Best Safari Parks for Big Five
Top safari parks to see Big Five - ranked by verified sighting records from GBIF and iNaturalist. Rankings based on verified sighting records from GBIF and iNaturalist.
50 parks with big five species data
1
Ol Kinyei Conservancy
Kenya6 spp
50 lodges
68.6 km²
2
Pilanesberg National Park
South Africa6 spp
Malaria free
30 lodges
495.4 km²
3
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park
South Africa6 spp
Malaria free
Quiet
19 lodges
899.6 km²
4
Segera Conservancy
Kenya6 spp
Quiet
18 lodges
198.7 km²
5
Madikwe Game Reserve
South Africa6 spp
Malaria free
30 lodges
619 km²
6
Maswa Game Reserve
Tanzania6 spp
Very Quiet
5 lodges
2,871.9 km²
7
Mwiba Wildlife Reserve
Tanzania6 spp
Very Quiet
1 lodges
502.5 km²
8
Manyeleti Game Reserve
South Africa5 spp
Malaria free
28 lodges
226.1 km²
9
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
South Africa5 spp
Malaria free
43 lodges
516.8 km²
10
Lake Nakuru National Park
Kenya5 spp
50 lodges
188 km²
11
Menengai Crater
Kenya5 spp
50 lodges
64.2 km²
12
Ikorongo Game Reserve
Tanzania5 spp
50 lodges
13
Mount Kenya Wildlife Estate
Kenya5 spp
39 lodges
4.5 km²
14
Kruger National Park
South Africa5 spp
Quiet
17 lodges
19,623 km²
15
Mara Triangle Conservancy
Tanzania5 spp
Quiet
12 lodges
16
Sabi Game Park
South Africa5 spp
Malaria free
23 lodges
277.3 km²
17
Buffalo Springs National Reserve
Kenya5 spp
21 lodges
131 km²
18
Ongava Private Game Reserve
Namibia5 spp
Quiet
22 lodges
19
Olderkesi Wildlife Conservancy
Tanzania5 spp
Quiet
7 lodges
20
Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Kenya5 spp
Quiet
13 lodges
363.7 km²
21
Ikona Wildlife Management Area
Tanzania5 spp
Quiet
16 lodges
22
Samburu National Reserve
Kenya5 spp
Quiet
14 lodges
166.5 km²
23
Solio Ranch and Conservancy
Kenya5 spp
Quiet
15 lodges
160.1 km²
24
Onguma Game Reserve
Namibia5 spp
Very Quiet
15 lodges
25
Akagera National Park
Rwanda5 spp
27 lodges
1,100 km²
26
Masai Mara National Reserve
Kenya5 spp
Quiet
27
Railway Farm 39
Zimbabwe5 spp
Quiet
18 lodges
28
Incomati Conservancy
Mozambique5 spp
Very Quiet
201.7 km²
29
Meru National Park
Kenya5 spp
Quiet
7 lodges
870 km²
30
Matusadona National Park
Zimbabwe5 spp
Quiet
10 lodges
1,404 km²
31
King Nehale Conservancy
Namibia5 spp
Very Quiet
6 lodges
467 km²
32
Etosha National Park
Namibia5 spp
Very Quiet
22,270 km²
33
Okonjati Wildlife Sanctuary
Namibia5 spp
Very Quiet
7 lodges
355.2 km²
34
Karingani Game Reserve
Mozambique5 spp
Very Quiet
1 lodges
1,452.4 km²
35
Rumanyika Karagwe National Park
Tanzania5 spp
Very Quiet
5 lodges
242.5 km²
36
Hwange National Park
Zimbabwe5 spp
Very Quiet
2 lodges
14,651 km²
37
Shompole Community Conservancy
Tanzania5 spp
Very Quiet
5 lodges
38
Ibanda-Kyerwa National Park
Tanzania5 spp
Very Quiet
2 lodges
296.4 km²
39
Mago National Park
Ethiopia5 spp
Very Quiet
5 lodges
5,061 km²
40
Chirisa Safari Area
Zimbabwe5 spp
Very Quiet
2 lodges
1,719.7 km²
41
Kora National Park
Kenya5 spp
Very Quiet
1 lodges
1,665 km²
42
Serengeti National Park
Tanzania4 spp
62 lodges
13,034.1 km²
43
Lake Manyara National Park
Tanzania4 spp
50 lodges
644 km²
44
Nairobi National Park
Kenya4 spp
50 lodges
117.21 km²
45
Queen Elizabeth National Park
Uganda4 spp
Quiet
30 lodges
1,978 km²
46
Phinda Game Reserve
South Africa4 spp
Malaria free
50 lodges
244.6 km²
47
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tanzania4 spp
Quiet
20 lodges
48
Kasika Conservancy
Botswana4 spp
28 lodges
27.4 km²
49
Kasane Forest Reserve
Botswana4 spp
30 lodges
50
Manyara Ranch
Tanzania4 spp
34 lodges