Twelve safari parks in South Africa have landed within the high 50 of the 2026 Finest African Safari Parks and Locations record.
This yr’s record – curated by SafariBookings, which is touted as the biggest on-line market for safari excursions on the African continent – was not too long ago launched.
Along with bagging spots on the record, South Africa boasts the honour of getting the very best variety of safari parks featured.
SABI SANDS SITS PRETTY IN FOURTH PLACE
Based mostly on 2 665 evaluations penned by safari trade specialists, writers and travellers, Sabi Sands Sport Reserve cracked the highest ten with a fourth-place rating. It’s three locations behind list-topper, Tanzania’s personal Serengeti Nationwide Park.
Standing adjoining to the legendary Kruger Nationwide Park (which secured a Fifteenth-place spot on this record), Sabi Sands goals to ship a memorable safari expertise mixed with luxurious service.
Per its web site, “Sport-viewing prospects are merely unparalleled, together with the a lot wanted ‘Huge 5.’ Add a incredible vary of luxurious lodges suiting all tastes, and an African dream safari is born.”
Sabi Sands can also be famend for its massive cat sightings, notably lions and leopards. In the event you’re seeking to view these majestic felines within the flesh, then this park is your go-to vacation spot.
SA’S FINEST SAFARI PARKS MAKE THE LIST
These are the 11 different safari parks which can be making South Africans proud with their inclusion on the record:
Kapama Personal Sport Reserve – 14th place
Kruger Nationwide Park – Fifteenth place
Timbavati Nature Reserve – nineteenth place
Madikwe Sport Reserve – twentieth place
Balule Nature Reserve – twenty second place
Sabi Sabi Personal Sport Reserve – twenty third place
Addo Elephant Nationwide Park – twenty eighth place
Manyeleti Sport Reserve – thirty fourth place
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park – thirty fifth place
Pilanesberg Sport Reserve – forty eighth place
Karoo Nationwide Park – forty ninth place
Remember to remark down beneath in case you’ve visited, or plan to go to, any of those safari parks. Plus, tell us if there are different parks in Mzansi that deserve a spot on subsequent yr’s Finest African Safari Parks and Locations record!
