There are over 225 National Parks and popular Game Reserves on the African continent. National parks can be found in a large majority of African countries, being most numerous in Kenya, Tanzania, Madagascar, Namibia, and South Africa.
Many of these parks are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. They can be visited for safaris and to see the African flora and fauna.
The mighty lion in Botswana
Some nations also have considerable areas designated as private parks, game reserves, forest reserves, marine reserves, national reserves, and natural parks.
We have selected the most popular Game Reserves to be included in this list of National Parks because we believe you should not skip them. They are equally as impressive as any National Parks on this list.
National Parks in Africa
Listing all countries alphabetically (A to Z).
Algeria
Sahara desert, Algeria
- Alhaggar National Park
- Belezma National Park
- Chrea National Park
- Djebel Aissa National Park
- Djurdjura National Park
- El Kala National Park
- Gouraya National Park
- Taza National Park
- Theniet El Had National Park
- Tlemcen National Park
Angola
Sunset in Angola
- Bicauri National Park
- Cameia National Park
- Cangandala National Park
- Iona National Park
- Longa-Mavinga National Park
- Luenge National Park
- Luiana National Park
- Mucusso National Park
- Mupa National Park
- Quiçama National Park
Benin
Antelope calf drinking mother’s milk, Benin
- Pendjari National Park
- W National Park — also called W of the Niger National Park spanning Niger, Benin & Burkina Faso
Botswana
A leopard in Okavango Delta in Moremi National Park, Botswana
- Central Kalahari Game Reserve
- Chobe National Park
- Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
- Makgadikgadi Pans National Park
- Moremi National Park — in the heart of the Okavango Delta
Burkina Faso
Oryx Antelope (almost near extinction in the wild)
- Arli National Park
- Deux Balés National Park
- Kaboré Tambi National Park — formerly called Pô National Park
- W National Park — also called W of the Niger National Park spanning Niger, Benin & Burkina Faso
Burundi
- Kibira National Park
- Risizi National Park
- Rurubu National Park
Cameroon
Mount Cameroon, Africa
- Bénoué National Park
- Bouba Njida National Park
- Boumba Bek National Park
- Campo Ma’an National Park
- Faro National Park
- Korup National Park
- Lobéké National Park
- Nki National Park
- Waza National Park
Cape Verde
Fogo volcano
- Fogo National Park
Central African Republic
- St. Floris National Park
- André Félix National Park
- Bamingui-Bangoran National Park
- Dzanga-Ndoki National Park
- Mbaéré Bodingué National Park
Chad
A Caravan in Chad’s Sahara
- Aouk National Park
- Goz Beïda National Park
- Manda National Park
- Zakouma National Park
Democratic Republic of the Congo
A chimpanzee in the wild
- Garamba National Park
- Virunga National Park
- Kahuzi-Biéga National Park
- Kundelungu National Park
- Lomami National Park
- Maiko National Park
- Mangroves National Park
- Salonga National Park (North and South sections)
- Upemba National Park
- Okapi Wildlife Reserve (Note: This is not a national park. This is a reserve with core protection and multi-use areas)
Republic of the Congo
A Mandrill Monkey in Congo
- Conkouati-Douli National Park
- Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park
- Ntokou-Pikounda National Park
- Odzala-Kokoua National Park
- Ougoue Lekiti National Park
Côte d’Ivoire
- Assagny National Park
- Banco National Park
- Comoé National Park
- Îles Ehotilés National Park
- Marahoué National Park
- Mont Nimba National Park
- Mont Péko National Park
- Mont Sângbé National Park
- Taï National Park
Djibouti
- Day Forest National Park
- Djibouti National Park
- Yoboki National Park
Egypt
White Desert National Park, Egypt
- Gabal Elba National Park
- Lake Burullus Protectorate
- Lake Qarun Protectorate
- Nabq Protected Area
- Ras Muhammad National Park
- Saint Katherine Protectorate
- Sannur Valley Cave Protectorate
- Siwa Oasis
- Taba Protected Area
- Wadi Allaqi Biosphere Reserve
- Wadi El Gamal National Park
- Wadi El Rayan Protectorate
- White Desert National Park
Equatorial Guinea
- Monte Alen Park
Eritrea
Mountains in Eritrea
- Dahlak Marine National Park
- Semenawi Bahri National Park
Ethiopia
Simien Mountain Gelada, Ethiopia
- Abijatta Shalla Lakes National Park
- Awash National Park
- Bale Mountains National Park
- Mago National Park
- Nechisar National Park
- Omo National Park
- Simien National Park — stunning mountain scenery and important wildlife populations in Ethiopia
- Yangudi Rassa National Park
Kenya
Maasai Mara
- Aberdare National Park
- Amboseli National Park
- Lake Nakuru National Park
- Meru National Park
- Mount Elgon National Park
- Nairobi National Park
- Samburu National Park
- Sibiloi National Park
- Tsavo National Park (East and West)
- Maasai Mara Game Reserve (Note: not a National Park but the most popular destination in Kenya)
Gabon
A herd of African Buffalo
- Akanda National Park
- Batéké Plateau National Park
- Birougou National Park
- Crystal Mountains National Park
- Ivindo National Park
- Loango National Park
- Lopé National Park
- Mayumba National Park
- Minkébé National Park
- Moukalaba-Doudau National Park
- Mwangné National Park
- Pongara National Park
- Waka National Park
Gambia
- Abuko National Park
- Bijilo National Park
- Kiang West National Park
- Niumi National Park
- River Gambia National Park
Ghana
Life in Ghana, West Africa
- Bia National Park
- Bui National Park
- Digya National Park
- Kakum National Park
- Kalakpa Game Production Reserve
- Mole National Park
- Nini-Suhien National Park
Guinea
- Badiar National Park
- Haut Niger National Park
Guinea-Bissau
- Cacheu River National Park
- João Vieira Marine Park
- Orango Islands National Park
Lesotho
- Sehlabathebe National Park — a remote mountain reserve great for hiking with rare wildlife, impressive waterfalls, and ancient rock paintings and stone shelters
Malawi
- Lake Malawi National Park — pictured above
- Kasungu National Park
- Lengwe National Park
- Liwonde National Park
- Nyika National Park — a large highland national park in Malawi
Mozambique
A Nyala Antelope in Mozambique
- Gorongosa National Park
- Limpopo National Park
Namibia
Antelopes in a flowers meadow in Etosha National Park, Namibia
- Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park — including the Fish River Canyon Park
- Bwabwata National Park — composed by ex “Caprivi Game Park” and ex “Mahango Game Reserve”
- Etosha National Park — abundant wildlife in the “big white place”
- Fish River Canyon Park — the second largest canyon in the world
- Khaudum National Park — maybe the most remote of all Namibian national parks, known for its tourist-terrorizing elephants
- Mudumu National Park
- Namib-Naukluft National Park — contains the famous Sossusvlei valley and the world’s highest dunes
- Nkasa Lupala National Park
- Skeleton Coast National Park
- Waterberg Plateau Park — another good place to watch wildlife
Niger
- W National Park — also called W of the Niger National Park spanning Niger, Benin & Burkina Faso
Nigeria
Zebra is common across sub-sharan Africa
- Chad Basin National Park
- Cross River National Park (Okavango and Oban sections)
- Gashaka-Gumti National Park
- Kainji National Park (Borgu and Zugurma sections)
- Kamuku National Park
- Okomu National Park
- Old Oyo National Park
- Yankari National Park
Rwanda
Rwanda is the best place in the world to see Silverback Gorillas
- Akagera National Park
- Volcanoes National Park — in Rwanda is full of impressive rainforest and volcanic scenery of the Virunga Mountains and is perhaps the best place in the world to see rare mountain gorillas. Across the border, in Uganda, it is known as Mgahinga Gorilla National Park.
- Gishwati Forest
- Nyungwe Forest National Park
São Tomé and Príncipe
- Obo National Park
Senegal
- Basse Casamance National Park
- Isles des Madeleines National Park
- Langue de Barbarie National Park
- Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary
- Niokolo-Koba National Park
- Saloum Delta National Park
Seychelles
A beach in Seychelles
- Curieuse Marine National Park
- Morne Seychellois National Park
- Praslin National Park
- Ste. Anne Marine National Park
Sierra Leone
- Gola Rainforest National Park
- Outamba-Kilimi National Park
- Western Area National Park
Somalia
- Daallo Mountain
- Hargeisa National Park
- Hobyo grasslands and shrublands
- Jilib National Park
- Kismayo National Park
- Lag Badana National Park
South Africa
A Yellow Billed Hornbill in the mountains of Pilanesberg in South Africa
- Addo Elephant National Park
- Agulhas National Park
- Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park
- Augrabies Falls National Park
- Bontebok National Park
- Camdeboo National Park
- Golden Gate Highlands National Park
- Karoo National Park
- Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
- Knysna National Lake Area
- Kruger National Park
- Mapungubwe National Park
- Marakele National Park
- Mokala National Park
- Mountain Zebra National Park
- Namaqua National Park
- Table Mountain National Park
- Tankwa Karoo National Park
- Tsitsikamma National Park
- West Coast National Park
- Wilderness National Park
- Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park
South Sudan
- Bandingilo National Park
- Boma National Park
- Nimule National Park
- Southern National Park
Nile Crocodile in Sudan
Sudan
- Dinder National Park
- Lantoto National Park
- Radom National Park
- Suakin Archipelago National Park
Swaziland
- Hlane Royal National Park – known for its Rhinos
Tanzania
An Elephant Family in Serengeti, Tanzania
- Arusha National Park
- Gombe Stream National Park
- Mount Kilimanjaro National Park
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Mahale Mountains
- Mikumi National Park
- Mkomazi Game Reserve
- Ngorongoro Conservancy
- Ruaha National Park
- Rubondo Island National Park
- Serengeti National Park — the biggest national park in Tanzania, perhaps the archetypal African game park; becomes the Maasai Mara National Reserve over the border in Kenya
- Selous Game Reserve
- Tarangire National Park — one of the best places in the world to see lions
Togo
- Fazao-Malfakassa National Park
- Fosse aux Lions National Park
- Kéran National Park
Tunisia
- Bou-Hedma National Park
- Boukornine National Park
- Chaambi National Park
- El Feidja National Park
- Ichkeul National Park
- Jebil National Park
- Sidi Toui National Park
- Zembra and Zembretta Islands National Park
Uganda
A mountain Gorilla in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
- Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
- Kabelaga National Park
- Kidepo Valley National Park
- Murchison Falls National Park
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Rwenzori National Park — home of the almost mythical, otherworldly scenery of the Mountains of the Moon in Uganda
Zambia
- Blue Lagoon National Park — very accessible
- Kafue National Park — the largest national park of the country
- Lavushi Manda National Park
- Liuwa plains National Park
- Lochinvar National Park — excellent for bird watching
- Lower Zambezi National Park
- Luambe National Park — used to be the president’s private game reserve, now pristine wilderness without mass tourism
- Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
- Nsumbu National Park — used to be very popular in the 1970s but has declined in the last decades
- North Luangwa National Park — one of Africa’s great safari destinations
- Nyika National Park
- South Luangwa National Park
Zimbabwe
- Victoria Falls National Park — one of the world’s largest waterfalls (pictured above)
- Gonarezhou National Park
- Chimanimani National Park
- Chizarira National Park
- Hwange National Park
- Kazuma Pan National Park
- Mana Pools National Park
- Matobo National Park
- Matusadona National Park
- Nyanga National Park
- Zambezi National Park
