East Africa is the Africa of childhood imaginings, a wild realm of extraordinary landscapes, peoples and wildlife in one of our planet’s most beautiful corners.
Welcome to the true home of African safari. This is untamed Africa, where wildebeest, shadowed by zebras, stamped in their millions across the earth, where lions, leopards and cheetahs, hyenas and wild dogs roam free in search of their next meal.
Chimpanzees and the powerful yet silent silverback male gorillas and their families withdraw into remote islands of the impassable dense and forests of Uganda, Rwanda and Democratic republic of Congo.
Such stirring scenes of life and death, such overwhelming images of abundance coexist with evidence of surprising fragility.
To draw near to this wilderness is to experience something so profound that it will live forever in your memory.
Enthralling Landscapes
This is land of the Masai Mara and Serengeti, of an immerse red sun setting behind a flat-topped acacia. Here on the African Savannah, the world remains unspoiled by human presence.
Nearby, rising from the Rift Valley floor are Mt Kirimanjaro, the Ngorongoro Crater lakes, the Crater highlands, Mt Meru, Mt Kenya, Mt Elgon and Rwenzori Mountains.
By climbing these peaks on foot and scaling the Rift, you add your own footprints to Africa’s marvelous human story and explore in ways unimaginable to those who never leave their vehicles.
Captivating Cultures
Wherever you go, don’t miss the chance to get to know East Africa’s people.
Whether you’re exploring Masaai land accompanied by aloof, dignified red-shawled Masaai warriors, or standing in solidarity with victims of genocide at the sobering Kigali Memorial Centre, or hunting with the ancient Hadzabe people of Lake Eyasi, there are countless opportunities to immerse yourself in everyday beauty, realities and vibrancy of East African life.
It is, after-all, East Africans themselves, with themselves, with their warmth, hospitality and unique way of looking at life, who are at the heart of region’s legendary allure.
Remember, Uganda in particular has been ranked several times among the most happiest, friendly and hospitable people all over the world.
Beaches & Islands
In few places do fascinating human cultures come together quite so agreeably as they do along the East Africa’s Indian Ocean coastline.
Travel back in time to the days when this part of the world was at the centre of a far-flung trading network whose influences - African, Asian, Middle Eastern - continue to dance their way through modern Swahili culture.
From Lamu to Zanzibar and just about everywhere in between, you can relax on white sand beaches, dive amid colorful marine life or sail on a dhow (ancient Arabic sailing vessel).
Some might call it Paradise, But here at Pristine Africa Safaris, we call it Home!
