The Best Safari Countries to Visit in Africa

Over the years Kenya and Tanzania have proven to be the best safari destinations world over with tourist opting to have best of both worlds where safaris itineraries are customized to cover the best parks of both countries.

The parks in these two countries are home to the big 5 ie Lion, Leopard, Rhino, Elephant and the Bufallo. The game reserves, parks and wildlife sanctuaries in these two countries also host countless of other wild animals which ensure that no visitor to these two countries will ever get bored. For wildlife photographers this would be their best chance to make maximum use of their cameras as they feast their eyes. Apart from wild birds, visitors will also get to enjoy other natural attractions like lakes and man made monuments.

Starting with Kenya, the most popular park here is the Masai Mara game reserve. This park is very famous because it plays host to the annual wildebeest migration which joined the list of one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.

It is also home to the big 5 not to mention 95 species of mammals, amphibians, reptiles and over 485 species of birds. it also hosts a major concentration of migratory herbivores including about 250,000 zebra and 1.3 million wildebeest, gazelle, Topi, hippo, hyena, giraffe, leopard and mongoose. The best time to visit the reserve is during the months of July and October;

Amboseli national park is another park in Kenya that is home to over 53 species of herbivores and carnivores. The most interesting animal species here is the elephant that number over 1000. Other wild animals found here include the gerenuks, wildebeest, hyenas, baboons and zebras.We also have over 425 bird species. The best time to go on a safari to Amboseli is the months of January-February and June-September in the dry season.

The third famous park in Kenya is the Lake Nakuru national park that is home to millions of flamingos and pelicans. It is also home to the endangered rhinos including the black and white rhinos which can be seen on the shores of the lake.

Other game includes huge herds of waterbuck, zebra, buffalo, the endangered Rothschild Giraffe and other bird species. Other parks found in Kenya include, the Tsavo national park, Aberdares and Mt. Kenya national park, Lake Baringo national reserve, Arabuko sokoke national park and many others.

In Tanzania the Parks include: The Serengeti National park which is renowned for the twice a year migrations of 1.3 million wildebeest, 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle in search of new grazing lands, the Park is also renowned for its Lions, cheetah, zebra, giraffe, Thomson’s and Grant’s gazelle, eland, impala, klipspringer, hippo and warthog.

The park is also home to the eland, warthogs, lions, hippos, leopards, rhinos among many other. the best time for you to go on safari to Serengeti would be the months of December to June.

Finally, the Ngorongoro crater is another place that you have to tour while on safari to Tanzania. The Ngorongoro Crater is found within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and is home to over 25,000 large animals plus other wild animals including zebras and wildebeests. Other wild creatures here are the buffaloes, elands, hartbeests and warthogs.

The crater is also home to an astonishing number of predators which include lions an spotted hyenas. Other big animals are the elephants and the interesting thing is that many of them are bulls because there is scarce food and low breeding herds.

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