The highlight of any African Safari is undoubtedly the wildlife viewing. Game drives and walking safaris will bring you closer to the species mentioned in this African Wildlife Guide. Some lodges have waterholes so the wildlife comes to your doorstep.
The Big 5: Lion, Leopard, Buffalo, Elephant, Rhino
Best place to see the Big 5 in Africa: Sabi Sands, South Africa, Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Lion: Panthera leo
Best place to see lions in Africa: Moremi, Botswana; Kruger Park, South Africa, Masai Mara, Kenya; Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Elephant: Loxodonta Africana
Best place to see elephants in Africa: Chobe River, Botswana, Linyanti, Botswana; Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, Samburu, Kenya
Leopard: Panthera pardus
Best place to see leopard in Africa: Sabi Sands, South Africa; Luangwa Valley, Zambia; Masai Mara, Kenya
Buffalo: Syncerus caffer
Best place to see buffalo in Africa: Chobe River, Botswana; Okavango Delta, Botswana; Selous, Tanzania
Black rhino: Diceros bocornis sp.
Best place to see black rhino in Africa: Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania; Kruger Park, South Africa
Cheetah: Acinonyx jubatus
Best place to see cheetah in Africa: Kwando, Botswana; Serengeti, Tanzania
Wild Dog: Lyacon pictus
Best place to see wild dog in Africa: Kwando and Linyanti, Botswana; Selous, Tanzania
Spotted Hyena: Crocutta crocutta
Best place to see hyena in Africa: Kruger Park, South Africa; Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania
Giraffe: Cameleopardus giraffe sp
Best place to see giraffe in Africa: Moremi, Botswana; Luangwa Valley, Zambia; Samburu, Kenya
Hippo: Hippopotamus amphibious
Best place to see hippo in Africa: All major waterways of Africa
Plains Zebra: Equus quagga [burchelli]
Best place to see zebra in Africa: Etosha, Namibia; Moremi, Botswana; Kruger Park, South Africa; Serengeti, Tanzania
Grevy's Zebra: Equus grevyi
Best place to see Grevy's Zebra in Africa: Samburu, Kenya
Impala: Aepyceros melampus
Best place to see impala in Africa: Etosha, Namibia; Kruger Park, South Africa, Moremi, Botswana; Selous, Tanzania; Samburu, Kenya
Springbok: Antidorcus marsupialis
Best place to see springbok in Africa: Etosha, Namibia, Central Kalahari, Botswana
Grants Gazelle: Nanger granti
Best place to see Grant's Gazelle in Africa: Serengeti, Tanzania; Masai Mara, Kenya
Thompson's Gazelle: Eudorcas thompsonii
Best place to see Thompson's Gazelle in Africa: Serengeti, Tanzania; Masai Mara, Kenya
Gerenuk: Litocranius walleri
Best place to see them: Samburu, Kenya
Oryx: Oryx sp.
Best place to see them: Central Kalahari, Botswana, Etosha, Namibia; Samburu, Kenya
Sable Antelope: Hippotragus niger
Best place to see them: Moremi, Botswana; Hwange, Zimbabwe
Greater Kudu: Tragelaphus strepsciceros
Best place to see them: Eastern Cape, South Africa; Kruger Park, South Africa; Moremi, Botswana