1. Kruger National Park, South Africa
The rugged plains of Kruger National Park offer an abundance of game, including encounters of the African Big Five – elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion and leopard.
2. Samburu National Reserve, Kenya
On the banks of the Ewaso Ng’iro river in Kenya a wide range of animal and bird life can be seen including the gerenuk, Grevy’s zebra, oryx, giraffe, lion, cheetah and African leopard among many others.
3. Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
Tarangire is possibly the most underrated wildlife reserve in Africa. It is home to some of the wildest and scenically most beautiful country in Africa and yet it is not well known as a safari destination because of the popularity of nearby Ngorongro and Serengeti.
4. Chobe National Park, Botswana
Chobe National Park is in northern Botswana near the vast, inland Okavango Delta. It’s known for its large herds of elephants and Cape buffalo, which converge along the Chobe Riverfront in the dry months. Lions, antelopes and hippos inhabit the woods and lagoons around Linyanti Marsh. The floodable grasslands of the Savuti Marsh attract numerous bird species, plus migrating zebras.
5. Simien Mountains National Park, Ethiopia
The Simien Mountains National Park features the UNESCO world heritage site of the Simien Mountains, which consist of great pinnacles and valleys.
6. Etosha National Park, Namibia
Etosha’s main attraction is a massive salt pan so large it is viewable from space. It features abundant wildlife around many waterholes, with almost guaranteed game sightings.
7. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
Most notable for having half the world’s population Bwindi gorillas, you can also find 120 species of mammals, 348 species of birds, 220 species of butterflies, 27 species of frogs, chameleons, geckos, and many endangered species. If flora is more your thing you can find more than 1,000 flowering plant species, including 163 species of trees and 104 species of ferns.
8. Chobe National Park, Botswana
Chobe National Park is famous for its population of lions which prey on African elephants, along with having one of the greatest concentrations of game in Africa.
9. Masai Mara, Kenya
One of the most famous wilderness areas in Africa, Masai Mara is world-renowned for its exceptional populations of lions, leopards, cheetahs and elephant. It also hosts the Great Migration, a photographer’s paradise capturing large groups of animals in one area.
10. Serengeti, Tanzania
The world famous Serengeti fosters amazing sights of the year-long migration of over 1.5 million wildebeest and 250,000 zebra.
