Africa has some incredible places to go looking for animals, but which safari park do travellers rate the highest? After an exhaustive analysis of 2,384 reviews written by safari travellers and experts, SafariBookers.com announced that, for the fifth consecutive time, Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park has won top spot in their list of the Top 50 Best African Safari Parks and Destinations of 2024.
Its overall rating of 4.85 out of 5 put this world-renowned wildlife park ahead of 195 other parks and reserves across East and southern Africa.
Serengeti National Park is the sort of place that appeals equally to first-time safari-goers and experts from Africa’s safari industry: they all fall for this destination. Among the experts are writers who contribute regularly to Lonely Planet, Rough Guides, Frommer’s, Bradt Guides and Footprint Travel Guides. Many of these industry professionals are on the SafariBookings expert panel.
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Sabi Sands Private Game Reserve, South Africa
South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Okavango Delta, Botswana
Chobe National Park, Botswana
Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
Masai Mara National Park, Kenya
Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe
Kruger National Park, South Africa
Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
Samburu National Reserve, Kenya
Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia
Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park, Zambia
Akagera National Park, Rwanda
Tsavo West National Park, Kenya
Amboseli National Park, Kenya
Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda
Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, South Africa
Balulu Private Nature Reserve, South Africa
Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa
Nyerere National Park, Tanzania
Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya
Etosha National Park, Namibia
Kafue National Park, Zambia
Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa
Tsavo East National Park, Kenya
Tarangire National Park, Tanzania
Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana
Zambezi National Park, Zimbabwe
Arusha National Park, Tanzania
Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa
Nairobi National Park, Kenya
Pilanesberg Game Reserve, South Africa
Aberdare National Park, Kenya
Lake Mburu National Park, Uganda
Hell's Gate National Park, Kenya
Mikumi National Park, Tanzania
Shimba Hills National Reserve, Kenya
Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania
Nxai Pan National Park, Botswana
Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe
Top 10 : Tanzania (4); Botswana (3), Zambia, South Africa and Kenya (1 each)
Top 20 : Tanzania (4); Botswana (4), Kenya (4); Zambia (3), Zimbabwe (2), South Africa (2), Rwanda (1)
One of four Tanzanian parks in the Top 10, Serengeti was the clear winner, beating competition from al other parks on the continent.
The results should come as no surprise: this is the fifth year in a row that Serengeti National Park has come first, and its score of 4.85 out of 5 is one of our highest ever.
Why the Serengeti? For a start, this is where the annual 2-million-strong wildebeest migration spends a significant part of the year. Whenever the migration passes through, it truly is one of the greatest natural spectacles on the planet.
But at any time of year, the dance for survival between predator and prey takes place against the backdrop of classic safari landscapes. Elephants, big cats and vast herds of other wildlife interact on East Africa’s most extensive savannah grasslands, alongside great piles of boulders known as koppies, and within sight of perfectly formed umbrella thorn trees silhouetted against the rising and setting sun. No wonder everyone loves this place.
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