Where to see
Hippotragus niger
Liwonde National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Sable Antelope during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 2 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique |
Liwonde National Park
In Liwonde National Park, Malawi, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Sable Antelope sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Hwange National Park and more
After Liwonde National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Sable Antelope are in Hwange National Park (Zimbabwe, about 40%), Kafue National Park (Zambia, about 40%) and Chobe National Park (Botswana, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February and December in Liwonde National Park (about 80%), February in Hwange National Park (about 70%) and August and October in Kafue National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Sable Antelope on a given day. Each park's Sable Antelope page has the full month-by-month chart.
