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