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Explore Africa’s national parks, reserves and wildlife regions — and find the trips that go there.
24 destinations
National ReserveMaasai Mara National Reserve
Maasai Mara is a premier wildlife sanctuary located in Narok County, Kenya, contiguous with Tanzania's Serengeti National Park. Originally established in 1961, the reserve encompasses 520 square kilometers and represents one of Africa's most significant conservation ar
National ParkBwindi Impenetrable Forest
Uganda's Gorilla Sanctuary Nestled in southwestern Uganda, Bwindi Impenetrable Forest stands as a global treasure for wildlife conservation. This dense woodland sanctuary is home to the world's largest mountain gorilla population, with over 500 individuals roaming its p
National ParkVolcanoes National Park
Rwanda Nestled in northwestern Rwanda near Musanze, Volcanoes National Park spans 160 square kilometers of pristine rainforest within the mist-shrouded Virunga Mountains. Established in 1925 as Africa's first national park, this conservation landmark protects five volcanoe
National ParkSerengeti National Park
Africa's Greatest Wildlife Spectacle Spanning 1.5 million hectares across northern Tanzania, Serengeti National Park forms the heart of the larger Serengeti ecosystem and is designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This vast savannah landscape, characterized by 25,000 squa
Kgale Hill
Kgale Hill is a 1,287-metre granite landmark inside Gaborone, known for a one- to two-hour hike and broad views over the city and Gaborone Dam. It offers accessible outdoor scenery and occasional sightings of rock hyraxes, klipspringers and birds, but it is not a Big Five safari destination.
City / TownKirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is a 1913 botanical garden beneath Table Mountain in Cape Town. Visitors come for indigenous Cape flora, fynbos landscapes, mountain trails and birdwatching rather than Big Five wildlife.
Chinese Cultural Center
Chinese Cultural Center cannot currently be verified as a safari attraction or protected area in Mozambique. Travelers looking for Mozambique wildlife should consider documented destinations such as Gorongosa National Park.
LakeCahora Bassa Dam
Cahora Bassa Dam is a 2,700 km² hydroelectric reservoir on Mozambique’s Zambezi River in Tete Province. Visitors come for remote wildlife viewing, gorge scenery, boating, birdwatching, and tiger-fish fishing.
LakeBugala Island
Bugala Island is the largest island in Uganda’s Ssese Islands, covering about 274 square kilometres in Lake Victoria. Travelers visit for beaches, tropical forest, fishing-village culture, boat rides, canoeing, fishing, and quiet lakeside stays.
Adwa
Adwa is a historic Tigray town linked to the 1896 Ethiopian victory over Italy. Visitors come for Battle of Adwa heritage, Yeha archaeology, Mount Soloda birdwatching, and community tourism.
Gasumo
Gasumo is a spring and pyramid monument in Rutovu, Burundi, associated with the southernmost source of the Nile. Visit for its geographic significance, local cultural context, nearby hot springs and highland birdlife.
MountainGheralta Mountains
Gheralta Mountains is a sandstone range in northern Ethiopia, famous for cliffside Orthodox churches and historic wall paintings. Travelers visit for guided hikes, manuscripts, village encounters and panoramic Tigray landscapes rather than Big Five viewing.
Dzaleka Refugee Camp
Dzaleka Refugee Camp is Malawi's largest refugee settlement, located about 41 kilometres from Lilongwe and established in 1994. Visitors come for guided cultural learning, community initiatives, and refugee-led experiences rather than wildlife viewing.
MountainBvumba Mountains
Bvumba Mountains is a misty montane range near Mutare in Zimbabwe’s Eastern Highlands. Travelers visit for its 242 recorded bird species, botanical gardens, forest walks and views toward Mozambique.
National ParkMoon Landscape
Moon Landscape is a grey, eroded granite badlands area near Swakopmund in Namibia’s Namib-Naukluft National Park. Travelers visit for its ancient geology, dry river valleys, desert plants and strong sunrise or sunset photography.
OtherKundalila Falls
Kundalila Falls is a multi-stage 80-metre waterfall on Zambia’s Kaombe River near Kanona. Visitors come for Muchinga Escarpment views, wildflowers, forest birdlife and a natural plunge pool.
Royal Hill of Ambohimanga
Royal Hill of Ambohimanga is a fortified royal and sacred settlement near Antananarivo, with palaces, tombs, gates, and ritual sites. Visitors come for Merina history, Malagasy spiritual traditions, UNESCO heritage, and highland views.
Huye
Huye, formerly Butare, is southern Rwanda’s main cultural and university city. Visit for the National Museum, Mount Huye coffee tours, hiking trails, and access to Nyungwe Forest.
Thamalakane River
Thamalakane River is a scenic river beside Maun and a convenient gateway to the Okavango Delta. Visitors come for riverside birding, woodland walks, and easy connections to mokoro trips and Moremi safaris.
LakeCongo Nile Trail
Congo Nile Trail is a 227-kilometre hiking and mountain-biking route beside Lake Kivu, linking Gisenyi with Cyangugu in western Rwanda. Visitors come for rolling hills, tea plantations, villages, birdlife and flexible multi-day adventure travel.
Execution Rock
Execution Rock is a 1,110-metre granite summit in Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, Eswatini. Visitors come for marked hikes, horseback trails, royal history and wide views over the Ezulwini Valley.
National ParkTsitsikamma National Park
Tsitsikamma National Park is a SANParks coastal reserve in South Africa’s Garden Route, combining Afrotemperate forest, fynbos, river gorges, and a protected marine zone. Visitors come for the Otter Trail, Storms River kayaking, suspension bridges, birding, and whale watching rather than Big Five ga
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum is Maputo’s principal natural-history museum, founded in 1911 and housed in a Manueline building since 1933. Visitors come for its zoological collections, elephant-fetus exhibit, coelacanth specimen, and approximately 500 ethnographic artefacts.
Uganda Equator
Uganda Equator is a marked geographic landmark at Kayabwe where visitors can stand in both hemispheres. Travelers visit for photography, science demonstrations, cultural stops, and access to western Uganda’s wildlife parks.
