Parks & game reserves
Your African Safari features information on 89 of Africa's top safari destinations
Eponymously named for the mountain it houses, Mount Kenya National Park is located in central Kenya. Mt Kenya is the second-highest mountain in Africa, after Mt Kilimanjaro. Its elevation is 5,200 meters, or… read more
Kenya
Located in the thin panhandle of northeastern Namibia, abutting the Kwando Concession in Botswana, lies the tiny park of Mudumu. The Kwando River forms a natural border between Botswana and Namibia and it… read more
Namibia
Also known as Kabarega falls; Murchison Falls National Park is the largest park in Uganda. The National park is managed by Ugandan Wildlife Authority. The park covers an area of 3,840 km² (1,480 mi²… read more
Uganda
Nairobi National Park, sometimes called Kifaru Ark or ‘Rhinoceros Sanctuary’, was Kenya’s first national park, established in 1946. Only 7 kilometers (4 miles) south of the centre of Nairob… read more
Situated on the west coast of Namibia, beautiful, orange-duned Namib-Naukluft National Park is home to the Namib, considered by many to be the world’s most ancient desert. Established in 1907, vast, 50… read more
Ngorongoro Crater was originally part of the Serengeti National Park, until it became its own park in 1959. In 1979 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the most-visited regions of Tanzani… read more
Tanzania
Located in central Malawi, and only a few miles / kilometers to the west of Lake Malawi, is Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve. Although it is not as well-known as other safari destinations in Malawi, it is quickly… read more
Malawi
North Luangwa is a small national park in the northeast sector of Zambia. The 4,636 km² (1,790 mi²) park’s southeast boundary is the Luangwa River. The river is home to a successful rhino rei… read more
Zambia
Nxai Pan National Park is part of the Makgadikgadi salt flats in north eastern Botswana. Makgadikgadi was an ancient lake which dried up 10,000 years ago, leaving only areas of dry salty clay crust intersper… read more
Botswana
Situated in southern Tanzania, 200 km (124 miles) west of Dar es Salaam, the 54,600 km² (21,100 mile²) Selous Game Reserve (now Nyerere National Park and Selous Game Reserve) is known—a… read more
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Where the lake IS the safari — A UNESCO gem like no other
When: April 29, 2026, 11:39 a.m.
Where: Lake Malawi National Park
The highlight of my trip was exploring the Ngorongoro Crater and seeing an incredible concentration of wildlife in one place
When: April 21, 2026, 6:19 a.m.
Where: Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area