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Africa is not so much a continent as a cradle. It was here that mankind was born and learned to walk and talk. Moreover, the talk goes on - most evocatively just after dark on sunset terraces where television has been replaced once more by the soothing background sound of frogs, owls and the occasional distant hyena.

It is  a place so remarkable it stands out even on a continent unparalleled for the richness of its wildlife, landscape and culture, East Africa straddles the equator in the central portion of the African Continent and is made up of three countries:- Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
   
The landscape is extraordinary: grassy plains, rock strewn deserts, extinct volcanoes, fresh and saltwater lakes, forested mountains, palm fringed beaches and coral reefs. This diverse habitat is home to the world's remaining population of Big cats, big mammals, plains game and hundreds of species of birds that still roam free in their natural habitat.

Throughout East Africa, there are numerous ethnic groups with unique cultural traditions, the most famous being the Masai tribe. Now concentrated in Southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania, they cling tenaciously to their culture and customs, and live harmoniously with wildlife. A centuries-old Arab presence along the east africa's coast and off shore provides these areas with a distinctive flavour. The rhythms of nature and native traditions sound loudly in East Africa and Zanzibar.
Wherever visitors go in these lands, they will encounter peoples, vistas and wildlife new to their experience.

KENYA

Welcome to exotic Kenya, the land of discovery whose unsurpassed attractions have over the years been accorded the seal of approval by Royalty, Presidents, celebrities and millions of other holiday makers.
With its superb network of well managed national Parks, Game reserves, Marine Parks, biosphere reserves ,archeological sites, awe striking scenic beauty, pearly white sandy beaches along coral reef sheltered waters, green palms swaying with the breeze, sparkling cocktails and sumptuous international cuisine, Kenya is indeed, the ultimate dream destination.

TANZANIA

Tanzania never disappoints. How could it, with Africa's greatest game reserve, the unforgettable Serengeti, the seeing-is -believing volcanic crater at Ngorongoro, and africa's highest mountain Kilimanjaro standing tall at 5985m.
  Over a quarter of Tanzania is made up of National Parks,game reserves and controlled areas. It is therefore a country where for the most part nature still reigns and man gives way. Few places on earth can offer a wilderness so complete or tranquility so profound.

ZANZIBAR

Few names evoke such romantic associations as this 85km long segment of coralline reef in the Indian ocean, 40 km from the mainland of Tanzania.
Steeped in history, the old town is a maze of narrow streets with whitewashed houses and magnificently carved brass studded teak doors,quaint shops and bazaars.
   Zanzibar,also the name of the capital is located on the West coast. It was the ancient trading port of the sultans of Oman in the 19th century. This city is a medina: the only of its kind south of the Equator.
Inland, the island is a garden of Eden offering the most exquisite tropical species,redolent of cloves,cinnamon and other spices which flourish everywhere.

UGANDA

Sprawling across both sides of the equator, a network of 10 national parks and several other protected areas offers wildlife enthusiasts a thrilling opportunity to experience Uganda’s biodiversity: not only the mesmerising tracts of thorn-bush savannah teeming with antelope, buffalo and elephant one tends to associate with equatorial East Africa, but also lush expanses of tropical rainforest, shimmering lakes and rivers heaving with aquatic life, and the glacial peaks of Africa’s tallest mountain range.