Habari (Hello) from "Out of Africa - Too."  Enjoy my African (Safari) Journey, focusing on East Africa, especially the  countries of Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan (Tanzania was not included since I did not live there). This site is not so much about the scenic wonders and wildlife, but about the heart of Africa, its people which is the true "Out of Africa."  This Out of Africa site is filled with stories and pictures of life in Africa, African encounters, impressions and insights from the perspective of a muzungu (mzungu in Swahili) (westerner).  You can also find out how you can embark on your African or Ugandan Safari.  Coming to Africa, will prove to be a trip of a life time, an African Safari that you will never forget.

Most visitors to East Africa are tourists who come to see the spectacular natural settings of Africa.  The animals in the plains such as in the Maasai Mara in Kenya, the beaches of Mombasa or Malindi, the Rift Valley, Queen Elizabeth Park in Uganda, the source of the Nile, Lake Victoria, the natural wonders of Africa.  There is lots to take in; from the splendor of Lake Naivasha to the mountain gorillas of Uganda.  You can spot the well to do tourists in all their splendor at the historic Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi or the Sheraton in Kampala, while in the town you will meet the dusty young person who is doing his Overland Africa Tour on the back of a truck. There is a place for both.

Unfortunately the average Western Tourist  never gets to meet the people of Africa, which is the real heart of Africa, (tourists get a cross between Karen Blixen's - Out of Africa and a typical Tourist Version of the animals of Africa in luxurious style), they never sit down with the African who struggles, dreams, works hard and lives a different life than the visitor to Africa.  "Out of Africa - Too" is a collection of stories, that make the real Africa, its people, alive.  It is filled with encounters, observations, insights from Out of Africa that make the heart and soul of Africa real and it is not a "Heart of Darkness of Joseph Conrad,"  but one that is filled with the equatorial sun awaiting another day with hope and dreams of a better tomorrow.  The real Africa is not that of Karen Blixen's (Out of Africa Book) or the movie with Meryl Streep where Africa is a mere backdrop to a story. The real Africa is the story of its people with a zest for life, a sense of humor, people who struggle for a better life in spite of all the odds against them.  Africa, the neglected continent is stirring and moving, growing and becoming - Africa is awakening and thirsting for "Uhuru - for Freedom" at every level of society.

Mother Africa, is a continent filled with the most awesome beauty anywhere in the world. The majestic Rift Valley, endless Lake Victoria, the Nile River moving eternally to the sea, the terraced gardens on the mountain sides of Rwanda, the Maasai Mara in Kenya with all of its wildlife. The history of a people with ancient cultures and customs that are still being practiced in many areas. The endless horizon, a heaven that seems higher than here in North America, thunderstorms over Lake Victoria, lights flashing, the sounds of monkeys scurrying about in the trees and birds everywhere. Most of all Africa is much more than nature, more than wildlife, it is people that make up Mother Africa.

Wherever one goes you are greeted in the warmest of fashion, "You are most Welcome." The "welcome" is genuine and soon one is seated in a humble home, eating, conversing and feeling part of the family, Africa became my home, the people my friends, I even began to think like Africans causing them to chuckle, calling me a "Mudagavu," an African. I was no longer a "Mzungu," a Westerner but an African. I loved sitting in one of the local restaurants talking of yesterday, tomorrow and today until late at night . Laughing and joking, poking fun at oneself and experiencing Africa not as a tourist, not as a foreigner, not as a white person, but as one who has come home.

The hustle and bustle of the markets leaves one literally exhilarated, the age old ritual of bargaining is a delight, lunch in an open air restaurant, people freely joining you at your table and asking "How has your day been?" I loved the cities of Nairobi, Kenya, Kampala, Uganda, Kigali, Rwanda, all reflective of the people who lived in them and in each one of them I felt home.

These pages reflect the parts of Africa that I have experienced - It is my "Out of Africa - Too".  They are my reflections, my insights, my African Impressions, my personal African Safari. This is my Safari into places like Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan. I hope that it will inspire you to take your journey, your African safari to this wonderful place called Mother Africa.

Hopefully you will enjoy what you find here and that it will give you a glimpse of Africa that one does not read about in Western Sources since most Westerners know little about Africa.  Enjoy "Out of Africa - Too" and Kwaheri for now (Good Bye) but hopefully we will say a lot of Jambo's (Hello's). Do take the time to drop me a line after visiting  my personal East African - Ugandan Safari and thank you or as we say in Swahili "Asante Sana" or in Luganda "Mweraba"...jon.

If you would like to go on a Safari in Africa, I can help you to make it come reality.  A Safari In Uganda, East Africa, from Lions to Gorillas, from Elephants to Hippos, Uganda has it for you.  Discover the Pearl of Africa by taking the Safari of a lifetime in Uganda. Write me if you are interested in a Ugandan Safari in the near future.

I can arrange every aspect of your Ugandan Safari, if you are interested in a safari into Rwanda, the country of a thousand hills, or Kenya, also Tanzania, please let me know?  Looking for a flight to Entebbe, Uganda, Nairobi, Kenya or Kigali, Rwanda, or  Tanzania, I can give you a most favorable quote there and back with a major airline?  You can also contact me via text message or phone in Uganda at 256 - (0) 774785852.