Where to see
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Tsavo East National Park leads · 37 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an African Bush Elephant during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 7 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 11 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 12 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 15 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 16 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 19 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 20 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 21 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 22 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 23 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 24 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 25 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Tsavo East National Park
In Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, about 90% of wildlife watchers report an African Bush Elephant sighting on a given day, the highest of the 37 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Lower Zambezi National Park and more
After Tsavo East National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an African Bush Elephant are in Lower Zambezi National Park (Zambia, about 80%), Tarangire National Park (Tanzania, about 80%) and Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe, about 80%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February–March and June–November in Tsavo East National Park (about 90%), February and July in Lower Zambezi National Park (about 90%) and June in Tarangire National Park (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an African Bush Elephant on a given day. Each park's African Bush Elephant page has the full month-by-month chart.
