Where to see
Ceratotherium simum
Lake Nakuru National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a White Rhinoceros during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 8 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 12 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Lake Nakuru National Park
In Lake Nakuru National Park, Kenya, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a White Rhinoceros sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Akagera National Park and more
After Lake Nakuru National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a White Rhinoceros are in Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 60%), Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 60%) and Meru National Park (Kenya, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June–October and December–March in Lake Nakuru National Park (about 70%), July in Akagera National Park (about 80%) and March, July–August and December in Nairobi National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a White Rhinoceros on a given day. Each park's White Rhinoceros page has the full month-by-month chart.
