Common Hippopotamus

Where to see

Common Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

Akagera National Park leads · 34 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~80%
2 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~80%
3 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~70%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~70%
5 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~70%
6 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~70%
7 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~60%
8 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
9 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~60%
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
11 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
12 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~60%
13 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~60%
14 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~60%
15 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~60%
16 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~60%
17 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
18 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
19 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
20 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
21 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
22 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
23 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
24 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
25 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~50%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Common Hippopotamus?

Akagera National Park

In Akagera National Park, Rwanda, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Common Hippopotamus sighting on a given day, the highest of the 34 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Common Hippopotamus?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are April in Akagera National Park (about 90%), June–July and September–November in South Luangwa National Park (about 80%) and March, July and December in Murchison Falls National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Hippopotamus on a given day. Each park's Common Hippopotamus page has the full month-by-month chart.