Greater Kudu

Where to see

Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Liwonde National Park leads · 22 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~80%
2 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~70%
3 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~60%
4 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~60%
5 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~60%
6 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~60%
7 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~60%
8 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
9 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~50%
10 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
11 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~50%
12 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
13 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~50%
14 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
15 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~40%
16 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
17 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
18 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~40%
19 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
20 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
21 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
22 West Coast National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Greater Kudu?

Liwonde National Park

In Liwonde National Park, Malawi, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Kudu sighting on a given day, the highest of the 22 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Greater Kudu?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are February–March, June–October and December in Liwonde National Park (about 80%), July, September and December–January in Ruaha National Park (about 80%) and July to October in Etosha National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Greater Kudu on a given day. Each park's Greater Kudu page has the full month-by-month chart.