Where to safari in Africa

The birthplace of the safari — big cats, the Mara migration, and private conservancies leading the way in conservation.

The most complete safari country on earth — the Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater and the beaches of Zanzibar.

The Pearl of Africa — mountain gorillas, tree-climbing lions and the source of the Nile, all wonderfully under-visited.

Small, green and remarkable — the most dignified way to meet mountain gorillas, in a country reborn through conservation.

The home of the walking safari — wild, low-key and guide-led, with some of the best big-cat country on the continent.

World-class guiding, the great elephant herds of Hwange, and the wild Zambezi at Mana Pools.

Low-volume, high-wilderness — the water world of the Okavango Delta and the elephant kingdoms of Chobe.

The most accessible safari of all — malaria-free Big Five reserves, world-class wine country and the drama of Cape Town.

Safari as a road trip — the world's oldest desert, towering dunes, desert-adapted wildlife and skies full of stars.

Deep immersion in the world's second-largest rainforest — tracking western lowland gorillas and exploring wildlife-rich baïs.