West Africa's last wild giraffes.
Aldabra giant tortoises roam free on Curieuse and La Digue — some over 150 years old.
Sacred pool of tame crocodiles.
One of the world's great bird reserves.
Transboundary savanna park, UNESCO-listed.
The only hippos on Earth that swim in the sea, wallowing in lagoons and grazing the beaches of Orango Island.
Forest-savanna mix of mandrills and gorillas.
Walkable reserve of zebras and antelope.
The US's only tropical rainforest.
Compact reserve rich in birdlife.
Royal park of lions and elephants.
Boat upriver through the heart of the country.
Barbuda lagoon with thousands of frigatebirds.
Walking safaris on the Zambezi floodplain among famously relaxed elephants.
Coastal park of millions of migrating birds.
Savanna park of tree-climbing lions.
The home of the walking safari.
Ten million fruit bats darken the sky each November — the world’s largest mammal migration.
Spot lemurs in the Andasibe rainforest.
The Nile forced through a narrow gorge.
River safari of elephants and hippos.
Cliff path above a wild coast.
Remote northern savanna park of lions, elephants and giant eland at the heart of a huge protected wilderness.
Zimbabwe's largest game reserve.
Big Five savanna on Rwanda’s eastern border, restored from near-collapse with lions and rhinos reintroduced.
Track habituated western lowland gorillas through Dzanga-Sangha rainforest with Ba’Aka guides.
Vast savanna park on the South Sudan border, one of Africa's oldest, known for elephants, giraffes and a hard-won conservation comeback.
River park famous for huge elephant herds.
Glide by dugout canoe through the delta.
Misty canopy alive with wildlife.
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