Where to see
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Amboseli National Park leads · 24 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Blue Wildebeest during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 13 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 18 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 19 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 20 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 21 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 22 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 23 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 24 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Amboseli National Park
In Amboseli National Park, Kenya, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Blue Wildebeest sighting on a given day, the highest of the 24 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Etosha National Park and more
After Amboseli National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Blue Wildebeest are in Etosha National Park (Namibia, about 70%), Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 70%) and Tarangire National Park (Tanzania, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February–March, June–October and December in Amboseli National Park (about 80%), January–February and November in Etosha National Park (about 80%) and February and November in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Blue Wildebeest on a given day. Each park's Blue Wildebeest page has the full month-by-month chart.
