East Africa Travel Guide

From the Serengeti to the Masai Mara, stunning beaches to the spectacular savannah, our East Africa Travel Guide will help you personalize every moment of your trip. From meeting with Maasai communities to traveling across the Great Rift Valley, searching for mountain gorillas in the mist or watching the Great Migration, adventure, beauty, and connection create unforgettable experiences. A travel expert who specializes in the country of your interest and understands how to craft your best trip can help you customize each day of your trip when you are ready to book.

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Samburu people in Samburu National Park, Kenya

Top 8 Things to Do in East Africa

The top things to do in East Africa break the routine for an immersion into the exciting possibilities of a region that can reveal wildebeest and gorillas,...
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

12 Best Places to Visit in East Africa

From Kenya’s national parks to Zanzibar’s coastlines, this list of the 12 best places to visit in East Africa shares what to expect as you explore one...
Prison Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania

7 Best Places to Visit in Tanzania on Safari

The best places to visit in Tanzania can make your quintessential safari dreams come true. Set against a backdrop of vast wilderness areas and iconic...
Lion laying on a boulder in Eastern Serengeti, Tanzania

Best Time to Visit Tanzania

The best time to visit Tanzania is during the dry season, from June to October. With its vast wilderness, iconic wildlife, and idyllic Indian Ocean coastline,...
Wild animals surrounded by nature, Ngorongoro Crater, Africa

How to Plan a Trip to Tanzania: Frequently Asked Questions

Tanzania is considered one of the premier safari destinations in Africa. From the endless, wildlife-filled plains of the Serengeti to the flocks of flamingos...
Female lion with her cub in East Serengeti, Tanzania

Top 15 Animals and Birds of Tanzania and Where to See Them

With vast ecosystems that thrive across diverse terrain, some of the most spectacular wildlife viewing on the African continent can be found in Tanzania....
Elephants in Amboseli National Park, Kenya

10 Best Places to Visit in Kenya on Safari

Few places capture the luxury and romance of a safari quite like Kenya, the country that first defined the adventure. It is a land of classic landscapes,...
Beautiful landscape, Aberdare National Park, Kenya

7 Places to Visit in Kenya Beyond a Safari

While Kenya is synonymous with the classic African safari, there is so much more to discover beyond its iconic national parks. The places to visit in...
Rothschild's giraffe and pelicans at Lake Nakuru in Kenya

The Best Time to Visit Kenya

The best time to visit Kenya is during the dry season, from July to October. With its vast savannas, dramatic Rift Valley, and iconic wildlife, the country’s...
Leopard in Samburu National Park, Kenya

Top 12 Animals in Kenya and Where to See Them

The top animals of Kenya and where to see them will bring you face to face with spectacular species in a land of breathtaking contrasts. Kenya is a country...
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

5 Best Places to Visit in Zimbabwe

Formerly known as the “breadbasket of Africa”, the regions that make up the best places to visit in Zimbabwe vary in topography, geography, and captivating...
Maasai Mara, Kenya.

Maasai Mara Luxury Safaris

Kenya’s Maasai Mara luxury safaris will place you in vast open plains and acacia-studded savannas. The reserve is famous for the Great Migration and is...
Aerial view of Victoria Falls in Zambia

6 Best Places to Visit in Zambia

Said to host some of the best safari regions in southern Africa and home to some of the most welcoming locals, it is not hard to identify the best places...
Aerial view of luxury overwater bungalows on Bora Bora island in French Polynesia.

How to Plan Your Zicasso Trip Budget in 3 Easy Steps

Knowing your budget is an essential component of any trip-planning process. Whether the sky's the limit or you have specific parameters, a customized...
Balloons over Cappadocia in Turkey.

How to Plan Your Zicasso Trip in 4 Easy Steps

Explore the world with Zicasso by working with top travel specialists who will bring your dream vacation to life. Our primary goal is to make planning,...

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Reviews of Zicasso's East Africa Safaris & Tours

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South Africa, Zambia, Botswana Travel Review: Safari, Wildlife, 12 Nights

Zicasso’s travel company planned the perfect multigenerational safari trip for our family. It was amazing and everyone loved it! Unbelievable opportunities to observe animals in their natural habitat, with excellent guides who educated us about the wildlife and the area. The camps were beautiful and comfortable, and the food was abundant and delicious. A once-in-a-lifetime experience that we will never forget!

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Kenya Vacation Review: Safari, Wildlife Photography, 10 Nights

Best safari we’ve taken.

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Kenya, South Africa Travel Review: Cape Town, Safari, 2 Weeks

An experienced team who created an exciting and high-quality trip. Excellent choice of accommodations and all transfers and elements of the trip were seamless. I have some minor suggestions about how to improve communications with travelers.

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South Africa Tour Review: Johannesburg, Wildlife, Local Cuisine, 12 Days

It was the best trip in my lifetime and I've spent my entire adult life travelling the planet for work and pleasure. Outstanding support by Zicasso’s travel specialist, from presenting various options during the trip-planning stages to finalizing all details before we left. We couldn't be more pleased with the support and knowledge they shared throughout the process. Will definitely be going back to the travel specialists if we plan a second safari.

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Tanzania Vacation Review: Wildlife, Nature, 1 Week

Zicasso’s tour operator was very reliable and delivered as promised. They worked with us to provide the services and itinerary that we requested.

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Tanzania Tour Review: Olduvai Gorge, Maasai Boma, Wildlife, Nature, Local Cuisine, 9 Days

My family and I had an unforgettable experience in Tanzania and we thank Zicasso’s travel specialist for designing such a wonderful, beyond-words safari package. The travel book thoroughly prepared us for this upcoming adventure.

With our friendly and knowledgeable guide, who has an eagle’s eye for spotting wildlife, I swear we saw just about every animal active during the day: lions and cubs, cheetahs and cubs, leopards (6x), rhinos, hippos, a Nile crocodile, elephants and babies, giraffes and babies, wildebeests, Cape buffalo, monkeys, all sorts of deer and antelope, from dik diks to impalas to a waterbuck, and even a serval cat.

Of all our other excursions, we especially enjoyed interacting with the Maasai chief and the women and men of his boma, and visiting Olduvai Gorge and its museum.

We loved the uniqueness, views, delicious meals, and friendly service, with attention to detail of guests, at each property. What better way to have a lunch and a dinner than in the bush! The sundowner was breathtaking. We left with such warm memories and appreciation of Tanzania and its people.

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