Common Eland

The Maasai Mara National Park, located in southwestern Kenya, is one of Africa's most renowned wildlife reserves. Spanning over 1,500 square kilometers, it is famous for its exceptional population of big cats, including lions, cheetahs, and leopards. The park is also a crucial part of the Great Migration, where over one million wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles traverse the plains annually.

The Ngorongoro caldera is about 20km in diameter. It is the remains of a volcano that has been inactive for over 3,000 years. Many animals live in this environment, including numerous herds of buffalo, wildebeest and zebra. Hyenas, jackals and wild dogs are also seen quite regularly. The felines (lions and leopards), present, are rarer to observe, but the numerous carcasses are witnesses of the activity of the fauna. The elephants observed are mostly old elephants that come here to retire. There are about 20 black rhinos, one of the last places where they can be seen from a distance in Tanzania.

Tarangire means "the river of the warthogs", this name was given by the Mbugwe tribe who used to fetch water from the river in the park. Tarangire with its 2,800km2 is relatively small compared to the Serengeti, another very well known park in the country. This makes for a pleasant safari with few roads and abundant wildlife. The characteristic landscapes of the park are swampy which allows in dry season to find the animals around the water points.

You can observe in this park all the characteristic animals of the African savannah but the stars of this park are the elephants with more than 5 200 recorded. On the flora side, one can admire many baobabs of all sizes.

Serengeti means "endless plains". The park covers almost 15 000km2. It is characterized by desert savannah landscapes over several kilometers that seem endless. For this reason, the observation of the cats is particularly suitable. Many lions are present in the park, which guarantees a 100% chance to observe the king of the savannah. Some even got into the habit of climbing trees to take a nap. Leopards and cheetahs are also regularly seen. The luckiest ones will witness the scenes of a shrine.

Although the cats are the stars of the Serengeti, other animals such as jackals, hyenas, ostriches, hundreds of gazelles of various types, families of elephants and many hippos are also seen. The ponds are filled with hippos and crocodiles.

West Coast National Park lies stretched along the coast, just an hour's drive from Cape Town. This pristine nature reserve offers an array of activities such as bird watching, game sighting and whale spotting. In terms of mammals you can spot eland, springbok, ostrich, kudu, gemsbok and the rare mountain zebra. In summer, hundreds of tortoises patrol the flowering land, while in winter you will be amazed by a myriad of colourful flowers.