Wednesday, September 17, 2014

25 Stunning African National Parks You Need To Visit

What are the best things to do on vacation in Africa? From going on safari, trekking, or lazing on the beach, there are many great activities and accommodations on offer in Africa. 
Here are our first 14 Stunning African National Parks you need to visit.  Whatever you decide to do, make sure you travel to Africa and make it a Place to Remember.


Loango National Park, Gabon 
 Situated between the Nkomi and Ndogo Lagoons, Loango National Park is the true jewel of Africa’s western coast. The park’s 600 square miles comprises of savannas, pristine beaches, forests and mangroves. Loango offers breathtaking panoramas and unique opportunity to observe elephants, buffalos, hippos, gorillas and leopards.


Zakouma National Park, Chad 
Established in 1963, Zakouma was Chad’s first national park. The fauna of the Park includes 44 species of large mammals, and many species of birds. In 1970, there were about 300,000 elephants in the park; however, by 2007 the number had dwindled to just 10,000 due to poachers. Zakouma still struggles with poaching but its animal populations seem to be slowly increasing.

Tsavo East National Park, Keyna 
Occupying an area of over 5,300 square miles, is one of the oldest and largest parks in Kenya. Tsavo East National Park provides undeveloped wilderness homes to vast numbers of animals and over 500 bird species. Local Tsavo lions are famous for their maneless adult males.


Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe 
Founded in 1928, Hwange is the largest and most famous national park in Zimbabwe. The park hosts over 100 mammals including 19 large herbivores and 8 large carnivores and about 400 bird species. It is the only protected area where gemsbok and brown hyena occur in reasonable numbers.


Lag Badana National Park, Somalia 
Located on the far southern coast of Somalia, it is the oldest national park of this country. Apart from its various wildlife, the park is home to over 200 vascular plant species, of which some 20 are endemic. Nearby coral reefs are also popular tourist sites.


Yankari National Park, Nigeria 
Situated in northeastern Nigeria, Yankari National Park is the most popular tourist spot in the country. The park has rich wildlife resources hosting over 50 mammal and 350 bird species. Due to underground geothermal activity, Yankari National Park also features four warm water springs developed for recreation.

Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, Madagascar


Located in the Melaky Region, this national park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. “Tsingys” are karstic plateaus which are very typical of this region. The superposition of vertical and horizontal erosion patterns has created dramatic “forests” of limestone needles in the park.





Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania
Lying 190 miles south of the equator, the park features Mount Kilimajaro – the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain in the world at 19,341 feet above sea level. The park was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 1987.


Chobe National Park, Botswana 
Established in 1967 as Botswana´s first national park, Chobe is known for one of the largest game concentration in Africa. It is especially renowned for its spectacular elephant population counting about 50,000 specimen. Elephants living here are Kalahari elephants, the largest in size of all known elephant populations.


Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda 
Situated along the Democratic Republic of Congo border, this prime Uganda´s national park comprises 128 square miles of jungle forests that make up one of the richest ecosystems in Africa. Apart from many mammal, bird or reptile species, the park is notable for its 340 Bwindi gorillas, half the world’s population of the critically endangered mountain gorillas.

Etosha National Park, Namibia 
Spreading over an area of 8,600 square miles, Etosha is one of the most famous and important national park in Africa. A quarter of its area is covered by a huge salt pan (which is from where the park gets its name). Etosha is home to hundreds of species of mammals, birds and reptiles, including several threatened and endangered species such as the black rhinoceros.


Kakum National Park, Ghana 
Located in the coastal environs of the Central Region of Ghana, this park is almost entirely made up of tropical forests. The most notable endangered species in the park are Diana monkeys, giant bongo antelopes, yellow-backed duikers and African elephants. Kakum is also famous for its 1,150 feet long canopy walkway, which connects seven tree tops.

Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia 
Founded in 1970, this Ethiopian national park has one of the highest incidences of animal endemicity of any terrestrial habitat in the world. The park is divided into five distinct and unique habitats: Northern Grasslands, Northern Woodlands, Afro-alpine Meadows, Erica Moorlands, and Harenna Forest. It is notable for being home to the largest populations of both endemic and endangered Ethiopian wolf and Mountain Nyala.

Korup National Park, Cameroon 
Extending over almost 500 square miles of mostly undisturbed primary forest, this park can boast of one of Africa’s oldest and richest rainforests in terms of floral and faunal diversity. The park is especially suitable for birdwatching and primate viewing.






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