Can you see the Big 5 in Rwanda?

Akagera national park in Rwanda is the only national park in the country where visitors will have the opportunity to see the Big Five animals in the wild. Thanks to conservation projects run in the national park, the population of most of the Big Five animals in Akagera is steadily increasing.



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Kenya's Masai Mara, the Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, the Kruger National Park and the surrounding private game reserves, and Botswana's Okavango Delta are just a few of the iconic safari destinations in Africa who are home to the Big 5 wildlife that everybody craves to see on a game ...

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Read on to find out where in Africa you can see the Big 5 for yourself.
  • South Africa - Kruger National Park. ...
  • Tanzania – Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. ...
  • Namibia – Etosha National Park and the Waterberg Plateau Park. ...
  • Botswana – Moremi Game Reserve & Chobe National Park. ...
  • Kenya - Maasai Mara Game Reserve.


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The town of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe is surrounded by Game Parks and it is possible to see all of the Big Five, within a very small radius of the town. Elephant and Buffalo are common in the Zambezi National Park, only 6 kms from the centre of town, but they are even seen around the town.

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As wildlife enthusiasts probably already noticed, the Big Five (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and the rare rhino) can all be crossed off the bucket list in the Okavango Delta. Spotting these impressive animals in their own habitat is something you will never forget.

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Tsavo East and Tsavo West national park host all the members of the big Five that is lions, elephants, cape buffaloes, rhinos and leopards thus Best Places to See the Big five in Kenya.

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The ultimate treasures of the South African bushveld are undoubtedly the Big Five Wildlife in Kruger National Park. These iconic animals are the most popular sightings on safari excursions, and both local and international tourists travel from far and wide to see them in their natural habitat.

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Kafue National Park – 4 of the Big 5 The park surrounds the mighty Kafue River and Itezhi-tezhi dam, and boasts prolific wildlife including lions, leopards, elephants, buffalo, wild dogs, cheetahs, wildebeest and red lechwe.

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The Sri Lankan big five, which include the leopard, elephant, blue whale, sperm whale, and sloth bear, are also the same. They are uncommon to witness in any country. That is why Sri Lanka is regarded as the best destination for Big Game safaris outside of Africa.

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While Cape Town's Mediterranean climate doesn't lend itself to the traditional African bush experience, the Big Five – lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and buffalo – are but a couple of hours' drive from the city centre.

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LLion, leopard, rhino, elephant and buffalo…and Southern Right whales and Great White sharks. With two-thirds of our country surrounded by coastline, a trip to South Africa is not complete without seeing Southern Right whales and Great White sharks.

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