Hundreds of bird species include various eagles, kingfishers, and herons.

you’re free to find all that and more in the Namib-Naukluft National Park in western Namibia.

At nearly 20,000 square miles, it’s the largest national park in all of Africa.

Hot air balloons at sunrise over Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

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Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

If you love elephants, Hwange is the place to go.

There are also lions, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, and rhinos to see.

Instead, you’ll find lakes and channels, savannas, and plains.

Misty morning with Zebras and wildebeest in Kruger National Park, South Africa

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There are also gentle, shady strolls through Newlands Forest and beautiful single-track routes across the mountaintop.

Not into hiking and biking?

There’s also a cable car that can whisk you to the top of Table Mountain in minutes.

Mt. Bisoke in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda

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With the wildebeests come zebras, gazelles, topis, and more.

A safari in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia

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A pink sand dune in the Sossusvlei area, Namib-Naukluft National Park in Namibia

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Elephants at waterhole in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

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Safari in Serengeti National Park

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Aerial view of the rainforest of the Congo Basin in Odzala National Park, Republic of Congo

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A lion in a tree in Queen Elizabeth National Park

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Table Mountain Aerial Cableway in Cape Town

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Tourists in Land Cruiser watching wildebeest and zebras

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