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Travel stories, galleries, and firsthand notes from across Africa. Start with a country, then move through coastlines, cities, backroads, old sites, wildlife areas, and the small stops that make a route more interesting.

Murchison Falls - Bottom of the Falls

Murchison Falls – The Nile Unleashed

Murchison Falls is the Nile at full volume: squeezed through a 7-metre gorge, roaring at full volume. Add savannah game drives, hippos and crocs on the river, and the delta’s papyrus silence, and you have Uganda’s best surprise, yet to be discovered by the crowds.
Uganda
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Mombasa - Fort Jesus in the evening

Fort Jesus: Where Empires Fought for the Swahili Coast

Fort Jesus is Mombasa’s most famous landmark, but it is more than a coastal fortress. It is a hard-edged piece of Swahili Coast history, shaped by Portuguese ambition, Omani power, trade, war, empire, and the long, messy story of Mombasa itself.
Kenya
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Thimlich Ohinga Outer Wall and Entrance

Thimlich Ohinga: Kenya’s Forgotten Stone Fortress

Hidden away in Migori County, Thimlich Ohinga is one of Kenya’s least-known UNESCO sites and easily one of its most intriguing. Hard to reach, rich in mystery, and wrapped in thick stone walls, it feels less like a heritage stop and more like the remains of a lost civilization.
Kenya
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Jinja - White Water Rafting on the Nile

White-Water Rafting in Jinja: Christmas on the Nile

Jinja has earned its reputation as Uganda’s adventure capital, and white-water rafting on the Nile is a good reason why. On our Christmas 2025 road trip, we finally got in the raft. The plan was a fun family run through grade 4 rapids. Well, that was the plan..
Uganda
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