Vervet Monkey

Where to see

Vervet Monkey

Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Tarangire National Park leads · 35 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~80%
2 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~70%
3 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~70%
4 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~70%
5 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~70%
6 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
7 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~60%
8 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
9 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~60%
10 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
11 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~50%
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~50%
13 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~50%
14 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~50%
15 uMkhuze Game Reserve 🇿🇦 South Africa
~50%
16 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~50%
17 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~50%
18 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~40%
19 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
20 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
21 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
22 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~40%
23 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~40%
24 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%
25 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~40%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Vervet Monkey?

Tarangire National Park

In Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Vervet Monkey sighting on a given day, the highest of the 35 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Vervet Monkey?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are May–August and November–March in Tarangire National Park (about 80%), March–April and June–July in Akagera National Park (about 80%) and March–April and October in Lake Nakuru National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Vervet Monkey on a given day. Each park's Vervet Monkey page has the full month-by-month chart.