Scenic Views

Beyond the wildlife, East and Southern Africa offer some of the most breathtaking landscapes on earth, and a Buutu safari is as much a feast for the eyes as for the soul. Uganda, the Pearl of Africa, rolls out endless green hills, misty crater lakes and the snow-capped peaks of the Rwenzori, the fabled "Mountains of the Moon," while the tranquil, island-dotted waters of Lake Bunyonyi, the "Place of Little Birds" and one of the deepest lakes in Africa, offer a serene highland retreat framed by steep, terraced hillsides. Rwanda's terraced slopes ripple to the horizon beneath the volcanic cones of the Virungas, and in Tanzania the vast caldera of the Ngorongoro Crater and the snows of Kilimanjaro dominate the highlands. Kenya's Great Rift Valley opens onto flamingo-pink soda lakes and sweeping savannahs, while Botswana dazzles with the shimmering channels of the Okavango Delta and the eerie, endless salt flats of the Makgadikgadi Pans. Whether glimpsed from a mountain trail, a boat gliding across Bunyonyi, a light aircraft or simply the deck of your lodge at sunset, these landscapes are unforgettable, and we build the very best of them into every journey.