Best Of Africa Survey
Every year SafariBookings performs a study to determine which country is Africa’s best safari country. It is always a tight race and this year was no different. Safari-goers and experts from all over the planet play an important role in these results. This year, almost 3,600 of their reviews were examined in this detailed study.
Industry professionals with years of experience in the African safari industry made contributions to the study that significantly influenced the outcome. These experts are mainly guidebook writers who contribute regularly to Lonely Planet, Rough Guides, Frommer’s, Bradt Travel Guides and Footprint. These industry professionals are also well represented on the SafariBookings expert panel.
Botswana, the undisputed winner of Africa’s top safari country, is both watery wonderland and baking-hot desert landscape. It is a place of extreme contrasts, huge numbers of wildlife, enormous areas of untamed wilderness, and home of the famed Kalahari black-maned lion. Three little-known highlights include: rock art, which is a diary of human existence; magical canoe rides in the maze of the Okavango Delta; and the rare wild dogs, which lucky observers may spot on safari.
Second Place
Tanzania Voted Best Country for Wildlife Viewing
It may have placed second overall, but Tanzania came in first on a number of key indicators. The combined tally from both our experts and safari-goers ranked Tanzania as the best safari country for wildlife. And the experts voted it best for scenic value. If you’ve ever stood on the grasslands of Serengeti National Park, where the horizon touches the sky in every direction, you probably would too.
Tanzania is home to the great migration, when wildlife including wildebeest are present in their millions. The country also contains the scenic wonders that are Ngorongoro Crater and the savannah grasslands and koppies of the Serengeti. An extended Indian Ocean coastline, the classic savannahs of the north, the continent’s highest mountains, and dense rainforests out west make Tanzania epic. And when it comes to safaris, these soul-stirring landscapes provide habitats for wildlife on a vast and incredibly diverse scale.
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