Blue Lilac Tours
Kenya · Tanzania · Uganda · Rwanda · Zanzibar

Destinations

The wild places, ancient towns and ocean shores that shape an East African journey.

Where we go

Five countries. One continent of wonder.

From the wildebeest-thundered plains of the Serengeti to the misty gorilla forests of Bwindi, we craft journeys across East Africa's most extraordinary places — and the Indian Ocean and Arabian add-ons that pair beautifully with them.

Browse tours

Blue Lilac favourites

Iconic experiences

Maasai Mara
Kenya

Maasai Mara

The Great Migration's stage

Serengeti National Park
Tanzania

Serengeti National Park

Endless plains of the Migration

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Uganda

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Mountain gorillas in the mist

Nungwi & Kendwa
Zanzibar

Nungwi & Kendwa

Powder beaches & turquoise water

Every place we love

21 destinations

Maasai Mara
Kenya

Maasai Mara

The Great Migration's stage

Kenya's flagship reserve and the northern theatre of the Great Migration. Open savannah, huge predator densities and unrivalled big-cat sightings.

  • Great Migration (Jul–Oct)
  • Big Five
  • Hot-air balloon safaris
  • Maasai cultural visits
Best time: Jul – OctTours
Amboseli National Park
Kenya

Amboseli National Park

Elephants beneath Kilimanjaro

Iconic views of Mt. Kilimanjaro framing some of Africa's largest elephant herds, set across swamps and dusty plains.

  • Tusker elephants
  • Kilimanjaro backdrop
  • Birdlife in the swamps
Best time: Jun – Oct, Jan – FebTours
Lake Nakuru National Park
Kenya

Lake Nakuru National Park

Flamingo-rimmed Rift Valley jewel

A compact Rift Valley park famed for flamingos, white and black rhino, Rothschild's giraffe and leopard along yellow-fever forests.

  • Black & white rhino
  • Pelicans & flamingos
  • Baboon Cliff viewpoint
Best time: Year-roundTours
Lake Naivasha
Kenya

Lake Naivasha

Freshwater haven on the Rift

A serene freshwater lake of hippos, fish eagles and acacia woodlands — perfect for boat rides and walking safaris at Crescent Island.

  • Boat safaris
  • Hells Gate cycling
  • Crescent Island walks
Best time: Year-roundTours
Samburu National Reserve
Kenya

Samburu National Reserve

Wild north of the equator

Rugged semi-arid landscapes home to the 'Samburu Special Five' — reticulated giraffe, Grevy's zebra, Somali ostrich, gerenuk and beisa oryx.

  • Samburu Special Five
  • Ewaso Nyiro river
  • Samburu culture
Best time: Jun – OctTours
Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Kenya

Ol Pejeta Conservancy

Home of the last northern white rhinos

East Africa's largest black rhino sanctuary and home of the world's last two northern white rhinos. Big Five plus a chimpanzee sanctuary.

  • Last northern white rhinos
  • Chimp sanctuary
  • Night game drives
Best time: Year-roundTours
Tsavo East & West
Kenya

Tsavo East & West

Red elephants & vast wilderness

Kenya's largest protected wilderness — Tsavo's red-dust elephants, Mzima Springs and the Yatta Plateau across two vast parks.

  • Red elephants
  • Mzima Springs
  • Lugard's Falls
Best time: Jun – Oct, Jan – FebTours
Diani Beach
Kenya

Diani Beach

Powder-white sands on the Indian Ocean

Kenya's most beautiful stretch of coast — coral reefs, kite-surf swells and colobus monkeys in the coastal forest.

  • Snorkel & dive
  • Kitesurfing
  • Colobus monkey trails
Best time: Dec – Mar, Jul – OctTours
Nairobi
Kenya

Nairobi

The only city with a national park

Your gateway to Kenya — Nairobi National Park, the Giraffe Centre, Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage and a buzzing food scene.

  • Nairobi National Park
  • Sheldrick elephants
  • Giraffe Centre
  • Karen Blixen Museum
Best time: Year-roundTours
Serengeti National Park
Tanzania

Serengeti National Park

Endless plains of the Migration

1.5 million wildebeest, vast plains, kopjes full of lions and the heart of the Great Migration year-round across the southern and western corridors.

  • Great Migration
  • Calving season (Jan–Feb)
  • Predator action
  • Hot-air balloon
Best time: Year-round (Migration varies)Tours
Ngorongoro Crater
Tanzania

Ngorongoro Crater

Africa's Garden of Eden

A collapsed volcanic caldera teeming with 25,000+ large animals — the most reliable Big Five sighting on the continent.

  • Big Five in one day
  • Black rhino
  • Maasai homesteads
Best time: Year-roundTours
Tarangire National Park
Tanzania

Tarangire National Park

Land of giants and baobabs

Massive elephant herds, ancient baobab trees and the Tarangire River — a dry-season magnet for wildlife.

  • Huge elephant herds
  • Baobab forests
  • Tree-climbing pythons
Best time: Jun – OctTours
Lake Manyara
Tanzania

Lake Manyara

Tree-climbing lions & soda lake

Groundwater forest, flamingo-pink shores and famously tree-climbing lions tucked beneath the Rift escarpment.

  • Tree-climbing lions
  • Flamingos
  • Forest walks
Best time: Jul – OctTours
Arusha
Tanzania

Arusha

Gateway to the northern circuit

Tanzania's safari capital nestled below Mt. Meru — your start and finish point for the northern parks.

  • Mt. Meru views
  • Coffee tours
  • Cultural villages
Best time: Year-roundTours
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Uganda

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest

Mountain gorillas in the mist

Half the world's mountain gorillas live in Bwindi's ancient rainforest. Permits required — we handle every detail.

  • Mountain gorilla trekking
  • Batwa cultural experience
  • 100+ butterfly species
Best time: Jun – Aug, Dec – FebTours
Queen Elizabeth NP
Uganda

Queen Elizabeth NP

Tree-climbing lions of Ishasha

Savannah, crater lakes and the Kazinga Channel — plus the famous tree-climbing lions of the Ishasha sector.

  • Kazinga boat cruise
  • Tree-climbing lions
  • Chimpanzee tracking
Best time: Jan – Feb, Jun – SepTours
Lake Bunyonyi
Uganda

Lake Bunyonyi

Africa's most beautiful lake

29 emerald islands on a deep crater lake — the perfect unwind after gorilla trekking.

  • Island canoeing
  • Birding
  • Terraced hill views
Best time: Year-roundTours
Volcanoes National Park
Rwanda

Volcanoes National Park

Gorillas, golden monkeys, volcanoes

Trek mountain gorillas through the Virunga volcanoes — Rwanda's flagship experience, made famous by Dian Fossey.

  • Gorilla trekking
  • Golden monkeys
  • Dian Fossey hike
Best time: Jun – Sep, Dec – FebTours
Kigali
Rwanda

Kigali

Clean, calm capital of a thousand hills

One of Africa's cleanest and safest cities — moving genocide memorial, vibrant arts and excellent coffee.

  • Kigali Genocide Memorial
  • Café culture
  • Inema Arts Center
Best time: Year-roundTours
Stone Town
Zanzibar

Stone Town

Spice islands' UNESCO heart

A labyrinth of Swahili-Arab heritage — carved doors, spice markets and the freshly grilled seafood of Forodhani Gardens.

  • UNESCO old town
  • Spice tour
  • Prison Island turtles
Best time: Jun – Oct, Dec – FebTours
Nungwi & Kendwa
Zanzibar

Nungwi & Kendwa

Powder beaches & turquoise water

The island's most picture-perfect beaches — long white sands, sunset dhows and excellent diving on the northern reefs.

  • Dhow sunset sails
  • Snorkel & dive
  • Mnemba Atoll
Best time: Jun – Oct, Dec – MarTours

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