African Buffalo

Where to see

African Buffalo

Syncerus caffer

Kidepo Valley National Park leads · 39 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting an African Buffalo during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~80%
2 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~80%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~70%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~70%
5 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~70%
6 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~70%
7 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~70%
8 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~70%
9 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
10 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~60%
11 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
12 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
13 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~60%
14 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~60%
15 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~60%
16 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
17 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~60%
18 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
19 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~50%
20 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
21 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~50%
22 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
23 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~50%
24 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
25 Odzala-Kokoua National Park 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
~50%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see an African Buffalo?

Kidepo Valley National Park

In Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda, about 80% of wildlife watchers report an African Buffalo sighting on a given day, the highest of the 39 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see an African Buffalo?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January to March in Kidepo Valley National Park (about 90%), June and November in Aberdare National Park (about 90%) and July and August in Murchison Falls National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an African Buffalo on a given day. Each park's African Buffalo page has the full month-by-month chart.