Challenge

Safari Starter

Q: Where is the best place to see Safari Starter?

Akagera National Park. In Akagera National Park, Rwanda, the chance of seeing all 5 (impala, zebra, giraffe, warthog and baboon) on the same day is about 30%, the highest of the 24 parks where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to over 90%. Next come Lake Nakuru National Park (about 20% a day), South Luangwa National Park (about 20% a day) and Tarangire National Park (about 20% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Q: Which of Safari Starter is hardest to see?

Warthog. In Akagera National Park, the best park for Safari Starter, about about 70% of wildlife watchers report the warthog on a given day, against about 80% for the impala. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

Q: How do you complete Safari Starter on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen. Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Safari Starter three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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The checklist: 5 animals

Aepyceros melampus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Equus quagga

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Giraffa reticulata

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Phacochoerus africanus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Papio anubis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Akagera National Park

~90%

Jan

~90%

Feb

~90%

Mar

~90%

Apr

>90%

May

~90%

Jun

>90%

Jul

>90%

Aug

~10%

Sep

>90%

Oct

~80%

Nov

~80%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them Cities with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	All 5 in 3 days
1	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5 of 5	>90%
	Impala			>90%
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	East African Giraffe			>90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Olive Baboon			>90%
2	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 5	~90%
	Impala			>90%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	Northern Giraffe			>90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Olive Baboon			>90%
3	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	5 of 5	~90%
	Impala			>90%
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	East African Giraffe			>90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Yellow Baboon			>90%
4	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 5	~90%
	Impala			>90%
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	East African Giraffe			>90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Olive Baboon			~90%
5	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 5	~80%
	Impala			>90%
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	East African Giraffe			>90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Yellow Baboon			~90%
6	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5 of 5	~80%
	Impala			>90%
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	Northern Giraffe			~90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Olive Baboon			~90%
7	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 5	~70%
	Impala			>90%
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	Southern Giraffe			>90%
	Common Warthog			~90%
	Chacma Baboon			~90%
8	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 5	~70%
	Impala			~90%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	Southern Giraffe			~90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Chacma Baboon			~90%
9	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 5	~70%
	Impala			~90%
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	East African Giraffe			>90%
	Common Warthog			~80%
	Yellow Baboon			~90%
10	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 5	~60%
	Impala			>90%
	Plains Zebra			~80%
	East African Giraffe			~90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Olive Baboon			>90%
11	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 5	~60%
	Impala			~90%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	East African Giraffe			>90%
	Common Warthog			~90%
	Olive Baboon			~80%
12	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	5 of 5	~60%
	Impala			~90%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	Southern Giraffe			>90%
	Common Warthog			~90%
	Chacma Baboon			~80%
13	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 5	~60%
	Impala			~90%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	Southern Giraffe			~90%
	Common Warthog			~90%
	Chacma Baboon			~80%
14	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5 of 5	~50%
	Impala			~90%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	Southern Giraffe			~90%
	Common Warthog			~80%
	Chacma Baboon			~90%
15	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 5	~50%
	Impala			~90%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	East African Giraffe			>90%
	Common Warthog			~80%
	Olive Baboon			~80%
16	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 5	~50%
	Impala			~80%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	East African Giraffe			~90%
	Common Warthog			~90%
	Yellow Baboon			~90%
17	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 5	~50%
	Impala			~90%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	Southern Giraffe			>90%
	Common Warthog			~80%
	Chacma Baboon			~70%
18	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	5 of 5	~50%
	Impala			~90%
	Plains Zebra			~70%
	Southern Giraffe			~90%
	Common Warthog			~80%
	Chacma Baboon			~90%
19	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5 of 5	~40%
	Impala			>90%
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	East African Giraffe			>90%
	Common Warthog			~50%
	Yellow Baboon			>90%
20	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 5	~40%
	Impala			~60%
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	East African Giraffe			~90%
	Common Warthog			~90%
	Olive Baboon			~90%
21	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	5 of 5	~30%
	Impala			~80%
	Plains Zebra			~70%
	Southern Giraffe			~80%
	Common Warthog			~70%
	Chacma Baboon			~80%
22	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5 of 5	~30%
	Impala			~90%
	Plains Zebra			~60%
	East African Giraffe			~70%
	Common Warthog			~70%
	Olive Baboon			>90%
23	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 5	~10%
	Impala			~40%
	Plains Zebra			~80%
	Southern Giraffe			~60%
	Common Warthog			~80%
	Chacma Baboon			~40%
24	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	5 of 5	~10%
	Impala			~40%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	Southern Giraffe			~30%
	Common Warthog			~90%
	Chacma Baboon			~60%
25	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	4 of 5	Missing: Giraffe
	Impala			>90%
	Plains Zebra			~70%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Chacma Baboon			~90%
26	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	4 of 5	Missing: Giraffe
	Impala			>90%
	Plains Zebra			~70%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Chacma Baboon			~90%
27	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 5	Missing: Warthog
	Impala			~90%
	Plains Zebra			~80%
	East African Giraffe			>90%
	Yellow Baboon			~90%
28	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4 of 5	Missing: Baboon
	Impala			>90%
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	Southern Giraffe			>90%
	Common Warthog			~70%
29	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 5	Missing: Warthog
	Impala			>90%
	Plains Zebra			~70%
	Reticulated Giraffe			~90%
	Olive Baboon			>90%
30	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	4 of 5	Missing: Giraffe
	Impala			>90%
	Plains Zebra			~80%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Yellow Baboon			>90%
31	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	4 of 5	Missing: Warthog
	Impala			>90%
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	Reticulated Giraffe			>90%
	Olive Baboon			>90%
32	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	4 of 5	Missing: Impala
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	East African Giraffe			>90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Olive Baboon			>90%
33	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	4 of 5	Missing: Impala
	Plains Zebra			~30%
	Southern Giraffe			~40%
	Common Warthog			~30%
	Chacma Baboon			~50%
34	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	3 of 5	Missing: Zebra, Giraffe
	Impala			~90%
	Common Warthog			~90%
	Chacma Baboon			~80%
35	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	3 of 5	Missing: Giraffe, Baboon
	Impala			~90%
	Plains Zebra			~70%
	Common Warthog			~90%
36	Selous Game Reserve	🇹🇿 Tanzania	3 of 5	Missing: Warthog, Baboon
	Impala			~90%
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	East African Giraffe			~90%
37	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 5	Missing: Impala, Baboon
	Plains Zebra			>90%
	Northern Giraffe			>90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
38	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	3 of 5	Missing: Impala, Zebra
	Northern Giraffe			>90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Olive Baboon			>90%
39	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	3 of 5	Missing: Impala, Zebra
	Southern Giraffe			>90%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Chacma Baboon			>90%
40	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3 of 5	Missing: Impala, Zebra
	Reticulated Giraffe			~60%
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Olive Baboon			~90%
41	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 5	Missing: Impala, Warthog, Baboon
	Plains Zebra			~70%
	East African Giraffe			>90%
42	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	Missing: Impala, Giraffe, Warthog
	Plains Zebra			~90%
	Chacma Baboon			~90%
43	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 5	Missing: Impala, Zebra, Giraffe
	Common Warthog			~90%
	Olive Baboon			~90%
44	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2 of 5	Missing: Impala, Zebra, Giraffe
	Common Warthog			>90%
	Olive Baboon			>90%
45	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	Missing: Impala, Zebra, Baboon
	Southern Giraffe			~80%
	Common Warthog			~30%
46	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	Missing: Impala, Warthog, Baboon
	Plains Zebra			~50%
	Southern Giraffe			~60%
47	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	Missing: Impala, Giraffe, Warthog
	Plains Zebra			~20%
	Chacma Baboon			~70%
48	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	Missing: Impala, Zebra, Giraffe, Warthog
	Olive Baboon			>90%
49	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 5	Missing: Impala, Zebra, Giraffe, Baboon
	Common Warthog			>90%
50	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	1 of 5	Missing: Impala, Zebra, Giraffe, Warthog
	Olive Baboon			~90%
51	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 5	Missing: Impala, Zebra, Giraffe, Warthog
	Olive Baboon			~90%
52	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	Missing: Impala, Zebra, Giraffe, Warthog
	Chacma Baboon			~90%
53	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	Missing: Impala, Zebra, Giraffe, Warthog
	Olive Baboon			~90%
54	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 5	Missing: Impala, Zebra, Giraffe, Warthog
	Olive Baboon			~80%
55	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 5	Missing: Impala, Zebra, Giraffe, Warthog
	Chacma Baboon			~70%
56	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1 of 5	Missing: Impala, Zebra, Giraffe, Warthog
	Olive Baboon			~60%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	All 5 in 3 days
1	Pretoria	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	Missing: Giraffe, Warthog, Baboon
	Impala			~60%
	Plains Zebra			~60%
2	Harare	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	2 of 5	Missing: Zebra, Warthog, Baboon
	Impala			~40%
	Southern Giraffe			~50%
3	Durban	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 5	Missing: Giraffe, Warthog, Baboon
	Impala			~20%
	Plains Zebra			~30%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Valencia Bioparc	🇪🇸 Spain	5 of 5 in captivity
2	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 5 in captivity
3	African Village	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	4 of 5 in captivity
4	Badoca Safari Park	🇵🇹 Portugal	4 of 5 in captivity
5	Hanover Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 5 in captivity
6	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	4 of 5 in captivity
7	Leofoo Village Theme Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	4 of 5 in captivity
8	Reserva Zoológica Oasys MiniHollywood	🇪🇸 Spain	4 of 5 in captivity
9	Safari Masai Mara	🇲🇽 Mexico	4 of 5 in captivity
10	Safaripark Beekse Bergen	🇳🇱 Netherlands	4 of 5 in captivity
11	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5 in captivity
12	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5 in captivity
13	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5 in captivity
14	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	3 of 5 in captivity
15	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	3 of 5 in captivity
16	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	3 of 5 in captivity
17	Africam Safari	🇲🇽 Mexico	3 of 5 in captivity
18	African Lion Safari	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 5 in captivity
19	Aquarium Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 5 in captivity
20	Brookfield Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 5 in captivity

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Before you go

Where is the best place to see Safari Starter?

Akagera National Park

In Akagera National Park, Rwanda, the chance of seeing all 5 (impala, zebra, giraffe, warthog and baboon) on the same day is about 30%, the highest of the 24 parks where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to over 90%. Next come Lake Nakuru National Park (about 20% a day), South Luangwa National Park (about 20% a day) and Tarangire National Park (about 20% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Which of Safari Starter is hardest to see?

Warthog

In Akagera National Park, the best park for Safari Starter, about about 70% of wildlife watchers report the warthog on a given day, against about 80% for the impala. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete Safari Starter on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen

Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Safari Starter three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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Safari Starter

The checklist: 5 animals

Impala

Plains Zebra

Reticulated Giraffe

Common Warthog

Olive Baboon

Where to go

Month by month at Akagera National Park

Month by month at Akagera National Park

Month by month at Akagera National Park

Month by month at Akagera National Park

Month by month at Akagera National Park

Month by month at South Luangwa National Park

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Zoos & centres

Before you go

Where is the best place to see Safari Starter?

Which of Safari Starter is hardest to see?

How do you complete Safari Starter on Wallace's Line?