The Best Safari Countries to Visit in Africa

Kenya and Tanzania are two of the top safari destinations in Africa and indeed many from around the world have opted to visit these two nations. Many safari itineraries have been customized to ensure that visitors get to enjoy the most of what the country has to offer.

The Big Five, ie Lions, Buffaloes, Elephants, Rhinos and the Leopard can be found in these two countries. Visitors to any of these two countries will not be disappointed as they host countless wild animals spread across many national parks, game reserves and conservancies. For those that love taking photos, they will have plenty to do because some of the parks are teeming with attractive looking birds like the flamingos. Other natural attractions in Kenya and Tanzania include waterfalls, lakes and mountains.

The highest rated and most popular parks to visit In Kenya include: The Maasai Mara game reserve famed for holding the annual wildebeest migration recently named seventh wonder of the world and is referred to as the greatest natural phenomenon.

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;

Another famous park in Kenya is the Amboseli national park. This park is home to over fifty three species of carnivores and herbivores. The most prominent of these is the over 1000 African elephants that roam freely in its plains. Other wild animals that can be found here include giraffes, wildebeests, impalas, gerenuks, hyenas, bats, baboons and about four hundred and twenty five species of birds. the best time to go on a visit to this park would be the months of January-February and June to September because these are the dry seasons here.

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 wild animals that can be seen here are the zebras, bufalloes, waterbucks and the endangered Rothschild Giraffe. Other parks in Kenya include the Mt Kenya national park, Tsavo East & West National park as well as Lake Baringo and Bogoria.

Moving on to Tanzania, the most famous park in this nation would be the Serengeti National Park. This park is well known for the migration that occurs involving over 1 million wildebeests, 300,000 Thompson gazelles and close to 200,000 zebras. During this period, the animals are on the move searching for new pastures. The Serengeti Park also plays part in the Great Wildebeest Migration.

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.

Ngorongoro crater hosts up to 25,000 large mammals most of which are grazers, and out of which zebra and wildebeest comprise almost half, the rest being gazelle, buffalo, eland, hartebeest and warthog.

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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