Impala

Where to see

Impala

Aepyceros melampus

Akagera National Park leads · 33 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~80%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~80%
3 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~80%
4 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~80%
5 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~80%
6 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~80%
7 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~70%
8 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~70%
9 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~70%
10 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
~70%
11 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~70%
12 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~70%
13 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~70%
14 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~60%
15 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
16 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~60%
17 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~60%
18 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
19 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
20 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~60%
21 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
22 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
23 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~50%
24 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
25 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~50%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see an Impala?

Akagera National Park

In Akagera National Park, Rwanda, about 80% of wildlife watchers report an Impala sighting on a given day, the highest of the 33 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see an Impala?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are January, July and October in Akagera National Park (about 90%), March in Nairobi National Park (about 90%) and June in Lake Mburo National Park (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Impala on a given day. Each park's Impala page has the full month-by-month chart.