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</div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr" data-mw-parsoid-version="0.21.0.0-alpha22" data-mw-html-version="2.8.0"><section data-mw-section-id="0" id="mwAQ"><p id="mwAg"><span class="countryData" data-country-calling-code="" data-local-dialing-code="" data-currency="" style="display:none;" about="#mwt1" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwAw" data-mw="{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"pagebanner","href":"./Template:Pagebanner"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"Kenya Central banner.jpg"},"caption":{"wt":"Rift Valley, Kenya"}},"i":0}}]}"></span><meta typeof="mw:Extension/indicator" about="#mwt1" id="mwBA" data-mw="{"name":"indicator","attrs":{"name":"GPX"},"body":{"extsrc":"[[File:GPX Document rev3-20x20.png|20px|link=https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikivoyage/w/poi2gpx.php?print=gpx&lang={{CONTENTLANG}}&name={{FULLPAGENAMEE}}|Download GPX file for this article]]"},"html":"<span 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text-align:left"><figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/File:East_Africa_regions_map.png" class="mw-file-description"><img resource="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/File:East_Africa_regions_map.png" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/East_Africa_regions_map.png/500px-East_Africa_regions_map.png" decoding="async" data-file-width="1998" data-file-height="2148" data-file-type="bitmap" height="376" width="350" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/East_Africa_regions_map.png/960px-East_Africa_regions_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/East_Africa_regions_map.png/960px-East_Africa_regions_map.png 2x" class="mw-file-element"></a><figcaption>East Africa regions</figcaption></figure></span></div> <table style="border-collapse:separate; border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr><td style="width:32px;background-color:#ae87bf;color:inhert;"><span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span></td><td><b><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Burundi" title="Burundi">Burundi</a></b> <br>On the shores of <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lake_Tanganyika" title="Lake Tanganyika">Lake Tanganyika</a>; largely deforested and has precious little to interest the visitor</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="border-collapse:separate; border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr><td style="width:32px;background-color:#d55f56;color:inhert;"><span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span></td><td><b><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Djibouti" title="Djibouti">Djibouti</a></b> <br>Small country across the Gulf of Aden from Yemen and largely Somali in nature</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="border-collapse:separate; border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr><td style="width:32px;background-color:#c9af60;color:inhert;"><span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span></td><td><b><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Eritrea" title="Eritrea">Eritrea</a></b> <br>This relatively small nation, like Ethiopia, has one of the world's oldest Christian communities and is also influenced by Arab culture</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="border-collapse:separate; border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr><td style="width:32px;background-color:#c7cc6d;color:inhert;"><span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span></td><td><b><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></b> <br>Africa's second largest population; one of the world's oldest Christian countries, home to castles, beautiful monasteries, and wonderful food</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="border-collapse:separate; border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr><td style="width:32px;background-color:#ccdda4;color:inhert;"><span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span></td><td><b><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya">Kenya</a></b> <br>Known for its world-class safaris, beautiful beaches and rich history</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="border-collapse:separate; border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr><td style="width:32px;background-color:#95cc78;color:inhert;"><span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span></td><td><b><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda">Rwanda</a></b> <br>Gorillas in the mist.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="border-collapse:separate; border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr><td style="width:32px;background-color:#b68180;color:inhert;"><span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span></td><td><b><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia">Somalia</a></b> <br>Coastal nation challenged with political instability and civil unrest.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="border-collapse:separate; border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr><td style="width:32px;background-color:#544fbd;color:inhert;"><span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span></td><td><b><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Somaliland" title="Somaliland">Somaliland</a></b> <br>East Africa's newest nation, broke off from neighboring Somalia in 1991</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="border-collapse:separate; border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr><td style="width:32px;background-color:#eac265;color:inhert;"><span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span></td><td><b><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a></b> <br>Earth’s highest freestanding mountain, Mt. Kilimanjaro; the world’s prime game park, Serengeti; the Maldives of Africa, Zanzibar; and the pre-colonial cities of the Swahili Coast.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="border-collapse:separate; border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr><td style="width:32px;background-color:#a6bc8a;color:inhert;"><span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span></td><td><b><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda">Uganda</a></b> <br>Wildlife abounds and this is the best place for treks into the Congolese jungle to visit the nearly extinct mountain gorillas</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <ul id="mwFQ"><li id="mwFg">The <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/East_African_Islands" title="East African Islands" id="mwFw">East African Islands</a> (including <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Madagascar" title="Madagascar" id="mwGA">Madagascar</a>) off the coast form their own region.</li></ul> <p id="mwGQ"><a class="mw-kartographer-maplink no-icon" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" data-overlays="["mask"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink mw:Transclusion" about="#mwt9" id="mwGg" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"text":"","group":"mask","class":"no-icon"},"body":{"extsrc":"\n{\n \"type\": \"ExternalData\",\n \"service\": \"geoshape\",\n \"ids\": \"Q967\",\n \"title\": \"\",\n \"properties\": {\n \"fill\": \"#ae87bf\",\n \"fill-opacity\": 0.5,\n \"stroke\": \"#000000\",\n \"stroke-width\": 1,\n \"stroke-opacity\": 1,\n \"title\": \"[[Burundi]]\"\n }\n}\n"},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"mapshape","href":"./Template:Mapshape"},"params":{"type":{"wt":"geoshape"},"fill":{"wt":"#ae87bf"},"title":{"wt":"[[Burundi]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q967"}},"i":0}}]}"></a> <a class="mw-kartographer-maplink no-icon" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" data-overlays="["mask"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink mw:Transclusion" about="#mwt12" id="mwGw" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"text":"","group":"mask","class":"no-icon"},"body":{"extsrc":"\n{\n \"type\": \"ExternalData\",\n \"service\": \"geoshape\",\n \"ids\": \"Q977\",\n \"title\": \"\",\n \"properties\": {\n \"fill\": \"#d55f56\",\n \"fill-opacity\": 0.5,\n \"stroke\": \"#000000\",\n \"stroke-width\": 1,\n \"stroke-opacity\": 1,\n \"title\": \"[[Djibouti]]\"\n }\n}\n"},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"mapshape","href":"./Template:Mapshape"},"params":{"type":{"wt":"geoshape"},"fill":{"wt":"#d55f56"},"title":{"wt":"[[Djibouti]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q977"}},"i":0}}]}"></a> <a class="mw-kartographer-maplink no-icon" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" data-overlays="["mask"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink mw:Transclusion" about="#mwt15" id="mwHA" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"text":"","group":"mask","class":"no-icon"},"body":{"extsrc":"\n{\n \"type\": \"ExternalData\",\n \"service\": \"geoshape\",\n \"ids\": \"Q986\",\n \"title\": \"\",\n 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<a class="mw-kartographer-maplink no-icon" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" data-overlays="["mask"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink mw:Transclusion" about="#mwt24" id="mwHw" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"text":"","group":"mask","class":"no-icon"},"body":{"extsrc":"\n{\n \"type\": \"ExternalData\",\n \"service\": \"geoshape\",\n \"ids\": \"Q1037\",\n \"title\": \"\",\n \"properties\": {\n \"fill\": \"#95cc78\",\n \"fill-opacity\": 0.5,\n \"stroke\": \"#000000\",\n \"stroke-width\": 1,\n \"stroke-opacity\": 1,\n \"title\": \"[[Rwanda]]\"\n }\n}\n"},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"mapshape","href":"./Template:Mapshape"},"params":{"type":{"wt":"geoshape"},"fill":{"wt":"#95cc78"},"title":{"wt":"[[Rwanda]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q1037"}},"i":0}}]}"></a> <a class="mw-kartographer-maplink no-icon" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" data-overlays="["mask"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink mw:Transclusion" about="#mwt27" id="mwIA" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"text":"","group":"mask","class":"no-icon"},"body":{"extsrc":"\n{\n \"type\": \"ExternalData\",\n \"service\": \"geoshape\",\n \"ids\": \"Q1045\",\n \"title\": \"\",\n \"properties\": {\n \"fill\": \"#b68180\",\n \"fill-opacity\": 0.5,\n \"stroke\": \"#000000\",\n \"stroke-width\": 1,\n \"stroke-opacity\": 1,\n \"title\": \"[[Somalia]]\"\n }\n}\n"},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"mapshape","href":"./Template:Mapshape"},"params":{"type":{"wt":"geoshape"},"fill":{"wt":"#b68180"},"title":{"wt":"[[Somalia]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q1045"}},"i":0}}]}"></a> <a class="mw-kartographer-maplink no-icon" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" data-overlays="["mask"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink mw:Transclusion" about="#mwt30" id="mwIQ" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"text":"","group":"mask","class":"no-icon"},"body":{"extsrc":"\n{\n \"type\": \"ExternalData\",\n \"service\": \"geoshape\",\n \"ids\": \"Q34754\",\n \"title\": \"\",\n \"properties\": {\n \"fill\": \"#544fbd\",\n \"fill-opacity\": 0.5,\n \"stroke\": \"#000000\",\n \"stroke-width\": 1,\n \"stroke-opacity\": 1,\n \"title\": \"[[Somaliland]]\"\n }\n}\n"},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"mapshape","href":"./Template:Mapshape"},"params":{"type":{"wt":"geoshape"},"fill":{"wt":"#544fbd"},"title":{"wt":"[[Somaliland]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q34754"}},"i":0}}]}"></a> <a class="mw-kartographer-maplink no-icon" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" data-overlays="["mask"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink mw:Transclusion" about="#mwt33" id="mwIg" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"text":"","group":"mask","class":"no-icon"},"body":{"extsrc":"\n{\n \"type\": \"ExternalData\",\n \"service\": \"geoshape\",\n \"ids\": \"Q924\",\n \"title\": \"\",\n \"properties\": {\n \"fill\": \"#eac265\",\n \"fill-opacity\": 0.5,\n \"stroke\": \"#000000\",\n \"stroke-width\": 1,\n \"stroke-opacity\": 1,\n \"title\": \"[[Tanzania]]\"\n }\n}\n"},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"mapshape","href":"./Template:Mapshape"},"params":{"type":{"wt":"geoshape"},"fill":{"wt":"#eac265"},"title":{"wt":"[[Tanzania]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q924"}},"i":0}}]}"></a> <a class="mw-kartographer-maplink no-icon" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" data-overlays="["mask"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink mw:Transclusion" about="#mwt36" id="mwIw" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"text":"","group":"mask","class":"no-icon"},"body":{"extsrc":"\n{\n \"type\": \"ExternalData\",\n \"service\": \"geoshape\",\n \"ids\": \"Q1036\",\n \"title\": \"\",\n \"properties\": {\n \"fill\": \"#a6bc8a\",\n \"fill-opacity\": 0.5,\n \"stroke\": \"#000000\",\n \"stroke-width\": 1,\n \"stroke-opacity\": 1,\n \"title\": \"[[Uganda]]\"\n }\n}\n"},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"mapshape","href":"./Template:Mapshape"},"params":{"type":{"wt":"geoshape"},"fill":{"wt":"#a6bc8a"},"title":{"wt":"[[Uganda]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q1036"}},"i":0}}]}"></a></p> </section><section data-mw-section-id="2" id="mwJA"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2" id="mwzg"><h2 id="Cities">Cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection" id="mwzw"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mw0A">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Africa&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cities" id="mw0Q"><span id="mw0g">edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mw0w">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb" id="mwJQ"><a href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/File:Mombasa_old_town_1.JPG" class="mw-file-description" id="mwJg"><img resource="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/File:Mombasa_old_town_1.JPG" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Mombasa_old_town_1.JPG/250px-Mombasa_old_town_1.JPG" decoding="async" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="2400" data-file-type="bitmap" height="293" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Mombasa_old_town_1.JPG/330px-Mombasa_old_town_1.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/Mombasa_old_town_1.JPG/500px-Mombasa_old_town_1.JPG 2x" class="mw-file-element" id="mwJw"></a><figcaption id="mwKA">Street view in <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mombasa" title="Mombasa" id="mwKQ">Mombasa</a> old town, Kenya</figcaption></figure> <ul id="mwKg"><li id="mwKw"><span class="vcard" about="#mwt39" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwLA" data-mw="{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"marker","href":"./Template:Marker"},"params":{"type":{"wt":"city"},"name":{"wt":"[[Addis Ababa]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q3624"}},"i":0}}]}"><span class="noprint listing-coordinates" style="display:none"><span class="geo"><abbr class="latitude">9.027222</abbr><abbr class="longitude">38.736944</abbr></span></span><span title="See this element on the map"><a class="mw-kartographer-maplink mw-kartographer-autostyled" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" href="/wiki/Special:Map/17/9.027222/38.736944/en" data-zoom="17" data-lat="9.027222" data-lon="38.736944" style="background: #0000FF;" data-overlays="["mask","around","buy","city","do","drink","eat","go","listing","other","see","sleep","vicinity","view"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink" about="#mwt41" id="mwLQ" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"description":"[[File:AddisView.jpg|300px]]","group":"city","latitude":"9.027222","longitude":"38.736944","show":"mask,around,buy,city,do,drink,eat,go,listing,other,see,sleep,vicinity,view","zoom":"17"},"body":{"extsrc":"{\"type\":\"Feature\",\"geometry\":{\"coordinates\":[38.736944,9.027222],\"type\":\"Point\"},\"properties\":{\"marker-size\":\"medium\",\"title\":\"[[Addis Ababa]]\",\"marker-symbol\":\"-number-city\",\"marker-color\":\"0000FF\",\"description\":\"[[File:AddisView.jpg|300px]]\"}}"}}">1</a></span> <span id="Addis_Ababa" class="fn org listing-name" style="font-weight:bold;"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Addis_Ababa" title="Addis Ababa">Addis Ababa</a></span><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Has_map_markers"></span><span id="Q3624" about="#mwt39"></span> — the huge capital of Ethiopia and a major hub for NGOs and the African Union</li> <li id="mwLg"><span class="vcard" about="#mwt42" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwLw" data-mw="{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"marker","href":"./Template:Marker"},"params":{"type":{"wt":"city"},"name":{"wt":"[[Arusha]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q4301"}},"i":0}}]}"><span class="noprint listing-coordinates" style="display:none"><span class="geo"><abbr class="latitude">-3.366667</abbr><abbr class="longitude">36.683333</abbr></span></span><span title="See this element on the map"><a class="mw-kartographer-maplink mw-kartographer-autostyled" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" href="/wiki/Special:Map/17/-3.366667/36.683333/en" data-zoom="17" data-lat="-3.366667" data-lon="36.683333" style="background: #0000FF;" data-overlays="["mask","around","buy","city","do","drink","eat","go","listing","other","see","sleep","vicinity","view"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink" about="#mwt44" id="mwMA" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"description":"[[File:Arusha, Tanzania (Explored) - Flickr - romanboed.jpg|300px]]","group":"city","latitude":"-3.366667","longitude":"36.683333","show":"mask,around,buy,city,do,drink,eat,go,listing,other,see,sleep,vicinity,view","zoom":"17"},"body":{"extsrc":"{\"type\":\"Feature\",\"geometry\":{\"coordinates\":[36.683333,-3.366667],\"type\":\"Point\"},\"properties\":{\"marker-size\":\"medium\",\"title\":\"[[Arusha]]\",\"marker-symbol\":\"-number-city\",\"marker-color\":\"0000FF\",\"description\":\"[[File:Arusha, Tanzania (Explored) - Flickr - romanboed.jpg|300px]]\"}}"}}">2</a></span> <span id="Arusha" class="fn org listing-name" style="font-weight:bold;"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Arusha" title="Arusha">Arusha</a></span><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Has_map_markers"></span><span id="Q4301" about="#mwt42"></span> — Tanzania's gateway to the Northern Safari Circuit</li> <li id="mwMQ"><span class="vcard" about="#mwt45" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwMg" data-mw="{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"marker","href":"./Template:Marker"},"params":{"type":{"wt":"city"},"name":{"wt":"[[Dar es Salaam]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q1960"}},"i":0}}]}"><span class="noprint listing-coordinates" style="display:none"><span class="geo"><abbr class="latitude">-6.816111</abbr><abbr class="longitude">39.280278</abbr></span></span><span title="See this element on the map"><a class="mw-kartographer-maplink mw-kartographer-autostyled" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" href="/wiki/Special:Map/17/-6.816111/39.280278/en" data-zoom="17" data-lat="-6.816111" data-lon="39.280278" style="background: #0000FF;" data-overlays="["mask","around","buy","city","do","drink","eat","go","listing","other","see","sleep","vicinity","view"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink" about="#mwt47" id="mwMw" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"description":"[[File:Dar es Salaam before dusk.jpg|300px]]","group":"city","latitude":"-6.816111","longitude":"39.280278","show":"mask,around,buy,city,do,drink,eat,go,listing,other,see,sleep,vicinity,view","zoom":"17"},"body":{"extsrc":"{\"type\":\"Feature\",\"geometry\":{\"coordinates\":[39.280278,-6.816111],\"type\":\"Point\"},\"properties\":{\"marker-size\":\"medium\",\"title\":\"[[Dar es Salaam]]\",\"marker-symbol\":\"-number-city\",\"marker-color\":\"0000FF\",\"description\":\"[[File:Dar es Salaam before dusk.jpg|300px]]\"}}"}}">3</a></span> <span id="Dar_es_Salaam" class="fn org listing-name" style="font-weight:bold;"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dar_es_Salaam" title="Dar es Salaam">Dar es Salaam</a></span><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Has_map_markers"></span><span id="Q1960" about="#mwt45"></span> — Tanzania's hot and humid metropolis has little to keep the traveller there, but is a major transit point of the region</li> <li id="mwNA"><span class="vcard" about="#mwt48" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwNQ" data-mw="{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"marker","href":"./Template:Marker"},"params":{"type":{"wt":"city"},"name":{"wt":"[[Kampala]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q3894"}},"i":0}}]}"><span class="noprint listing-coordinates" style="display:none"><span class="geo"><abbr class="latitude">0.313611</abbr><abbr class="longitude">32.581111</abbr></span></span><span title="See this element on the map"><a class="mw-kartographer-maplink mw-kartographer-autostyled" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" href="/wiki/Special:Map/17/0.313611/32.581111/en" data-zoom="17" data-lat="0.313611" data-lon="32.581111" style="background: #0000FF;" data-overlays="["mask","around","buy","city","do","drink","eat","go","listing","other","see","sleep","vicinity","view"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink" about="#mwt50" id="mwNg" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"description":"[[File:Kampalamontage.png|300px]]","group":"city","latitude":"0.313611","longitude":"32.581111","show":"mask,around,buy,city,do,drink,eat,go,listing,other,see,sleep,vicinity,view","zoom":"17"},"body":{"extsrc":"{\"type\":\"Feature\",\"geometry\":{\"coordinates\":[32.581111,0.313611],\"type\":\"Point\"},\"properties\":{\"marker-size\":\"medium\",\"title\":\"[[Kampala]]\",\"marker-symbol\":\"-number-city\",\"marker-color\":\"0000FF\",\"description\":\"[[File:Kampalamontage.png|300px]]\"}}"}}">4</a></span> <span id="Kampala" class="fn org listing-name" style="font-weight:bold;"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kampala" title="Kampala">Kampala</a></span><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Has_map_markers"></span><span id="Q3894" about="#mwt48"></span> — the bustling, friendly capital of Uganda</li> <li id="mwNw"><span class="vcard" about="#mwt51" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwOA" data-mw="{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"marker","href":"./Template:Marker"},"params":{"type":{"wt":"city"},"name":{"wt":"[[Kigali]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q3859"}},"i":0}}]}"><span class="noprint listing-coordinates" style="display:none"><span class="geo"><abbr class="latitude">-1.953611</abbr><abbr class="longitude">30.060556</abbr></span></span><span title="See this element on the map"><a class="mw-kartographer-maplink mw-kartographer-autostyled" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" href="/wiki/Special:Map/17/-1.953611/30.060556/en" data-zoom="17" data-lat="-1.953611" data-lon="30.060556" style="background: #0000FF;" data-overlays="["mask","around","buy","city","do","drink","eat","go","listing","other","see","sleep","vicinity","view"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink" about="#mwt53" id="mwOQ" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"description":"[[File:Kigali2018Cropped.jpg|300px]]","group":"city","latitude":"-1.953611","longitude":"30.060556","show":"mask,around,buy,city,do,drink,eat,go,listing,other,see,sleep,vicinity,view","zoom":"17"},"body":{"extsrc":"{\"type\":\"Feature\",\"geometry\":{\"coordinates\":[30.060556,-1.953611],\"type\":\"Point\"},\"properties\":{\"marker-size\":\"medium\",\"title\":\"[[Kigali]]\",\"marker-symbol\":\"-number-city\",\"marker-color\":\"0000FF\",\"description\":\"[[File:Kigali2018Cropped.jpg|300px]]\"}}"}}">5</a></span> <span id="Kigali" class="fn org listing-name" style="font-weight:bold;"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kigali" title="Kigali">Kigali</a></span><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Has_map_markers"></span><span id="Q3859" about="#mwt51"></span> — aside from the genocide memorials, there is little to interest the traveller in Rwanda's capital; this is a passing through city</li> <li id="mwOg"><span class="vcard" about="#mwt54" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwOw" data-mw="{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"marker","href":"./Template:Marker"},"params":{"type":{"wt":"city"},"name":{"wt":"[[Mombasa]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q225641"}},"i":0}}]}"><span class="noprint listing-coordinates" style="display:none"><span class="geo"><abbr class="latitude">-4.05</abbr><abbr class="longitude">39.666667</abbr></span></span><span title="See this element on the map"><a class="mw-kartographer-maplink mw-kartographer-autostyled" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" href="/wiki/Special:Map/17/-4.05/39.666667/en" data-zoom="17" data-lat="-4.05" data-lon="39.666667" style="background: #0000FF;" data-overlays="["mask","around","buy","city","do","drink","eat","go","listing","other","see","sleep","vicinity","view"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink" about="#mwt56" id="mwPA" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"description":"[[File:Downtown Mombasa.jpg|300px]]","group":"city","latitude":"-4.05","longitude":"39.666667","show":"mask,around,buy,city,do,drink,eat,go,listing,other,see,sleep,vicinity,view","zoom":"17"},"body":{"extsrc":"{\"type\":\"Feature\",\"geometry\":{\"coordinates\":[39.666667,-4.05],\"type\":\"Point\"},\"properties\":{\"marker-size\":\"medium\",\"title\":\"[[Mombasa]]\",\"marker-symbol\":\"-number-city\",\"marker-color\":\"0000FF\",\"description\":\"[[File:Downtown Mombasa.jpg|300px]]\"}}"}}">6</a></span> <span id="Mombasa" class="fn org listing-name" style="font-weight:bold;"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mombasa" title="Mombasa">Mombasa</a></span><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Has_map_markers"></span><span id="Q225641" about="#mwt54"></span> — historic coastal Kenyan city thought to be more than 2,500 years old</li> <li id="mwPQ"><span class="vcard" about="#mwt57" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwPg" data-mw="{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"marker","href":"./Template:Marker"},"params":{"type":{"wt":"city"},"name":{"wt":"[[Nairobi]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q3870"}},"i":0}}]}"><span class="noprint listing-coordinates" style="display:none"><span class="geo"><abbr class="latitude">-1.286389</abbr><abbr class="longitude">36.817222</abbr></span></span><span title="See this element on the map"><a class="mw-kartographer-maplink mw-kartographer-autostyled" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" href="/wiki/Special:Map/17/-1.286389/36.817222/en" data-zoom="17" data-lat="-1.286389" data-lon="36.817222" style="background: #0000FF;" data-overlays="["mask","around","buy","city","do","drink","eat","go","listing","other","see","sleep","vicinity","view"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink" about="#mwt59" id="mwPw" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"description":"[[File:Nairobi, view from KICC.JPG|300px]]","group":"city","latitude":"-1.286389","longitude":"36.817222","show":"mask,around,buy,city,do,drink,eat,go,listing,other,see,sleep,vicinity,view","zoom":"17"},"body":{"extsrc":"{\"type\":\"Feature\",\"geometry\":{\"coordinates\":[36.817222,-1.286389],\"type\":\"Point\"},\"properties\":{\"marker-size\":\"medium\",\"title\":\"[[Nairobi]]\",\"marker-symbol\":\"-number-city\",\"marker-color\":\"0000FF\",\"description\":\"[[File:Nairobi, view from KICC.JPG|300px]]\"}}"}}">7</a></span> <span id="Nairobi" class="fn org listing-name" style="font-weight:bold;"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nairobi" title="Nairobi">Nairobi</a></span><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Has_map_markers"></span><span id="Q3870" about="#mwt57"></span> — the capital of Kenya and home to the only national reserve within a city</li> <li id="mwQA"><span class="vcard" about="#mwt60" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwQQ" data-mw="{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"marker","href":"./Template:Marker"},"params":{"type":{"wt":"city"},"name":{"wt":"[[Stone Town]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q844417"}},"i":0}}]}"><span class="noprint listing-coordinates" style="display:none"><span class="geo"><abbr class="latitude">-6.164944</abbr><abbr class="longitude">39.198789</abbr></span></span><span title="See this element on the map"><a class="mw-kartographer-maplink mw-kartographer-autostyled" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" href="/wiki/Special:Map/17/-6.164944/39.198789/en" data-zoom="17" data-lat="-6.164944" data-lon="39.198789" style="background: #0000FF;" data-overlays="["mask","around","buy","city","do","drink","eat","go","listing","other","see","sleep","vicinity","view"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink" about="#mwt62" id="mwQg" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"description":"[[File:Zanzibar sultan palace.jpg|300px]]","group":"city","latitude":"-6.164944","longitude":"39.198789","show":"mask,around,buy,city,do,drink,eat,go,listing,other,see,sleep,vicinity,view","zoom":"17"},"body":{"extsrc":"{\"type\":\"Feature\",\"geometry\":{\"coordinates\":[39.198789,-6.164944],\"type\":\"Point\"},\"properties\":{\"marker-size\":\"medium\",\"title\":\"[[Stone Town]]\",\"marker-symbol\":\"-number-city\",\"marker-color\":\"0000FF\",\"description\":\"[[File:Zanzibar sultan palace.jpg|300px]]\"}}"}}">8</a></span> <span id="Stone_Town" class="fn org listing-name" style="font-weight:bold;"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Stone_Town" title="Stone Town">Stone Town</a></span><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Has_map_markers"></span><span id="Q844417" about="#mwt60"></span> — the capital of Zanzibar, and a centre of Swahili culture</li></ul> </section><section data-mw-section-id="3" id="mwQw"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2" id="mw1A"><h2 id="Other_destinations">Other destinations</h2><span class="mw-editsection" id="mw1Q"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mw1g">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Africa&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Other destinations" id="mw1w"><span id="mw2A">edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mw2Q">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb" id="mwRA"><a href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/File:Aksum_church.jpg" class="mw-file-description" id="mwRQ"><img resource="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/File:Aksum_church.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Aksum_church.jpg/220px-Aksum_church.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" data-file-type="bitmap" height="165" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Aksum_church.jpg/330px-Aksum_church.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Aksum_church.jpg/440px-Aksum_church.jpg 2x" class="mw-file-element" id="mwRg"></a><figcaption id="mwRw">Chapel of the Tablet, <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Axum" title="Axum" id="mwSA">Axum</a>, Ethiopia</figcaption></figure> <ul id="mwSQ"><li id="mwSg"><span class="vcard" about="#mwt63" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwSw" data-mw="{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"marker","href":"./Template:Marker"},"params":{"name":{"wt":"[[Axum]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q5832"}},"i":0}}]}"><span class="noprint listing-coordinates" style="display:none"><span class="geo"><abbr class="latitude">14.1218</abbr><abbr class="longitude">38.7315</abbr></span></span><span title="See this element on the map"><a class="mw-kartographer-maplink mw-kartographer-autostyled" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" href="/wiki/Special:Map/17/14.1218/38.7315/en" data-zoom="17" data-lat="14.1218" data-lon="38.7315" style="background: #258825;" data-overlays="["mask","around","buy","city","do","drink","eat","go","listing","other","see","sleep","vicinity","view"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink" about="#mwt65" id="mwTA" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"description":"[[File:ET Axum asv2018-01 img34 view from hill.jpg|300px]]","group":"listing","latitude":"14.1218","longitude":"38.7315","show":"mask,around,buy,city,do,drink,eat,go,listing,other,see,sleep,vicinity,view","zoom":"17"},"body":{"extsrc":"{\"type\":\"Feature\",\"geometry\":{\"coordinates\":[38.7315,14.1218],\"type\":\"Point\"},\"properties\":{\"marker-size\":\"medium\",\"title\":\"[[Axum]]\",\"marker-symbol\":\"-number-listing\",\"marker-color\":\"258825\",\"description\":\"[[File:ET Axum asv2018-01 img34 view from hill.jpg|300px]]\"}}"}}">1</a></span> <span id="Axum" class="fn org listing-name" style="font-weight:bold;"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Axum" title="Axum">Axum</a></span><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Has_map_markers"></span><span id="Q5832" about="#mwt63"></span> (Aksum) — the ancient capital of <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia" id="mwTQ">Ethiopia</a> famous for its stelae and the ruins of various palaces</li> <li id="mwTg"><span class="vcard" about="#mwt66" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwTw" data-mw="{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"marker","href":"./Template:Marker"},"params":{"name":{"wt":"[[Lalibela]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q207590"}},"i":0}}]}"><span class="noprint listing-coordinates" style="display:none"><span class="geo"><abbr class="latitude">12.035561</abbr><abbr class="longitude">39.046203</abbr></span></span><span title="See this element on the map"><a class="mw-kartographer-maplink mw-kartographer-autostyled" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" href="/wiki/Special:Map/17/12.035561/39.046203/en" data-zoom="17" data-lat="12.035561" data-lon="39.046203" style="background: #258825;" data-overlays="["mask","around","buy","city","do","drink","eat","go","listing","other","see","sleep","vicinity","view"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink" about="#mwt68" id="mwUA" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"description":"[[File:Bete Giyorgis 01.jpg|300px]]","group":"listing","latitude":"12.035561","longitude":"39.046203","show":"mask,around,buy,city,do,drink,eat,go,listing,other,see,sleep,vicinity,view","zoom":"17"},"body":{"extsrc":"{\"type\":\"Feature\",\"geometry\":{\"coordinates\":[39.046203,12.035561],\"type\":\"Point\"},\"properties\":{\"marker-size\":\"medium\",\"title\":\"[[Lalibela]]\",\"marker-symbol\":\"-number-listing\",\"marker-color\":\"258825\",\"description\":\"[[File:Bete Giyorgis 01.jpg|300px]]\"}}"}}">2</a></span> <span id="Lalibela" class="fn org listing-name" style="font-weight:bold;"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lalibela" title="Lalibela">Lalibela</a></span><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Has_map_markers"></span><span id="Q207590" about="#mwt66"></span> — attracts tourists and pilgrims alike to its medieval rock-hewn churches</li> <li id="mwUQ"><span class="vcard" about="#mwt69" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwUg" data-mw="{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"marker","href":"./Template:Marker"},"params":{"name":{"wt":"[[Lake Victoria]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q5505"}},"i":0}}]}"><span class="noprint listing-coordinates" style="display:none"><span class="geo"><abbr class="latitude">-1</abbr><abbr class="longitude">33</abbr></span></span><span title="See this element on the map"><a class="mw-kartographer-maplink mw-kartographer-autostyled" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" href="/wiki/Special:Map/17/-1/33/en" data-zoom="17" data-lat="-1" data-lon="33" style="background: #258825;" data-overlays="["mask","around","buy","city","do","drink","eat","go","listing","other","see","sleep","vicinity","view"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink" about="#mwt71" id="mwUw" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"description":"[[File:Getting out to fish at dusk.jpg|300px]]","group":"listing","latitude":"-1","longitude":"33","show":"mask,around,buy,city,do,drink,eat,go,listing,other,see,sleep,vicinity,view","zoom":"17"},"body":{"extsrc":"{\"type\":\"Feature\",\"geometry\":{\"coordinates\":[33,-1],\"type\":\"Point\"},\"properties\":{\"marker-size\":\"medium\",\"title\":\"[[Lake Victoria]]\",\"marker-symbol\":\"-number-listing\",\"marker-color\":\"258825\",\"description\":\"[[File:Getting out to fish at dusk.jpg|300px]]\"}}"}}">3</a></span> <span id="Lake_Victoria" class="fn org listing-name" style="font-weight:bold;"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lake_Victoria" title="Lake Victoria">Lake Victoria</a></span><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Has_map_markers"></span><span id="Q5505" about="#mwt69"></span> — the largest inland lake in Africa, bordered by Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania</li> <li id="mwVA"><span class="vcard" about="#mwt72" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwVQ" data-mw="{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"marker","href":"./Template:Marker"},"params":{"name":{"wt":"[[Mount Kilimanjaro]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q7296"}},"i":0}}]}"><span class="noprint listing-coordinates" style="display:none"><span class="geo"><abbr class="latitude">-3.066667</abbr><abbr class="longitude">37.359167</abbr></span></span><span title="See this element on the map"><a class="mw-kartographer-maplink mw-kartographer-autostyled" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" href="/wiki/Special:Map/17/-3.066667/37.359167/en" data-zoom="17" data-lat="-3.066667" data-lon="37.359167" style="background: #258825;" data-overlays="["mask","around","buy","city","do","drink","eat","go","listing","other","see","sleep","vicinity","view"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink" about="#mwt74" id="mwVg" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"description":"[[File:Mt. Kilimanjaro 12.2006.jpg|300px]]","group":"listing","latitude":"-3.066667","longitude":"37.359167","show":"mask,around,buy,city,do,drink,eat,go,listing,other,see,sleep,vicinity,view","zoom":"17"},"body":{"extsrc":"{\"type\":\"Feature\",\"geometry\":{\"coordinates\":[37.359167,-3.066667],\"type\":\"Point\"},\"properties\":{\"marker-size\":\"medium\",\"title\":\"[[Mount Kilimanjaro]]\",\"marker-symbol\":\"-number-listing\",\"marker-color\":\"258825\",\"description\":\"[[File:Mt. 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becomes the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Masai_Mara_National_Park" title="Masai Mara National Park" class="mw-redirect" id="mwYA">Masai Mara National Park</a> over the border in <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya" id="mwYQ">Kenya</a></li> <li id="mwYg"><span class="vcard" about="#mwt81" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwYw" data-mw="{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"marker","href":"./Template:Marker"},"params":{"name":{"wt":"[[Simien National Park]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q504315"}},"i":0}}]}"><span class="noprint listing-coordinates" style="display:none"><span class="geo"><abbr class="latitude">13.183333</abbr><abbr class="longitude">38.066667</abbr></span></span><span title="See this element on the map"><a class="mw-kartographer-maplink mw-kartographer-autostyled" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" href="/wiki/Special:Map/17/13.183333/38.066667/en" data-zoom="17" data-lat="13.183333" data-lon="38.066667" style="background: #258825;" data-overlays="["mask","around","buy","city","do","drink","eat","go","listing","other","see","sleep","vicinity","view"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink" about="#mwt83" id="mwZA" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"description":"[[File:Simienské hory.jpg|300px]]","group":"listing","latitude":"13.183333","longitude":"38.066667","show":"mask,around,buy,city,do,drink,eat,go,listing,other,see,sleep,vicinity,view","zoom":"17"},"body":{"extsrc":"{\"type\":\"Feature\",\"geometry\":{\"coordinates\":[38.066667,13.183333],\"type\":\"Point\"},\"properties\":{\"marker-size\":\"medium\",\"title\":\"[[Simien National Park]]\",\"marker-symbol\":\"-number-listing\",\"marker-color\":\"258825\",\"description\":\"[[File:Simienské hory.jpg|300px]]\"}}"}}">7</a></span> <span id="Simien_National_Park" class="fn org listing-name" style="font-weight:bold;"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Simien_National_Park" title="Simien National Park">Simien National Park</a></span><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Has_map_markers"></span><span id="Q504315" about="#mwt81"></span> — stunning mountain scenery and important wildlife populations in <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia" id="mwZQ">Ethiopia</a></li> <li id="mwZg"><span class="vcard" about="#mwt84" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwZw" data-mw="{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"marker","href":"./Template:Marker"},"params":{"name":{"wt":"[[Volcanoes National Park]]"},"wikidata":{"wt":"Q932736"}},"i":0}}]}"><span class="noprint listing-coordinates" style="display:none"><span class="geo"><abbr class="latitude">-1.4675</abbr><abbr class="longitude">29.4925</abbr></span></span><span title="See this element on the map"><a class="mw-kartographer-maplink mw-kartographer-autostyled" data-mw-kartographer="maplink" data-style="osm-intl" href="/wiki/Special:Map/17/-1.4675/29.4925/en" data-zoom="17" data-lat="-1.4675" data-lon="29.4925" style="background: #258825;" data-overlays="["mask","around","buy","city","do","drink","eat","go","listing","other","see","sleep","vicinity","view"]" typeof="mw:Extension/maplink" about="#mwt86" id="mwaA" data-mw="{"name":"maplink","attrs":{"description":"[[File:Rwandan children at Volcans National Park.jpg|300px]]","group":"listing","latitude":"-1.4675","longitude":"29.4925","show":"mask,around,buy,city,do,drink,eat,go,listing,other,see,sleep,vicinity,view","zoom":"17"},"body":{"extsrc":"{\"type\":\"Feature\",\"geometry\":{\"coordinates\":[29.4925,-1.4675],\"type\":\"Point\"},\"properties\":{\"marker-size\":\"medium\",\"title\":\"[[Volcanoes National Park]]\",\"marker-symbol\":\"-number-listing\",\"marker-color\":\"258825\",\"description\":\"[[File:Rwandan children at Volcans National Park.jpg|300px]]\"}}"}}">8</a></span> <span id="Volcanoes_National_Park" class="fn org listing-name" style="font-weight:bold;"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Volcanoes_National_Park" title="Volcanoes National Park">Volcanoes National Park</a></span><link rel="mw:PageProp/Category" href="./Category:Has_map_markers"></span><span id="Q932736" about="#mwt84"></span> — in <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda" id="mwaQ">Rwanda</a> is full of impressive rainforest and volcanic scenery of the Virunga Mountains, and is perhaps the best place in the world to see rare mountain gorillas. Also crosses into <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Uganda" title="Uganda" id="mwag">Uganda</a> where it is known as <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mgahinga_Gorilla_National_Park" title="Mgahinga Gorilla National Park" id="mwaw">Mgahinga Gorilla National Park</a></li></ul> </section><section data-mw-section-id="4" id="mwbA"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2" id="mw2g"><h2 id="Understand">Understand</h2><span class="mw-editsection" id="mw2w"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mw3A">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Africa&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Understand" id="mw3Q"><span id="mw3g">edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mw3w">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r4916054" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion" about="#mwt87" id="mwbQ" data-mw="{"name":"templatestyles","attrs":{"src":"Template:Infobox/styles.css"},"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"ramadandates","href":"./Template:Ramadandates"},"params":{},"i":0}}]}">.mw-parser-output .pp_infobox{color:#333;background-color:#effafa;font-size:90%;border:1px solid #ccc;padding-left:1em;padding-right:1em;text-align:left;width:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .pp_infobox td{color:inherit!important;background-color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .pp_infobox td{color:inherit!important;background-color:inherit!important}}</style><span about="#mwt87"> </span><table class="pp_infobox infobox" style="float:right; clear:right; margin-left: 1em; width:40%;" cellpadding="8" cellspacing="1" about="#mwt87"> <tbody><tr><td> <div style="font-weight:bold;">Ramadan</div> <p>Ramadan is the 9th and holiest month in the Islamic calendar and lasts 29–30 days. Muslims fast every day for its duration and most restaurants will be closed until the fast breaks at dusk. Nothing (including water and cigarettes) is supposed to pass through the lips from dawn to sunset. Non-Muslims are exempt from this, but should still refrain from eating or drinking in public as this is considered very impolite. Working hours are decreased as well in the corporate world. Exact dates of Ramadan depend on local astronomical observations and may vary somewhat from country to country. Ramadan concludes with the festival of <i>Eid al-Fitr</i>, which may last several days, usually three in most countries.</p> <ul><li>1 March<span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>– 29 March 2025 (<i>1446 AH</i>)</li> <li>18 February<span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>– 19 March 2026 (<i>1447 AH</i>)</li> <li>8 February<span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>– 8 March 2027 (<i>1448 AH</i>)</li> <li>28 January<span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>– 25 February 2028 (<i>1449 AH</i>)</li></ul> <p>If you're planning to travel to East Africa during Ramadan, consider reading <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Travelling_during_Ramadan" title="Travelling during Ramadan">Travelling during Ramadan</a>.</p></td></tr> </tbody></table> <section data-mw-section-id="5" id="mwbg"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3" id="mw4A"><h3 id="History">History</h3><span class="mw-editsection" id="mw4Q"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mw4g">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Africa&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: History" id="mw4w"><span id="mw5A">edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mw5Q">]</span></span></div> <p id="mwbw">Within the historical era, East Africa has received immigration and influences from the Bantu peoples, Malay peoples of Southeast Asia, the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Islam" title="Islam" id="mwcA">Islamic</a> world, and the Western world. </p> <p id="mwcQ">Prior to colonialism, the <b id="mwcg">Swahili Coast</b>, which comprised the coastal areas of what is today Kenya, Tanzania and northern Mozambique was a very prosperous region, being home to numerous wealthy city-states such as <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zanzibar" title="Zanzibar" id="mwcw">Zanzibar</a>, <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Mombasa" title="Mombasa" id="mwdA">Mombasa</a> and <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kilwa_Kisiwani" title="Kilwa Kisiwani" class="mw-redirect" id="mwdQ">Kilwa Kisiwani</a>. The former in particular was the hub of trade routes that went across the Indian Ocean and Sahara Desert, including that of the Arab Slave Trade. Ethiopia became one of the world's first countries to adopt Christianity as the state religion, having much older Christian roots than most European countries, and with numerous impressive churches that reflect that heritage.</p> <p id="mwdg">The East African countries have developed very differently in modern times. In the late 19th century, the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire" id="mwdw">British Empire</a> tried to create a chain of colonies from <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Alexandria_to_Cape_Town_by_train_and_bus" title="Alexandria to Cape Town by train and bus" id="mweA">Cape to Cairo</a>, competing with <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/German_East_Africa" title="German East Africa" id="mweQ">German East Africa</a> until the defeat of Germany in World War I, after which present-day Tanzania was transferred to the British. <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia" id="mweg">Ethiopia</a> famously resisted European colonialism (except a brief occupation by <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Italy" title="Italy" id="mwew">Italy</a> in the 1930s), and the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Dervish_State?action=edit&redlink=1" title="Dervish State (page does not exist)" class="new" typeof="mw:LocalizedAttrs" id="mwfA" data-mw-i18n="{"title":{"lang":"x-page","key":"red-link-title","params":["Dervish State"]}}">Dervish State</a> wasn't colonized until after most other precolonial African states. Economically the countries range from Kenya, an emerging economy, to <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Somalia" title="Somalia" id="mwfQ">Somalia</a>, one of the world's least developed countries.</p> </section><section data-mw-section-id="6" id="mwfg"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3" id="mw5g"><h3 id="Geography">Geography</h3><span class="mw-editsection" id="mw5w"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mw6A">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Africa&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Geography" id="mw6Q"><span id="mw6g">edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mw6w">]</span></span></div> <p id="mwfw">East Africa contains spectacular geography, with the African Great Lakes, and most of the continent's tallest mountains. It is geographically isolated from the rest of the continent by mountains, deserts, and the African Great Lakes. The climate is more arid than it is on similar latitudes on the Atlantic coast, which makes the land dominated by savanna and desert.</p> <p id="mwgA">While the climate in East Africa is tropical (except the tallest mountains, where snow can occasionally be found), humidity varies a lot, with jungles, savannas, and deserts.</p> </section></section><section data-mw-section-id="7" id="mwgQ"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2" id="mw7A"><h2 id="Talk">Talk</h2><span class="mw-editsection" id="mw7Q"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mw7g">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Africa&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Talk" id="mw7w"><span id="mw8A">edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mw8Q">]</span></span></div> <p id="mwgg">English is understood throughout some of the East Africa region.</p> <p id="mwgw"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Swahili_phrasebook" title="Swahili phrasebook" id="mwhA">Swahili</a> is understood and spoken by a large number of people, especially Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya, where it is an official language.</p> </section><section data-mw-section-id="8" id="mwhQ"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2" id="mw8g"><h2 id="Get_in">Get in</h2><span class="mw-editsection" id="mw8w"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mw9A">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Africa&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Get in" id="mw9Q"><span id="mw9g">edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mw9w">]</span></span></div> <section data-mw-section-id="9" id="mwhg"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3" id="mw-A"><h3 id="By_plane">By plane</h3><span class="mw-editsection" id="mw-Q"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mw-g">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Africa&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: By plane" id="mw-w"><span id="mw_A">edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mw_Q">]</span></span></div> <p id="mwhw">The vast majority of travelers to the region will arrive by air, and the larger East African capitals are accessible by air from Europe, the Middle East, and South Africa. By far the largest carrier in the region is Ethiopian Airlines, which maintains a large, crowded hub in Addis Ababa and which also connects the region to the Americas, several East Asian hubs, and a large number of smaller cities in Africa. Kenya Airways takes second place with a sizable hub of its own in Nairobi, and Rwandair punches above its weight. However, Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea and Somalia are very poorly connected, and likely require a connection in Ethiopia or a trip on a dodgy local airline from Dubai.</p> <p id="mwiA">Flying to this part of the world is likely to be expensive, though it increasingly features in cheap-flight deals. European budget and charter operators do run reasonable flights to coastal destinations like Mombasa and Zanzibar, however.</p> </section></section><section data-mw-section-id="10" id="mwiQ"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2" id="mw_g"><h2 id="Get_around">Get around</h2><span class="mw-editsection" id="mw_w"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mwAQA">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Africa&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Get around" id="mwAQE"><span id="mwAQI">edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mwAQM">]</span></span></div> <p id="mwig">With vast tracts of flat land, <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Driving" title="Driving" id="mwiw">driving</a> (usually <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Offroad_driving" title="Offroad driving" id="mwjA">offroad driving</a>) and <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/General_aviation" title="General aviation" id="mwjQ">general aviation</a> are the most practical ways to get around.</p> </section><section data-mw-section-id="11" id="mwjg"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2" id="mwAQQ"><h2 id="See">See</h2><span class="mw-editsection" id="mwAQU"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mwAQY">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Africa&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See" id="mwAQc"><span id="mwAQg">edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mwAQk">]</span></span></div> <section data-mw-section-id="12" id="mwjw"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3" id="mwAQo"><h3 id="Natural_Attractions">Natural Attractions</h3><span class="mw-editsection" id="mwAQs"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mwAQw">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Africa&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Natural Attractions" id="mwAQ0"><span id="mwAQ4">edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mwAQ8">]</span></span></div> <p id="mwkA">East Africa's dramatic landscapes — and the wildlife that inhabit them — are a major draw for East African tourists. This part of Africa is where you can find the quintessential savanna <b id="mwkQ">safari</b> experience, venturing out in a Land Rover across the plains to scout lions, cheetahs and elephants. The <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Maasai_Mara" title="Maasai Mara" class="mw-redirect" id="mwkg">Maasai Mara</a> and <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Amboseli_National_Park" title="Amboseli National Park" id="mwkw">Amboseli National Park</a> in <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kenya" title="Kenya" id="mwlA">Kenya</a>, and <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ngorongoro_Crater" title="Ngorongoro Crater" class="mw-redirect" id="mwlQ">Ngorongoro Crater</a> and <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Serengeti_National_Park" title="Serengeti National Park" id="mwlg">Serengeti National Park</a> in Tanzania are very popular locations for game drives, offering the visitor the chance to spot the vaunted "Big Five" (lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos and buffaloes). However, there are dozens of locations offering wildlife spotting in these two countries, including both public parks and preserves and privately-run safari properties, and running the gamut from elaborate luxury experiences in the bush to a quick morning cruise through <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Nairobi" title="Nairobi" id="mwlw">Nairobi</a>'s Nairobi National Park. Both Uganda and Rwanda also offer their own compelling safari opportunities, but both are better known for <b id="mwmA">gorilla trekking</b>, the once-in-a-lifetime (and hugely expensive) adventures into the jungle to spot silverbacks and mountain gorillas.</p> <p id="mwmQ">Looming large over many of the most visited natural areas is <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Kilimanjaro" title="Kilimanjaro" class="mw-redirect" id="mwmg">Kilimanjaro</a>, the world's most prominent mountain and Africa's tallest. You don't need to climb it or even go out of your way to seek out a good view and appreciate its majestic beauty, since it's visible across a huge swath of both Kenya and Tanzania. Mount Kenya also dominates the landscape of Central Kenya's highlands, and the landscapes of Ethiopia's <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Simien_Mountains" title="Simien Mountains" class="mw-redirect" id="mwmw">Simien Mountains</a> and Uganda's <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Rwenzori_Mountains?action=edit&redlink=1" title="Rwenzori Mountains (page does not exist)" class="new" typeof="mw:LocalizedAttrs" id="mwnA" data-mw-i18n="{"title":{"lang":"x-page","key":"red-link-title","params":["Rwenzori Mountains"]}}">Rwenzori Mountains</a> are a draw for trekkers to those areas.</p> <p id="mwnQ">East Africa isn't just plains and mountains, however. Desert covers a huge chunk of the Horn of Africa, creating bizarre, almost extra-terrestrial areas like <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia" id="mwng">Ethiopia</a>'s Danakil Depression or <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Djibouti" title="Djibouti" id="mwnw">Djibouti</a>'s Lake Assal. Much of Rwanda and Uganda is covered in lush, hilly jungles. And the white beaches of the Swahili Coast offer their own type of natural beauty.</p> </section></section><section data-mw-section-id="13" id="mwoA"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2" id="mwARA"><h2 id="Do">Do</h2><span class="mw-editsection" id="mwARE"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mwARI">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Africa&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Do" id="mwARM"><span id="mwARQ">edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mwARU">]</span></span></div> <p id="mwoQ">The national parks of East Africa are known as great <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Safari" title="Safari" class="mw-redirect" id="mwog">safari</a> locations.</p> </section><section data-mw-section-id="14" id="mwow"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2" id="mwARY"><h2 id="Eat">Eat</h2><span class="mw-editsection" id="mwARc"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mwARg">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Africa&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Eat" id="mwARk"><span id="mwARo">edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mwARs">]</span></span></div> <p id="mwpA">Many Eastern African countries are heavy consumers of a starchy type of banana called matoke. Unlike what westerners are normally used to, these bananas are steamed or boiled instead of eaten raw. Another popular food is ugali, a firm dough made with corn boiled in water or milk. In the horn of Africa, dishes tend to be mainly stews served on a type of flatbread called injera, made from a grain called teff.</p> </section><section data-mw-section-id="15" id="mwpQ"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2" id="mwARw"><h2 id="Drink">Drink</h2><span class="mw-editsection" id="mwAR0"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mwAR4">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Africa&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Drink" id="mwAR8"><span id="mwASA">edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mwASE">]</span></span></div> <p id="mwpg">If you've never been to a developing country, it's important to be intentional in your approach to drinking <b id="mwpw">water</b>. Across the region, your best bet is to drink bottled water, which is widely distributed in all but the most backwater areas. Piped water is not particularly common outside of urban areas, is almost certainly not potable, and will likely still taste a bit like dishwater even after boiling. If you're traveling in rural areas or spending long periods in nature, it's advisable to bring water purification tablets. </p> <p id="mwqA">The beverage the region is perhaps best-known for is <b id="mwqQ">coffee</b>. Most East African countries have a solid chunk of their agricultural base devoted to growing coffee for export, and have some level of facilities for coffee tourism. While there is a large variety of high-quality coffee being produced in East Africa, Western-style coffee culture hasn't caught on with the masses, and is largely confined to the urban middle and upper classes. Drip coffee is nonetheless widely available in restaurants, though espresso drinks are less common.</p> <p id="mwqg">Some may be surprised to learn that <b id="mwqw">tea</b> is even more popular than coffee in some parts of East Africa, and especially among the working classes (who often can only afford Nescafe). The drink was brought to the region during colonization, and is often cultivated in parts of the region with high and humid climates. East African tea is often served with lots of milk and sugar, and sometimes as a spiced flavor akin to Indian <i id="mwrA">chai</i>. Unlike with coffee, and in contrast to other tea-enjoying cultures like <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/China" title="China" id="mwrQ">China</a>, there is little artisanal/premium tea, and what is produced is chiefly for the mass-market.</p> <p id="mwrg">Fruit juices are consumed throughout East Africa, and the fresh stuff can be of high quality. Local and foreign brands of soft drinks alike are widely available. Energy drinks are a new arrival, but are of growing popularity.</p> <p id="mwrw"><b id="mwsA">Alcohol</b> is widely enjoyed in non-Muslim areas; in Muslim countries like Djibouti and Somalia, it is unheard of. Mixed areas like Ethiopia or the Swahili Coast still appreciate their tipple and distribute it widely. <b id="mwsQ">Beer</b> is the most widely-enjoyed alcohol in the region and is widely available. Most beers produced in the region are Euro-style pale lagers, though Guinness (the stiff, caramel-y African "Foreign Extra" version) is also common, and craft beer has begun to emerge in expat-heavy capital cities. In rural areas, you may encounter home-brewed low-alcohol millet beers, which won't kill you but which also will probably not be an amazing experience. </p> <p id="mwsg"><b id="mwsw">Hard liquor</b> is probably in second place after beer - sometimes a distant second - and both local and imported liquors can be found. Among the more professionally produced liquors are Ugandan <i id="mwtA">waragi</i> and Tanzanian <i id="mwtQ">konyagi</i>, both of which are akin to a mild, low-grade gin. You can also find locally-produced whiskeys, rums and vodkas in most countries, along with typical Western mid-shelf brands. </p> <p id="mwtg">Other local concoctions include "banana beer", a fermented banana drink known under a variety of local names in Rwanda and Uganda, and <i id="mwtw">tej</i>, a honey-based wine found in Ethiopia, where honey-flavored beer is also produced. <b id="mwuA">Wine</b> is not especially popular, as few grapes are grown in the region. It can be found in urban supermarkets and at higher-end restaurants, but the vast majority is imported. </p> <p id="mwuQ">Like other parts of sub-Saharan Africa, East Africa is known for its <b id="mwug">nightlife</b>. In hotspots like Kampala and Nairobi, rowdy nightclubs keep revelers dancing until dawn. Local and continental hits are dominant on the region's dancefloors, though American hip-hop, Western EDM, and Caribbean dancehall also have a steady presence. In the 2010s, a homegrown alternative electronic scene developed. Outside of nightclubs, local bars are widespread, often decked out in the colors of a local beer brand. These can be as simple as a couple of plastic tables and chairs set up on a roadside to more elaborate multi-bar complexes. Note that music is often played at a volume that non-Africans would consider loud, even when there is no obvious place to dance. For those who like to sing, karaoke bars/nights are also popular.</p> </section><section data-mw-section-id="16" id="mwuw"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2" id="mwASI"><h2 id="Stay_safe">Stay safe</h2><span class="mw-editsection" id="mwASM"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mwASQ">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Africa&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Stay safe" id="mwASU"><span id="mwASY">edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mwASc">]</span></span></div> <p id="mwvA">If you are travelling by boat, yacht or jet ski, you should be vigilant around the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, due to the activities of Somali pirates. There have also been incidents involving jihadists attacking non-Muslims in various parts of East Africa where they would target those who are unfamiliar with the Quran.</p> </section><section data-mw-section-id="17" id="mwvQ"><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2" id="mwASg"><h2 id="Go_next">Go next</h2><span class="mw-editsection" id="mwASk"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mwASo">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Africa&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Go next" id="mwASs"><span id="mwASw">edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" id="mwAS0">]</span></span></div> <p id="mwvg"><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Southern_Africa" title="Southern Africa" id="mwvw">Southern Africa</a> is readily accessible from Tanzania and shares numerous similarities with the region; you can also visit <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Central_Africa" title="Central Africa" id="mwwA">Central Africa</a> and the <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sahel" title="Sahel" id="mwwQ">Sahel</a> region.</p> <p id="mwwg">Flights also connect to <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Middle_East" title="Middle East" id="mwww">Middle East</a> just a few hours away by plane.</p> <div class="noprint" about="#mwt90" typeof="mw:Transclusion" id="mwxA" data-mw="{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"outlineregion","href":"./Template:Outlineregion"},"params":{},"i":0}}]}"> <table id="outline_region" class="article-status" style="border-style:dotted;"> <tbody><tr><td></td> <td>This <a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Wikivoyage:Geographical_hierarchy#Regions" title="Wikivoyage:Geographical hierarchy">region</a> travel guide to <b>East Africa</b><span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>is an <b><a rel="mw:WikiLink" href="//en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Wikivoyage:Outline_articles" title="Wikivoyage:Outline articles">outline</a></b><span typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>and may need more content. 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