KENYA
When you want to travel in Africa don’t miss KENYA because it’s represents AFRICA the best way from snow capped mountains, fresh water lakes ,deserts, forests ,both low land and highlands ,acacia woodlands, open plain lands the great rift valley not forgetting the superb coastline . Kenya is divided into a number of distinct zones .The larger which is the low lying arid in the northern east it comprises of about two third of the country most of it at an altitude of 3000 ft {900} meters the area is hot and dry mostly inhabited by the nomads .The coastal plain is well watered into monsoon season off the Indian ocean and the land is lush .the climate here is gentle and warm encouraging a more relaxed way of living the land is inhabited by the Swahili the life here is different from any other part of Kenya .The most productive part of Kenya is highlands in south west raised volcanic block is split from north to south by the great rift valley living one one third of the land area in the east two third in the west .Of the two parts the east is more dramatic since it is dominated by the mass of MT Kenya giant extinct volcano once higher than the Everest mountain the rim long since fallen away leaving the eroded plugs as the twin snow capped peak that reach a height of 5,200meters {17000ft} close by the north –south traverse of this eastern rift area is the ABERDEARS or Nyandarua range. The mountain does not match the grandeur or mount Kenya but nevertheless impressive with blunted peaks of satina and kinangop at well over 3,600meters {12000ft}the whole mass confronts the easternly winds of the Indian ocean and drains of the moisture they have carried .there is the dry lands separating the highlands from the coast the rainfall falling on the fertile volcanic soils of dense forest making the Eastern Kenya highlands among the worlds richest agricultural lands .
Nairobi Kenya’s capital stands at the southern approaches to the abardere ranges. On the other flank of the rift valley in the west the ridges and the peaks of the mau range are generally highest along the wall of the valley itself the wall of the range rises above 3,000 meters {10,000ft} into an “Afro-alpine “ with the land falling away gently all the way to Lk.victoria
The highest point west of the rift is another volcano MT. Elgon whose western flank is bisected by the Kenyan –Uganda border.
Kenya is in habited by different ethnic groups who are over 40 different tribes they are grouped into Bantus cushites nilotes and nomads among them they are the kikuyu who take almost quarter of the Kenya population the luo the luyha among others the most well known maasai who up to now retains their cultural behaviors so well .the turkanas among others.
Kenya boasts of a rich game life being the holder of the big five LION, LEOPARD ELEPHANT RHINO and the BUFFALO it is also blessed with the abundance of so many predators they are the cheetahs ,lions ,hyena ,jackals ,leopard among others Grazers {the hunted}the antelopes there are more than 30 species of antelopes in Kenya alone they are all ruminants ,wildebeests {the striped donkeys} the zebras they are two species the grevy and the bushells the graceful long necked giraffes there are two species and a sub species found here in Kenya is the maasai giraffe the other is the Rothschild and the reticulated giraffe .the hippopotamus the wild pig the warthog among many more grazers and browsers The primates the baboons we also have others and in Uganda we get the chimpanzees.

TANZANIA

Tanzania is one of the unique destinations on the African continent that has yet to be discovered by many. It is a land of many wonders hubbing an un-paralleled diversity of fauna and flora. Kilimanjaro, the highest permanently snow-capped free standing mountain in Africa, the exotic Islands of Zanzibar, the finest game sanctuaries of Serengeti, Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Ruaha, Selous and the Marine Park of Mafia Island are only but a few of the living examples. The scenery, topography and very friendly people harbour the growth of excellent cultural tourism beach holidays, game hunting, historical and archaeological ventures – and certainly the best wildlife photographic safaris on the continent.

UGANDA

Uganda is a beautiful East Africa country with numerous tourist attractions that range from Gorillas at Bwindi National Park, the River Nile, the snow peaked Mount Ruwenzori, Lake Victoria - Africa's largest fresh water lake and wildlife that is to be found at Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kibale National Park, Murchison Falls Game Sanctuary among numerous other game sanctuaries.The people of Uganda are friendly and a number of ecotourism itineraries and cultural safaris are available from the offices of Victoria Safaris. Please contact us for more information on these popular trips that are usually interspersed with wildlife tours.