East Africa

Zanzibar keeps raising the bar. In 2026, the Tanzanian archipelago has cemented its place among the Indian Ocean’s most competitive resort destinations, and travellers are no longer settling for proximity …

Sprawling across the northeastern reaches of the Great Rift Valley, the Afar Region of Ethiopia is a geographical and historical marvel unlike any other on Earth. It is not merely …

Winston Churchill called Uganda the “Pearl of Africa” in 1908. Over a century later, the name still fits, even now arguably more than ever. Uganda sits at the equatorial heart …

Few places on earth press their weight on your chest the way ancient Axum does. Stand inside the Northern Stelae Park in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia, and the …

Kenya’s safari sector generated KSh 460 billion, approximately $3.5 billion, in tourism revenue in 2024, according to the Kenya Wildlife Service. Of that total, 75% came from wildlife-based tourism. The …

The highlands of Ethiopia do not merely hold a city; they cradle a sprawling, high-altitude enigma known as Addis Ababa, with its famous landmarks. At 7,700 feet above sea level, …

Nairobi is consistently described as a stopover city. A place you pass through on the way to the Masai Mara, Zanzibar, or Kilimanjaro—a hub, not a destination. The description is …

Tanzania received 5.36 million international visitors in 2024, broke its own arrival record a full year ahead of schedule, and was named the World’s Leading Safari Destination at the 2025 …

A Maasai landowner in the Mara does not receive his lease payment from a hunting operator. He receives it from a safari camp. The same land his grandfather once leased …

Both sites deserve a visit. That is the honest starting point. Lalibela and Axum are two of the most significant historical sites on the African continent, and asking which to …