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Where can you see the Big 5 on safari?

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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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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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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Kruger National Park is the most well-known of all the Big Five wildlife parks in South Africa. Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Rhino and Buffalo can be seen while on a self-drive safari, or you can improve your odds of seeing all the Big Five by going on a guided game drive with expert wildlife rangers.

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Africa's Rare 5 not seen in “usual” safaris: pangolin, aardvark, aardwolf, meerkats, rhino, cheetah & more. Intimate encounters with playful meerkats. Rare pangolin, aardvark & aardwolf, normally nocturnal, visible days.

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The Big Five in the Serengeti. The Big Five define that ultimate African safari experience: seeing these impressive animals - lion, rhino, leopard, elephant and Cape buffalo - roaming freely in their own habitat is something you will never forget.

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If you're ready to tick an African safari off your bucket list, look no further than these top safari destinations for spotting the Big 5.
  1. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. ...
  2. Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. ...
  3. Kruger National Park, South Africa. ...
  4. Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania. ...
  5. Etosha National Park, Namibia.


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The best spot to see the Big Five in Tanzania is within the famous crater of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. In the past, the selection was not primarily based on the body size of the animals, but mainly on the difficulties and dangers of hunting them.

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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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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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