Africa is a great continent to visit characterized with different touristic features which are distributed in different regions of the continent, these regions include West Africa, South Africa, North Africa, Central Africa and East Africa.
These touristic features include wild animals, primates, bird species, forests, mountains, Rivers, Lakes and other physical features. Some of these features are found in all regions of the continent but most the of visitors to Africa prefer visiting the East African side and listed below are some of the points elaborating why is it so.
Ease of Access
The East African side includes Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania. Accessing all these countries is very easy provided you have the required documents which include a Tourist Visa, valid passport and valid yellow fever vaccination card; mainly failure to present these documents you will not be issued permission for entry.
For the tourist Visa you can apply for it before your travel dates using online platforms or apply for it on arrival. If you are to visit three countries named Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya there is a possibility of getting a multi-Visa (East African Visa) which issues you permission of entry to the three countries.
East African side is situated with varieties of different tourist attractions in countries like Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania; most of tourists regard this region as the centre of tourism.
These tourist attractions include mountain gorillas which are only found in Uganda and Rwanda, wildebeest which are only found in Tanzania and Kenya, African Big fives which include Elephants, Buffaloes, Leopards, Lions and the Rhinoceros, Primates like Chimpanzees, Golden Monkeys, Black & White Colobus Monkeys, Blue Monkeys, Vervets, Baboons, Red tailed Monkeys, different bird species, Mountains like Mountain Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Mountain Kenya, Mountain Rwenzori and Elgon in Uganda, Falls like Murchison Falls and Sipi Falls in Uganda, Rivers like River Nile, hot springs, Lakes like Lake Victoria in Uganda and more.
Mountain gorilla tours and wildebeest experience are ranked to be the most interesting and attractive attractions in the Eastern part of Africa, these Mountain gorillas are shy endangered ground dwelling herbivorous apes which usually feed on young bamboo shoot, stem, foliage, tree leaves, sugar canes plus some fruits like mangoes, oranges, water melon, grapes and more.
Mountain gorillas are tailless, black in color and smaller when compared with the Lowland Gorillas usually live in a group comprising of male and female members being led by a Male dominant silver back which is responsible for protecting its members, looking for what to eat and more.
Wildebeest are found in Kenya and Tanzania; they usually migrate from Tanzania crossing rivers to Kenya in search of what to eat from June to September so tourists usually go to Kenya and Tanzania with interest of seeing migration of these species. Usually, female species meet with the male species in course of the migrating Journey and others produce young ones on the way.
African Big fives are other species which attract tourists’ attention in the Eastern part of Africa and these include Elephants, Buffaloes, Leopards, Lions and Rhinoceros. These Wild animals are called the African Big fives because they were very difficult to hunt on foot by the local hunters, ranked to be very dangerous to human beings.
Security
Most of the popular destinations to visit in the Eastern part of the African Continent are politically stable and these countries include Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Kenya and this leaves most of the tourists with no worries of visiting these destinations for Safaris and adventure tours.
Good accommodation & Transport services
All destinations to visit in the Eastern part of the African Continent are characterized with good accommodation facilities which are categorized into three levels named budget, mid-range and luxury plus good transport means which include road, water and air transport which favours tourists on their Vacations in Africa.
