Where to see
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
Tarangire National Park leads · 35 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Waterbuck during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 6 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 9 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 12 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 14 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 17 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 18 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 19 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 21 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 22 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 23 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 24 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 25 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Tarangire National Park
In Tarangire National Park, Tanzania, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Waterbuck sighting on a given day, the highest of the 35 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Arusha National Park and more
After Tarangire National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Waterbuck are in Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 80%), Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda, about 80%) and Meru National Park (Kenya, about 70%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January–March, July–August and October–November in Tarangire National Park (about 80%), July in Arusha National Park (about 90%) and January–March, August and October in Kidepo Valley National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Waterbuck on a given day. Each park's Waterbuck page has the full month-by-month chart.
