Some of the Best African Safari Parks

Visiting the hip metropolises or resort towns of Africa can be a good way of spending your vacation but you can not feel the real essence of the continent there. Africa is not famous for the lively lifestyle of its cities or exciting attractions in its resorts, it’s the exotic wildlife of Africa that makes it such a unique travel destination. Africa’s huge and magnificent national parks have always been the real attraction of the continent and will provide you with a memorable safari and game viewing experience. Short description of some of the most famous Safari parks of Africa is given below:

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania;

Serengeti National Park is perhaps the most famous game viewing park in Africa and is the première national park of Tanzania with a large population of all the Big Five mammals of the continent. The real wildlife attraction of Tanzania is its Lions of whom there are a number of pride in the park that prey on the wildebeest, zebras and gazelles grazing in the vast grasslands of Serengeti. The park has one of the most developed infrastructures in the continent and you find resorts and other facilities in the park according to your taste and budget. As for getting there, you will first get a cheap flight to Dar es Salaam the capital of Tanzania from where you can hire a car to take you to the park.

Okavango Delta National Park, Botswana;

Okavango is not only famous for its exotic wildlife but its scenic beauty and diversity of its landscape is also a big reason for it being one of the most favourite national parks of Africa. The Okavango Delta is the largest inland delta in the world and the park also has Africa’s largest wetland. Wildlife here includes all the Big Five of Africa plus many more species of animals that makes it a great place to be in for the safari enthusiasts. You will have to take a cheap flight to Gaborone the capital of Botswana from where there is a bus service running between the city and the park.

Kruger National Park, South Africa;

While South Africa receives the largest part of tourist traffic to the continent, but the main attraction has always been its gorgeous city of Cape Town or the huge metropolis of Johannesburg. The national parks of the country have till now remained below the tourist radar but if one has visited its Kruger National Park then he will be convinced that it is arguably the most gorgeous national park of Africa.

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Having the pretty much the same amount of wildlife as the other famous national parks of the continent, one aspect of game viewing in Kruger is unique that is completing the safari while sitting on a gigantic elephant. Yes, elephant safari is fast becoming famous with the safari lovers as it not only provides the excitement of riding this huge animal but also because it provides a lot better opportunity of observing the wildlife. The human scent is alien to the animals so when a human approaches them they are alarmed and get scattered. The animals are familiar with the elephant scent which is stronger enough to reduce the human one providing the rider a chance to observe the wildlife a lot closer.