12 Top Global Destinations For Safaris

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Are you looking for the rare opportunity to see Africa’s Big 5: lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant, and African buffalo? Safaris offer you that chance plus so much more. These kinds of trips allow you to see diverse wildlife and landscapes you simply can not experience anywhere else. Today, we take a look at the best places in the world to go on a safari!

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

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One of the oldest ecosystems on the planet, Serengeti National Park is a legendary safari destination. The plains and grasslands of Tanzania are home to the Big 5 as well as African wild dogs, Giraffes, zebras, and many more animals you likely won’t see anywhere other than a zoo. It is also where you can catch a glimpse of the Great Migration where two million animals travel through on their way to Kenya looking for greener pastures.

Tarangire National Park, Tanzania

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Known as one of the best places in the world to view elephants in their natural habitat, Tarangire National Park in Tanzania has a wildly diverse and unique landscape. In addition to elephants, there are more than 300 species of birds and lots of other wildlife. It is best to visit during the dry season when animals are amassed at the Tarangire River.

Okavango Delta, Botswana

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Botswana’s Okavango Delta is a vibrant oasis of islands, waterways, and lagoons, thriving amid the arid Kalahari. Its seasonal floods transform the landscape into a wildlife haven, home to hippos, elephants, leopards, and diverse bird species. Visitors can navigate this rich ecosystem by mokoro, a traditional canoe, for an intimate glimpse of its inhabitants.

Solio Game Reserve, Kenya

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Located between the Aberdares and Mount Kenya, Solio Game Reserve is a renowned rhino sanctuary. Established in the 1970s, it boasts the world’s largest white rhino population and protects both black and white rhinos. A hidden safari gem, it also shelters buffalos, zebras, giraffes, leopards, and lions within its grasslands and acacia forests.