Nile Monitor

Where to see

Nile Monitor

Varanus niloticus

Niokolo-Koba National Park leads · 28 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
~60%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~60%
3 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~60%
4 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~50%
5 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~50%
6 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~50%
7 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~50%
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
9 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
10 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~40%
11 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
12 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~40%
13 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~40%
14 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
15 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~40%
16 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
17 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~30%
18 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
19 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
20 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~30%
21 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~30%
22 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
23 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~30%
24 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~30%
25 Odzala-Kokoua National Park 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
~30%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Nile Monitor?

Niokolo-Koba National Park

In Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Nile Monitor sighting on a given day, the highest of the 28 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Nile Monitor?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are November in Niokolo-Koba National Park (about 80%), September in Queen Elizabeth National Park (about 80%) and February in Liwonde National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Nile Monitor on a given day. Each park's Nile Monitor page has the full month-by-month chart.