Where to see
Varanus albigularis
Tsavo East National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Rock Monitor during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia |
Tsavo East National Park
In Tsavo East National Park, Kenya, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Monitor sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Tsavo West National Park and more
After Tsavo East National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Rock Monitor are in Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 40%), Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 30%) and uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January and April in Tsavo East National Park (about 70%), January in Tsavo West National Park (about 60%) and August and September in Gonarezhou National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Rock Monitor on a given day. Each park's Rock Monitor page has the full month-by-month chart.
