Those of you who have gone on an Africa safari will vouch for the fact that it is an adventurous, terrifying, and strangely soothing experience. 

Sunrise, Serengeti. Lucas Bruihler 

Here are the 10 best experiences on a Safari in Africa:

1.    A water safari on the Okavango Delta in the Chobe National Park in Botswana will bring you closer to hundreds of wild animals coming to the river front for game. In fact, you can also be witness to a few endangered species such as brown hyenas, wild dogs, and cheetah that call this place their home!

An African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, dust bathing at sunset. Wikimedia Commons: cojharries

2.    Visit the Savuti marsh in the Chobe National Park during the months from April to October to find thousands of elephants, hundreds of buffaloes, zebras, giraffes, and elands going about their business! Be ready with your camera as you don’t want to miss the action.

Chobe National Park. Wikimedia Commons: Bgabel

3.    The best time to be on a safari at the Masai Mara Reserve – Kenya’s most popular safari destination - is between July and October.  If you are lucky enough to be there during these months, you will be able to watch thousands of zebras and wildebeest migrate from one part of the place to another. Pay attention to the way the earth vibrates when these heavy weight wildebeest charge across. 

Zebras, Masai Mara Reserve. Wikimedia Commons: Christopher Michel

4.    If you want to know where all these migratory zebras and wildebeest started their journey from then you need to be on Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park safari. The migration of zebras and Wildebeest kick started from here. And since the area is larger than Masai Mara and the high grasslands offer a clear spotting angle, you can also be witness to lion kills from your vantage point. 

Zebra and the Wildebeest migration, Serengeti National Park. Wikimedia Commons: David Dennis

5.    Etosha National Park in Namibia boasts of great wildlife destination safaris. Book a self-driven safari and be ready to look at some of Africa’s tallest elephants. During the dry season, waiting at the Park’s many watering holes will yield good results as many animals flock to it. You have a great chance of stumbling upon cheetahs, giraffes, elephants, and leopards.  

Leopard, Etosha National Park. Wikimedia Commons: Patrick Giraud

6.    The South Luangwa National Park in Zambia offers great walking safari tours. Join one if you are a bird enthusiast, as this Park is home to over 400 bird species. Even if you are not keen on spotting birds, you can be lucky enough to catch a huge pride of lions anytime! Simply head to this park during the dry season.

Yellow billed storks, South Luangwa National Park. Wikimedia Commons: Geoff Gallice

7.    The mist covered forest of the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda offers wild grasslands and wilder animals. Home to heavy weight residents – the gorillas – the safari is best covered on foot. Within minutes of starting your trek, you are bound to be greeted by curious gorillas. 

Mother and baby mountain gorillas. Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda. Wikimedia Commons: Carine06

8.    According to Simon from Signature Safaris, an African safari is incomplete without a safari in the Kruger National Park in South Africa. It is one of the most well maintained parks you’ll find. Moreover, it also boasts of a variety of wildlife that is unmatched. It is one of the first places where the Big Five was spotted. So, climb on to a safari and catch a glimpse of Kruger’s residents – cheetahs, hippos, crocodiles, and more.

Hippos, Kruger National Park. Wikimedia Commons: Harvey Barrison

9.    A safari at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania will bring you up close and personal with almost all the wildlife species found in the whole of East Africa. Housing the World’s largest crater, this conservation area attracts more animals than any other. Moreover, you can also spot the Maasai who live in the Area. What is more, it is also the place where some of human being’s earliest remains were unearthed.  

Wildebeest in the Ngorongoro Crater. Photo Stacey Ebert 

10.    Being close to the Victoria Falls, the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe has more than 105 species of mammals. Because of the huge numbers of elephants and lions calling this Park their home, you are sure to spot them during your safari. Additionally, it also has a large number of wild dogs as residents.  

Elephants, Hwange National Park. Wikimedia Commons: Laura (cardamom)

No matter how many safaris you have been on, once you have experienced the unimaginable thrill of an African Safari, you are bound to come back for more! Have you been on safari? What was your favorite part?