The Across map
Africa, connected by discovery.
See the region as a whole, then move closer. Highlighted countries connect to current Across places, journeys, wildlife, culture, and stories.
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Explore by place
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Move from a country into local starting points, overlooked Places, connected Journeys, wildlife landscapes, and Stories.
Featured discoveries
Different ways into a place.
Wildlife, history, mountain landscapes, and the Indian Ocean sit in one discovery stream—each grounded in a real place.
Wildlife & safaris
Maasai Mara National Reserve
The Kenyan reach of the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem: open grasslands, river corridors, resident wildlife, and seasonal herds moving with rain and fresh grazing.
Culture & historyIsland of Gorée
A small island off Dakar whose buildings, streets and fortifications form a World Heritage site of memory connected to Atlantic enslavement and its continuing human consequences.
Mountains & outdoorsMount Kenya
Mount Kenya rises above the Central Highlands in a landscape of forest, bamboo, open moorland, rocky valleys, glaciers, and sharply pointed peaks. Batian and Nelion form its dramatic summit, while Point Lenana offers a more accessible high-altitude goal …
Indian Ocean coastDiani Beach
A long sweep of white-sand coast south of Mombasa, where reef-sheltered Indian Ocean water meets the everyday life of Ukunda.
Journeys & routes
The route is part of the discovery.
Follow journeys shaped by ordered stops and connected routes—from the Swahili coast to a safari circuit and the Senegal River corridor.
Coast & islands
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Mombasa to Zanzibar — Along the Swahili Coast
Liv Kenya's coast-and-islands Journey from Mombasa by Likoni, the Lunga Lunga–Horohoro border, Tanga, and Dar es Salaam to Stone Town, Changuu, Zanzibar's north and east coasts, Jozani, Paje, and back …
Safari circuitSouth Rift Safari Circuit
Travel from Nairobi into the Great Rift Valley, pause at Naivasha, explore Lake Nakuru's lake-and-rhino landscape, then continue through Narok to the Maasai Mara grasslands.
Regional journeyDakar, Saint-Louis and Djoudj
Travel north from Dakar to Saint-Louis, give the river island its own time, then continue separately toward Djoudj for managed wetland discovery.
Ways to discover
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Stories from Across
Human experience belongs on the map.
Stories connect memory, culture, and firsthand perspective to the places and journeys around them.
Food and cultureKungu Maitu: Nyama Choma in NanyukiMy friend Jackson and I would often go out for nyama choma, and one of our favorite places was a small outdoor restaurant called Kungu Maitu Cafeteria. You would choose …Read the Story →
Journey storyThe story of AcrossAfrica.com and AcrossAsia.comA Peace Corps chapter in Nanyuki planted the idea for AcrossAfrica.com and AcrossAsia.com. Three decades later, that long-held travel and culture project is becoming real.Read the Story →
A growing network
Across connects more than destinations.
The network is taking shape through countries, local Home Bases, Places, Journeys, safari discoveries, and Stories.
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247Places
127Home Bases
142Journeys
158Safari discoveries
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