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Parks & Reserves

Addo Elephant Park
Addo Elephant Park is a large park close to Port Elizabeth. As well as the elephants, it is now also a Big Five park, and home to kudu, eland, buffalo, red hartebeest, black rhino and many bird species.
Akagera National Park
Rwanda's main national park is the 'East Africa' of the country, though more specialised in the type and number of species. It provides a great mix of activities and scenery when combined with a primate trip to Rwanda.
Amboseli National Park
The vast dry plains, acacia woodland, marshes and rich swamplands of Amboseli National Park are home to large herds of elephants, wildebeest, zebra and impala and over 400 species of birds.
Arusha National Park
This attractive park just outside Arusha is a hidden gem in northern Tanzania's parks. Whilst most visitors flock to the Serengeti and Ngorongoro, you can actually enjoy relatively quiet game viewing in Arusha National Park, with its stunning backdrop of Africa's highest mountain, Kilimanjaro.
Augrabies Falls National Park
Augrabies Falls National Park is about 120 km west of Upington in an arid area of the Northern Cape Province. It provides a sanctuary to a diversity of species, from birds and reptiles to springbok, gemsbok and giraffe.
Azraq Reserve
Azraq means blue in Arabic, and the name refers to the startling wetlands that stands out in the middle of the desert. Located in the heart of the Eastern Black Desert, Azraq Wetland Reserve is a large oasis of spring-fed marshes and pools, with seasonally flooded mudflats. Surrounded by arid desert, the Reserve is a haven for wildlife, providing sheleter for both endemic and migratory species.
Bandhavgarh National Park
Bandhavgarh National Park is one of India's hidden natural treasures. It is remote and difficult to get to, but definitely worth the long journey. There is a good chance of seeing a tiger here, and that is just one of the highlights of this excellent park.
Bardia National Park
Set in mid-western Nepal, Bardia is the largest and most undisturbed wilderness area in the Nepalese Terai.
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Take your gorilla safari in the forest at Bwindi - it is proper jungle! This ancient forest is set on the steep slopes of the Albertine Rift Valley and boasts richly diverse vegetation. There are over 200 different species of trees, which are hung withvines. Thick undergrowth and huge nettles vie for light between the trees so it is not surprising that it has been nicknamed Impenetrable.
Cajas National Park
An hour from Cuenca the road to Guayaquil passes through the amazing scenery of El Cajas National Park, one of the most beautiful areas of wilderness in Ecuador.
Cape Peninsula
The Cape Peninsula mountain chain runs from Signal Hill in Cape Town in the north, to Cape Point in the south (about 60km). It is flanked by the Atlantic to the west and False Bay to the east. It is a spectacular area including Table Mountain and the Cape of Good Hope.
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
The Central Kalahari Game Reserve is one of the world's largest game reserves. Originally set up as a refuge for the San Bushmen, it is also home to a surprisingly diverse range of wildlife given that it is a desert environment.
Chambal Sanctuary
The National Chambal Sanctuary encompasses a stretch of the Chambal River 250 miles long from the barrage at Kota to its confluence with the Yamuta near Agra and is up to 4 miles long. It is home to the endangered Gharial Crocodile and Gangetic River Dolphin, as well as many species of reptiles and birds.
Chapada Diamantina National Park
A few hours west of Salvador the lush, green Chapada Diamantina National Park contrasts sharply with the parched sertao landscape in the interior. Within this 590 square mile protected area waterfalls cascade over plateaus into grassy valleys with numerous clean swimming holes.
Chapada dos Guimaraes
Chapada dos Guimarães National Park is considered a mystical region, with terrain reminiscent of the southwestern United States, it has waterfalls and rock formations, forests and pastures. The National Park has a rocky plateau that is 2,400 feet higher than the lowland Pantanal.
Chobe National Park
Chobe is the second largest national park in Botswana and is particularly well known for its huge herds of elephants which congregate by the Chobe River at certain times of the year.
Chyulu Hills National Park
The Chyulu Hills are a volcanic mountain range situated between Amboseli and Tsavo West. This is a great place for horse riding and walking safaris, plus magnificent views across to Kilimanjaro.
Corbett National Park
Corbett National Park is about 250km north of Delhi. Spread across 520 square kms of Himalayan foothills, the park is covered by deciduous woodland and giant sal forest. Walking safaris are possible in the forests on the periphery of the park. Corbett is best known for elusive tigers. There are large numbers of elephant, and elephant rides are also possible, which give you an interesting view of the wildlife.
Dana Nature Reserve
Centred around the spectacular Wadi Dana, the Dana Nature Reserve is a great place for hiking, birdwatching and learning about the revitalisation of the local community. Wadi Dana is a spectacular ravine which starts at the top of The Great Rift Valley escarpment and stretches right down to the desert on the valley floor of Wadi Araba.
Gombe Stream National Park
Gombe Stream National Park is well known due to the pioneering research into chimps by Dr Jane Goodall, and offers some great chimp experiences.
Gorongosa National Park
Gorongosa is in central Mozambique and a fabulous wilderness area. Still developing its tourism and re-stocking with wildlife from other regions, this is a fast up and coming very special destination. The last remaining rainforest in Southern Africa can be found here along with water ways similar to the Okavango Delta.
Greater Kruger Reserves
Joining on to Kruger National Park are an area of private reserves, which expand the area that wildlife is free to roam. With private roads and tracks these are fantastic places to see the big 5 and explore on foot without the mass traffic of the main Kruger Park.
Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park
The Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park is renowned for its variety of animal and bird life, and a varying landscape of valleys, hills, forests, rivers, thicket and savannah.
Iguazu Falls
Situated on the border between Brazil and Argentina, the falls are made up of 275 separate waterfalls which occupy an area 3 miles wide and 80 metres high, flanked by lush rainforest.
Itala Game Reserve
Close to the southern border of Swaziland, Itala Game Reserve is a very scenic and mountainous park covering about 30,000 hectares in the north of KwaZulu Natal.
Kafue National Park
Kafue is Zambia's largest National Park supporting a wide variety of species and game viewing by day and night, on foot and by boat.
Kanha National Park
Kanha in Madhya Pradesh was the inspiration for Rudyard Kipling's 'The Jungle Book', and is one of the best places to see tigers. It is also home to leopards, chital (spotted deer), sambar, gaur (Indian bison), many herbivores and about 200 bird species. Wildlife viewing is possible on elephant back or by jeep.
Karoo National Park
Karoo National Park in South Africa's Western Cape is part of the larger Great Karoo, a huge area of semi-desert dominated by the Nuweweld Mountains.
Kasanka National Park
Kasanka is a small and remote national park north of the Luangwa Valley. A great destination for Africa addicts wanting something different and off the beaten track. It is home to huge numbers of sitatunga antelope but the main spectacle is the bat migration late in the year.
Katavi National Park
A remote and wild small national park, teaming with game and away from the tourist crowds. Excellent wildlife watching for experienced Africa addicts!
Kaziranga National Park
Kaziranga National Park is in Assam state, way up in the north east of India. It covers an area of about 430 kms² of swamps and tall thickets of elephant grass. This makes it the ideal habitat for the Indian One-Horned Rhino and it supports the largest number of rhinos in the subcontinent
Keoladeo Ghana National Park
This is a bird lovers paradise with about 375 bird species supported here. It is centred around a wetland habitat but there are also woods and dry areas, giving a great ecological diversity.
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is a large wildlife preserve and conservation area in southern Africa. The park straddles the border between South Africa and Botswana and comprises two adjoining national parks: Kalahari Gemsbok National Park in South Africa and Gemsbok National Park in Botswana.
Kibale Forest National Park
Kibale is one of the few places in the world where you have the opportunity to track chimpanzees in their natural habitat. There are around 700 chimps in the park and the Uganda Wildlife Authority have worked with researchers to enable some groups of these chimps to become accustomed to seeing humans. These habituated groups are wonderful to watch, though it must be remembered they are not tame or captive animals.
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve
This reserve lies on the flood plains of the Sapta Koshi River in the south eastern lowlands.
Kruger National Park
One of the best known and largest game parks in South Africa, Kruger draws safari lovers from all over the world and offers superb wildlife viewing opportunities.
Laikipia
Laikipia is a plateau district, straddling the equator north west of Mount Kenya. Lewa Wildife Conservancy is one of the gems of Laikipia.
Lake Malawi
Part of the Great Rift Valley, Lake Malawi is flanked by hills inland towards the Nyika Plateau and has some attractive sandy beaches as well as interesting villages to explore.
Lake Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park in northern Tanzania is home to flamingoes, elephants, and even tree-climbing lions.
Lake Mburo National Park
One of Uganda's smaller national parks but well worth a visit with a mix of lakes and plains and fantastic for bird watching. Game drives, walks and boat trips can be enjoyed here and it is within easy reach of Kampala and ideally situated for a stopover between the capital and the gorilla parks to the west.
Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca is the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, at 3,812 m above sea level.
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is the biggest freshwater lake in Africa and forms a natural boundary between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. At over 67,000 sq kms, it is twice the size of Wales. Famously the source of the mighty River Nile in Uganda which takes the waters of Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean, Lake Victoria is known locally as Nyanza.
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy is one of Kenya's great conservation success stories. A converted cattle ranch which is now home to the big 5 and a huge number of rhino. The landscape is stunning and there is amble opportunity to meet the local people too.
Liuwa Plains National Park
A wild and remote park in the far south west of Zambia, this is one of Zambia's best kept secrets and at certain times of the year home to vast masses of wildebeest.
Liwonde National Park
This is Malawis most popular national park with a good population of wildlife.
Lower Zambezi National Park
The Lower Zambezi Valley forms the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, and areas on both sides are protected reserves. The scenery is stunning with mountains as a back drop to a mix of habitats and a rich variety of wildlife. Boating and canoe trips plus fishing trips are popular in Lower Zambezi.
Madikwe Game Reserve
Madikwe covers 75,000 hectares in the north west of South Africa, adjoining the border with Botswana, about 4 hours drive from Johannesburg.
Mahale Mountains National Park
This is an amazing place to see some of Africa's last remaining wild chimpanzees. There are roughly 1000 individuals, and they have been habituated to humans, so you are able to track them and sometimes get surprisingly close.
Makgadikgadi Pans
The Makgadikgadi Pans, on the northern edge of Botswana's Kalahari Desert are vast salt pans left over from the gradual evaporation of a massive ancient lake.
Masai Mara
The Masai Mara National Reserve is probably one of the most famous wildlife regions in the world and provides the most diverse game viewing within Kenya.
Meru National Park
Meru National Park is north east of Mount Kenya, and was made famous by George and Joy Adamson.
Mgahinga Gorilla National Park
Mgahinga is set in the most stunning landscape which provides an incredible backdrop for a gorilla safari. There are nine freestanding volcanoes here, three of which dominate the horizon. One is Mt Gahinga and the others are Mt Muhavura and Mt Sabinyo.
Mikumi National Park
One of the largest and most easily accessible of Tanzania's parks but with relatively little tourist traffic! The highway runs through the park and there are a handful of lodges and private camps.
Mkhaya Game Reserve
A sanctuary for the rare black rhino, Mkhaya is also home to white rhino, elephant, the rare roan antelope and other antelope, wildebeest, zebra and more. You will also see a lot of Nguni cattle (long-horned) in amongst the wild animals.
Mkuze Falls Private Game Reserve
Mkuze Falls is a private game reserve in a stunning location in the heart of Kwa Zulu Natal. Home to the big 5 and over 400 bird species.
Moremi Game Reserve
The Moremi Game Reserve is in the heart of the Okavango Delta and many visitors regard it as the most spectacular and beautiful game park in Southern Africa.
Ngorongoro Crater
The focus of this famous Conservation Area is the immense volcanic Ngorongoro Crater which is about 16 miles in diameter, and home to a profusion of wildlife.
Niassa Reserve
Niassa is a huge reserve in the north of Mozambique - pristine wilderness, perfect for the adventure traveller.
North Luangwa National Park
Famous for walking safaris this small park between South Luangwa and the Nyika Plateau of Malawi is the perfect place for an away from it all safari experience.
Nxai Pan National Park
Nxai Pan National Park sits north of the Maun - Nata road and joins Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. This area has a fascinating history and some interesting fossil sites as well as being home to desert adapted wildlife.
Nyika Plateau
Nyika Plateau and National Park are located in the north of Malawi and is a beautiful region of rolling hills and huge vistas, popular for hiking and birdwatching.
Okavango Delta
The jewel of Botswana, and one of the best wildlife reserves in southern Africa, is of course the famous Okavango Delta with the Moremi Wildlife Reserve at its heart. This as a 'must' for anyone taking a Botswana safari.
Pantanal
The vast Pantanal wetland covers part of Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia and is over half the size of France. More than 50% of the area is within Brazil. During the dry season (July through September) the water drains from the wetlands leaving dry grassland, small wooded islands and fish filled pools where animals and birds congregate to drink and feed.
Pench National Park
Pench National Park is the third major park in Madhya Pradesh, after Kanha and Bandhavgarh, and with a very different character with its teak-covered hills around the Pench River it combines very well with these parks.
Periyar National Park
High in the Western Ghats close to the border with Tamil Nadu, Periyar National Park is famous for its elephants. Many toher species can also be encountered when you explore the park by boator on foot.
Queen Elizabeth National Park
QENP is the main safari destination for those looking for a broad range of mammals in Uganda. The park covers around 2000 square kilometers where the Mountains of the Moon (the Rwenzoris) and the deep jungles of central Africa meet the rolling grassland plains of the East.
Ranthambhore National Park
Ranthambhore is the most accessible and most famous tiger park. It has interesting ruins dotted throughout (including a 10th century fort), as well as an excellent variety of wildlife and birds. Tigers are frequently seen here and it makes an excellent tiger safari destination as part of a wider Rajasthan tour.
Ruaha National Park
A remote and beautiful park in southern Tanzania, combines well with Selous Game Reserve and daily connecting flights to the coast.
Ruwenzori Mountains National Park
Ruwenzori Mountains National Park is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Ruwenzori Mountains of Uganda. Within that area are waterfalls, lakes, glaciers, and some impressive mountain peaks.
Samburu, Buffalo Springs and Shaba
North of Mt Kenya and Isiolo, these reserves and parks offer the chance to experience the dry, arid thornbush lands that support unusual species such as Grevy's Zebra, Gerenuk, Beisa Oryx and Somali Ostrich. The Samburu people are incredible guides and this region offers a fascinating insight to their culture.
Satpura National Park
Satpura National Park is one of the quietest of the national parks in Central India, and the only park which encourages walking safaris within the core zone. Although not the best spot for seeing tigers, the park is rich in wildlife, and a visit here gives a chance to see the wildlife of India at a much more intimate scale.
Sehlabathebe National Park
A small national park on the border of South Africa, soon to be joined to the Drakensberg Transfrontier Park, this is a beautiful place with amazing rock formations and sandstone sculptures.
Selous Game Reserve
The Selous is Tanzania's largest game reserve; in fact it is the largest in Africa and holds UNESCO World Heritage Site status.
Serengeti National Park
The vast Serengeti Plains are perhaps the highlight of a Tanzanian safari. Here you will see herds of zebra, wildebeest and gazelle, large numbers of giraffe, buffalo and warthog, and of course the big cats - lion, cheetah and leopard.
Shawmari Wildlife Reserve
Shawmari Wildlife Reserve was established in 1975 with the aim of reintroducing wildlife which were once found in the region but had long since disappeared. This has been a very successful project, starting with just 11 of the rare white Arabian Oryx from various zoos, the park's herd grew to 236 individuals, enabling them to redistribute some of the herd to other parts of the Middle East.
Shimba Hills National Reserve
Shimba Hills National Reserve is less than 50kms from Kenya's coast. It combines perfectly with a beach holiday to give some idea of the landscape and wildlife of the country.
South Luangwa National Park
This is one of THE best places to take an African safari. Zambia's Luangwa Valley, which marks the end of the Great Rift Valley, is one of the last unspoilt wilderness areas and possibly the finest wildlife sanctuary in Africa.
St Lucia Wetlands Park
Situated on the Maputaland coast, St Lucia is the largest estuarine lake system in Africa.
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire is easily accessed from Arusha and provides excellent game viewing particularly large herds of elephants.
The Annapurnas
The Annapurnas are one of Nepal's, and indeed the world's best trekking areas. A short drive from the town of Pokhara are numerous excellent trails which take you through beautiful mountain scenery, passing through remote Himalayan villages with spectacular views of the Annapurnas range. There is comfortable accommodation along the main trekking routes, staying in simple mountain lodges.
Tsavo National Park
The National Parks of Tsavo East and West combine to form one of the biggest reserves in Africa, covering an area of 10 million acres.
Tsitsikamma National Park
The Tsitsikamma National Park is a coastal reserve on the Garden Route in South Africa. It is well known for indigenous forests, dramatic coastline, and the Otter Trail.
Virunga Mountains
Remote and beautiful volcanic mountain range straddling the borders of Rwanda, Congo and Uganda and most famously home to the endangered Mountain Gorillas.
Vwaza Marsh Game Reserve
Vwaza Marsh is a beautiful reserve in north western Malawi which forms joins to the Luangwa eco-system in neighbouring Zambia at the foot of the rift valley.

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Jeff Webster, Suffolk, UK | Dec 2010
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