have been the subject of many wildlife documentaries. Further inland, there is the mountain gorilla tours in Uganda and Rwanda. Gorilla tour in Rwanda is done in Par Des Volcanoes which offers some of the most spectacular views in the region. The views of mount Sabinyo, mount Muhavura, Mt. Mgahinga and Mt. Mekino as well as Nyarangongo is quite breath-taking. A Uganda gorilla safari can be done in Bwindi impenetrable forest national park or in Mgahinga mountain gorilla national park. Gorilla safari is the leading tourism exchange earner for both Rwanda and Uganda. Tourism is the second most important foreign exchange earner for Uganda coming in second to the money from Ugandans living in the diaspora. Uganda also has the Murchison falls national park which offers visitors to the region not just a great view of the falls. During a Murchison falls safari, one can expect to see a large number of wildlife such as crocodiles, hippos, elephants, buffaloes, kobs, Thomson gazzelle etc. However a gorilla tour in Uganda is the number one tour activity the Country has to offer. Queen Elizabeth national park safari also offers one the opportunity to see rare species of wildlife and birds. The Kazinga channel has lots of wildlife and a launch cruise would be the perfect activity to carry out during a wildlife tour in the region. The Uganda Wildlife Authority has seen the importance gorilla tourism plays to the economy of Uganda and has thus slashed the prices of gorilla trekking permits during low seasons. A mountain gorilla trekking permit now costs $350 dollars for foreign non-residents down from $500 during peak seasons. The low seasons are during the months of March - May and October - November. Uganda however has another gem that is one of Africa's best national parks. Kidepo national park has some of the best flora and fauna most of which are endemic to the region. A Kidepo safari is however not carried out often as the region is far from the capital city of Kampala and thus increases the cost of a safari to the park. Kenya travel packages includes not only a Masai Mara safari but also activities such as Amboseli safari which provides you with a great view the majestic mount Kilimanjaro. There's also Tsavo national park, Nairobi national park, Lake Nakuru, Lake Naivasha, Aberdares and Lake Turkana national parks. | |
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