Best Places to See Lions in the Wild
Read on to learn about our picks for the best Africa lion safari places. These include the great savannahs, where the prides go hunting, and the cool glades, where they rest in the tall grass after a kill.
The Masai Mara is very big.
This is likely the world’s most well-known animal park, and for good reason. There are many groups of lions in the Masai Mara National Reserve. Every year, a lot of wildebeest and zebras come into the park during the Great Migration. The many predators that live in the Mara lands get the food they need from this flood of grazers.
People say that the ecosystem in the Masai Mara is the best in the area, and the park may have the most lions of any park in Africa. Of all the parks in Kenya, this is the one where you’ll have the best chance of seeing these big cats.
Both East and West Tsavo
The “Big Five” animals of Africa live in these huge parks: the lion, the leopard, the elephant, the rhino, and the buffalo. They are Kenya’s largest parks. If you’re interested in the lion, though, you should know that these parks are home to a unique type of this big cat.
The male Tsavo lions are different from other lions on the continent because they don’t have long manes. On the other hand, they’ve been known for a long time to be very mean, and an old story calls them “man-killers.” They spend a lot of time in these big, dusty fields, both in the acacia bush and on top of big lava fields.
Samburu to the North: Samburu National Park is not very busy, even though it is northern Kenya’s most famous park. A lot of different animals live there, like elephants, leopards, and cheetahs. But lions are a big draw here. They sneak through the acacia woods and across the wide, dry plains. They can quench their thirst at the Ewaso Ng’iro River, where other thirsty people in the park also hang out.
Lions are very welcome at Samburu. Here is where the famous “Born Free” actress Joy Adamson brought Elsa, the lioness, and raised her from a baby to an adult.
Ol Pejeta is a unique nature reserve.
Ol Pejeta is so close to Nairobi that you can easily make it a day trip. It has a huge range of animals, including many groups of lions. Leopards, cheetahs, and African wild dogs are just a few of the big and small cats that live on Pejeta. This includes grasslands, bush, and riverine woods. Jackals, caracals, and foxes are some other hunters.
If you want to get away from the cats in the conservancy for a while, you can go to Sweetwaters Sanctuary, which is the only place in Kenya where you can see chimps living in the wild.
Seeing lions in their natural habitat is an exciting part of an Africa tour that you can’t miss. You can book a trip with Safari Trips to Kenya to one or more of these wildlife parks, and we’ll take you close to these wild animals.
