Safari parks

24 parks across 6 countries · PREMIUM marks flagship parks (9)

Tanzania

Mikumi National Park

Southern Circuit (Morogoro) Jun-Oct (dry season)

PREMIUM

Ngorongoro Crater

Northern Circuit (Arusha) Jun-Oct peak; visitable year-round

Nyerere National Park (Selous)

Southern Circuit (Morogoro) Jun-Oct (dry season)

PREMIUM

Ruaha National Park

Southern Circuit (Iringa) Jun-Oct (dry season)

PREMIUM

Serengeti National Park

Northern Circuit (Mara) Jun-Oct (dry) and Dec-Mar (calving)

Tarangire National Park

Northern Circuit (Manyara) Jun-Oct (dry season)

Kenya

Amboseli National Park

Southern Kenya, border with Tanzania June–October and January–February (dry, animals at the swamps)

PREMIUM

Maasai Mara National Reserve

Southwest Kenya (Great Rift Valley escarpment) July–October for the Migration; June & January–February for fewer crowds

Samburu National Reserve

Northern Kenya, along the Ewaso Ng’iro River June–October and December–March (dry; game at the river)

Tsavo East & Tsavo West

Coastal hinterland between Nairobi and Mombasa June–October and January–March (dry; wildlife at water)

Uganda

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Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Southwest Uganda, Albertine Rift June–August & December–February (drier forest, firmer trails)

Kibale National Park

Western Uganda, near Fort Portal December–February & June–September (drier trails)

Murchison Falls National Park

Northwest Uganda, along the Victoria Nile December–February & June–September (dry, game concentrated)

Queen Elizabeth National Park

Western Uganda, Rift Valley floor below the Rwenzoris June–September & December–February (dry seasons)

Rwanda

Akagera National Park

Eastern Rwanda, along the Tanzanian border June–September & December–February (dry, game at water)

Nyungwe Forest National Park

Southwest Rwanda, Albertine Rift escarpment June–September & December–February (drier forest)

PREMIUM

Volcanoes National Park

Virunga Mountains, northern Rwanda June–September & December–February (drier trails)

Botswana

Central Kalahari Game Reserve

Central Botswana (Deception Valley & Piper’s Pan) December–April (green season drama) · dry-season access May–Oct

Chobe National Park

Northern Botswana, along the Chobe River May–October (dry; elephants river-bound Jun–Sep)

PREMIUM

Moremi Game Reserve

Eastern Okavango Delta May–October (dry; Khwai riverfront at its best)

PREMIUM

Okavango Delta

Northwest Botswana (Moremi & private concessions) May–October (flood peak Jun–Aug, game concentrated on islands)

Namibia

PREMIUM

Etosha National Park

Northern Namibia, around the great salt pan May–October (dry; waterhole theatre peaks Sep–Oct)

Namib-Naukluft National Park

Central Namib desert (Sossusvlei, Sesriem, Naukluft) April–October (cooler, clear skies; dawn dune climbs)

Skeleton Coast National Park

Northern Namibian coast, Kunene region Year-round (fog moderate Apr–Sep); fly-in lodges run all year