Top Game Reserves & Parks in Eastern & Southern Africa

Picture yourself game viewing in untamed Africa; watching animals roam freely in their natural habitat. This is a unique experience, at the same time peaceful yet electrifying.

You'll be looking for the 'Big Five': elephant, rhino, lion, leopard and Cape buffalo, which were the most difficult for hunters to catch back in the early days. Today cameras have replaced guns as we hunt for these magnificent animals as well as hippo, zebra, giraffe, crocodile, hyena, antelope, birds and many more.

Cheetah sightings are rare as they are an endangered species. The largest concentration today is in Namibia where they are protected by a successful and growing conservation program.

To help you plan your adventure, here's a roundup of premier Game Reserves and National Parks for game viewing. In addition you'll come across many smaller reserves and private game parks throughout the region.

South Africa
Kenya
Tanzania
Botswana
Namibia

South Africa

Renowned Kruger National Park is as large as Scotland.
Addo Elephant National Park
Umfolozi & Hluhluwe Game Reserve
Sabi Sabi private game reserve is included as this historic reserve is home to the 'Big Five' as well as cheetah.
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, the first African park to cross the border of two countries, combines Kalahari Gemsbok National Park in South Africa with Botswana's Gemsbok National Park.

Kenya

Masai Mara National Reserve
Mt. Kenya National Park
Amboseli National Park
Tsavo National Park
Aberdare National Park, home to the game viewing lodges, Treetops and the Arc.

Tanzania

Mt. Kilamanjaro National Park
Ngorongoro Crater
Arusha National Park
Serengeti Plains famed for the zebra and wildebeest migrations in the Spring and Fall.

Botswana

Okavango Delta
Chobe National Park
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Gemsbok National Park now part of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. See details under South Africa.

Namibia

Etosha National Park
Namib-Naukluft National Park
Fish River Canyon
Skeleton Coast