The East Africa region consists of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda. In general, guests on holiday stay in small, personable camps to high density lodges, some geared to mass market, due to the large numbers of seasonal visitors wishing to view particular phenomena, such as the annual migration of over a million wildebeests and thousands of zebras in the Serengeti National Park in northern Tanzania and Masai Mara National Reserve in southwestern Kenya.

This spectacular movement is one of the most amazing events in the natural world. But to be sure to see it in comfort, you will need to pick your spot. It continues all through the year with the Lobo herds arriving in the Ndutu area from December onwards where they remain for a mass breeding season in February and March, with thousands of newborn to be seen and photographed while witnessing concomitant gut-wrenching thrills when hungry predators battle with vigilant mothers or snatch the helpless young.

For the mountaineers if  climbing Mount Kilimanjaro or Mount kenya is on your bucket list, this is best attempted from July to October or between January , February and march. An East African beach holiday on the idyllic Indian Ocean coast of Mombasa, Malindi, Watamu, Kilifi, Dar es Salaam, Bagamoyo, Kilwa, Pangani or offshore islands of Lamu, Funzi, Zanzibar, Pemba, Diani are an first-rate choice to combine with a game viewing Kenya and Tanzania wildlife vacation, and can be indulged in all year round, but it is best to avoid unsettled periods of long rains, which can occur in between April and June.