Protected areas
179 parks, reserves and wild places, and where to stay for each
A park page tells you what the place is, when to go and what it costs to get in, then lists the closest places to stay, inside the fence where there are any and around it where there are not. Every booking funds the conservation work that keeps these places wild.
By theme
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Africa32
- Malaria-free parks and game reserves67
- Big Five parks and reserves32
- Nature reserves and parks near Cape Town20
- Nature reserves and parks near Johannesburg26
- Nature reserves and parks near Durban16
- National parks in Southern and East Africa75
- Private game reserves20
- Marine protected areas8
- Transfrontier parks3
- Botanical gardens5
By country
- National parks and reserves in South Africa105
- National parks and reserves in Botswana9
- National parks and reserves in Namibia8
- National parks and reserves in Tanzania16
- National parks and reserves in Kenya13
- National parks and reserves in Zambia8
- National parks and reserves in Zimbabwe6
- National parks and reserves in Malawi5
- National parks and reserves in Mozambique6
By South African province
- Nature reserves and parks in the Western Cape25
- Nature reserves and parks in the Eastern Cape14
- Nature reserves and parks in the Northern Cape11
- Nature reserves and parks in KwaZulu-Natal14
- Nature reserves and parks in Limpopo10
- Nature reserves and parks in Mpumalanga10
- Nature reserves and parks in the Free State7
- Nature reserves and parks in Gauteng7
- Nature reserves and parks in North West6
South Africa
105 protected areas
Addo Elephant National Park
National Park · Eastern Cape, South Africa
Famous for elephant herds and Big Seven
6 staysBig FiveMalaria-free
Agulhas National Park
National Park · Western Cape, South Africa
Africa's southernmost tip
1 stayMalaria-free
Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
Transfrontier Park · Northern Cape, South Africa
A vast, mountainous desert wilderness in the far north-west of the Northern Cape, shared with Namibia along the Orange River.
2 stays
Tanzania
16 protected areas
Arusha National Park
National Park · Tanzania
Mount Meru and colobus monkeys
Gombe Stream National Park
National Park · Tanzania
Chimpanzee populations
Katavi National Park
National Park · Tanzania
Large hippo and crocodile populations
Kilimanjaro National Park
National Park · Tanzania
Highest free-standing mountain in world
World Heritage
Lake Manyara National Park
Kenya
13 protected areas
Aberdare National Park
National Park · Kenya
Bongo antelope and forest elephants
Big Five
Amboseli National Park
National Park · Kenya
Large elephant herds and Mount Kilimanjaro views
Hell's Gate National Park
National Park · Kenya
Dramatic landscapes with geothermal activity
Laikipia Conservancy
Conservancy · Laikipia County, Kenya
Community conservation area in Kenya highlands
1 stay
Botswana
9 protected areas
Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Game Reserve · Botswana
Desert-adapted wildlife and Bushmen culture
Chobe National Park
National Park · Chobe District, Botswana
Largest elephant population in Africa
2 stays
Khwai Concession
Concession · North-West District, Botswana
Community concession bordering Moremi Game Reserve
4 stays
Makgadikgadi Pans National Park
National Park · Botswana
Zebra and wildebeest migration
5 stays
Zambia
8 protected areas
Bangweulu Wetlands
Game Management Area · Zambia
Black lechwe and shoebill stork
Kafue National Park
National Park · Zambia
Lechwe antelope and diverse ecosystems
Kasanka National Park
National Park · Zambia
10 million fruit bats annual migration
Liuwa Plain National Park
National Park · Zambia
Second largest wildebeest migration in Africa
Lower Zambezi National Park
National Park · Zambia
Namibia
8 protected areas
Bwabwata National Park
National Park · Namibia
Cape buffalo and large mammal populations
Etosha National Park
National Park · Kunene, Namibia
Large populations of mountain zebra
2 stays
Kaokoveld
Wilderness Area · Kunene, Namibia
Remote wilderness region of northwest Namibia
1 stay
Namib-Naukluft National Park
National Park · Namibia
Vast national park encompassing part of the Namib Desert and the Naukluft Mountains.
World Heritage
Mozambique
6 protected areas
Bazaruto Archipelago National Park
Marine Protected Area · Inhambane Province, Mozambique
Marine national park protecting the pristine islands and coral reefs of the Bazaruto Archipelago.
1 stay
Gorongosa National Park
National Park · Mozambique
Recovering wildlife populations
Limpopo National Park
National Park · Gaza Province, Mozambique
Wildlife recovery and community involvement
Maputo National Park
National Park · Maputo Province, Mozambique
Elephants, dune forest and turtle beaches an hour from Maputo
Zimbabwe
6 protected areas
Gonarezhou National Park
National Park · Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Large elephant herds and baobab trees
Big Five
Hwange National Park
National Park · Zimbabwe
Massive elephant populations
Khami Ruins
World Heritage Site · Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe
Dry-stone walled capital of the Torwa state, west of Bulawayo
World HeritageMalaria-free
Mana Pools National Park
National Park · Zimbabwe
Canoeing with wildlife
World Heritage
Malawi
5 protected areas
Kasungu National Park
National Park · Malawi
Miombo woodland and large mammals
Lake Malawi National Park
National Park · Malawi
Endemic cichlid fish species
World Heritage
Liwonde National Park
National Park · Malawi
Black rhino reintroduction program
Big Five
Majete Wildlife Reserve
Wildlife Reserve · Malawi
Big Five reintroduction
Big Five
Eswatini
2 protected areas
Lesotho
1 protected area