Stampeding wildebeest, a snow-capped mountain on the equator, paradisiacal beaches and an amazing array of tribal cultures - all this and more await you in East Africa, one of the continent's most enticing corners.

Here you'll find the exotic offshore archipelagos of Zanzibar (Tanzania) and Lamu (Kenya),with their long Swahili roots; mountain gorillas cavorting beneath misty inland peaks in the Virunga highlands (Rwanda and DR Congo); seething white-waters at the source of the Nile (Uganda); idyllic lakeshore panoramas (Burundi); and a stellar collection of national parks. Amid all this natural magnificence is the everyday beauty and vibrancy of African life:swerving Kenyan matatus (minibuses) filled to bursting and careening through the streets of Nairobi; street hawkers peddling their wares; the Lake Tanganyika steamer chugging along the shoreline, its decks lively with people and produce.

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Excitement, tranquillity, adventure: create your own East African odyssey with Lonely Planet. Feel the thunder of wildebeest hooves on the savanna and the disco beat of Nairobi nightspots. Ponder a sultry sunset in Zanzibar and a new dawn in Rwanda. This in-depth and authoritative guidebook is your essential African companion.

The Culture

Religion

Arts

Environment

Food & Drink

DAR ES SALAAM

History

Orientation

Information

Dangers & Annoyances

Sights & Activities

Dares Salaam for Children

Sleeping

Eating

Drinking

Entertainment

Shopping

Getting There & Away

Getting Around

AROUND DAR

ES SALAAM

Southern Beaches

Northern Beaches

Pugu Hills

Offshore Islands

ZANZIBAR

ARCHIPELAGO

Zanzibar

Around Zanzibar

Pemba

NORTHEASTERN

TANZANIA

Bagamoyo

Saadani Game Reserve

Pangani

Tanga

Around Tanga

Muheza

Korogwe

Usambara Mountains

Pare Mountains

NORTHERN TANZANIA

Moshi

Marangu

Trekking on Mt

Kilimanjaro

Arusha

Around Arusha

Arusha National Park

Trekking on Mt Meru

Lake Manyara National

Park

Tarangire National Park

Serengeti National Park

Ngorongoro

Conservation Area

LAKE VICTORIA

Mwanza

Around Mwanza

Rubondo Island

National Park

Bukoba

Musoma

Bunda

Shinyanga

Singida

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Kenya

Uganda

Detour:Democratic Republic of th Congo

Rwanda

Burundi

East Africa Directory

Transport in East Africa

Health

Language

Glossary

Behind the Scenes

Index

World Time Zones

Map Legend