Home to some of the world’s most recognisable animals, Africa’s epic landscapes are synonymous with wildlife. This continent offers truly unforgettable creature encounters, be it on the grassy savanna, lush jungle or stark desert, following dusty tracks in an open top 4x4, cruising life-filled waterways or treading softly along game tracks on foot, you are guaranteed the adventure of a lifetime.
Wendy's Top Africa Wildlife Experiences
The Big Five
A ticklist of Africa’s most iconic game animals, the so-called Big 5 are lions, leopards, elephants, rhinoceros and African buffalo. There are many national parks in southern or east Africa where you can spot them all while on safari, with us you can find them in Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Flamingos
Inhabiting inhospitable lakes and wetlands across the African continent, iconic, pink-feathered flamingos stand in highly alkaline waters on their spindly legs eating algae and brine shrimp with jug-like bills. Find them with us in Kenya, Tanzania and Botswana.
Mountain Gorillas, Uganda
Majestic mountain gorillas live deep in the forest-cloaked mountains of Uganda as family groups. Visiting them is not only the greatest wildlife encounter on earth, according to Sir David Attenborough, but the cost of the permit you need to trek to see them directly contributes to their conservation.
Cheetah
The fastest land animal, the elusive and graceful cheetah offers one of the most thrilling hunting displays on the savanna, astonishing with their speed and agility. You can search for them with us on tours in Kenya, Tanzania and Namibia.
Lemurs, Madagascar
A primate unique to Madagascar, there are around 112 species of lemur living among the spectacular landscapes of this Indian Ocean island. Ranging from 30-gram mouse lemurs to the nine-kilogram indri, many species of lemur are endangered due to the destruction of their native habitats.
Great Migration, Kenya & Tanzania
In one of the world’s greatest wildlife spectacles, every year millions of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles migrate between Kenya’s Maasai Mara and Tanzania’s Serengeti. Following the rain in search of water and fresh grasslands, the masses are stalked by an assortment of hungry predators.
Hippos & Crocodiles
Africa’s waterways are full of incredible creatures, best discovered on river safaris – you’ll find these on our tours in Botswana and Zimbabwe. You’ll most lively see hippos keeping cool, submerged in rivers, lakes and wetlands, while crocodiles bask languidly in the sun on remote riverbanks.
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