Where to see
Giraffa camelopardalis
Murchison Falls National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Northern Giraffe during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Murchison Falls National Park
In Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Giraffe sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Lake Nakuru National Park and more
After Murchison Falls National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Northern Giraffe are in Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya, about 70%), Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 70%) and Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are November in Murchison Falls National Park (about 90%), March and August in Lake Nakuru National Park (about 80%) and February and October in Kidepo Valley National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Northern Giraffe on a given day. Each park's Northern Giraffe page has the full month-by-month chart.
