{"id":14920,"date":"2026-01-10T09:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T09:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/14920\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T09:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T09:46:08","slug":"twelve-sa-parks-feature-in-2026-best-african-safari-parks-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/14920\/","title":{"rendered":"Twelve SA parks feature in 2026 Best African Safari Parks list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Twelve safari parks in South Africa have landed in the top 50 of the 2026 Best African Safari Parks and Destinations list.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s list \u2013 curated by SafariBookings, which is touted as the largest online marketplace for safari tours on the African continent \u2013 was recently released.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to bagging spots on the list, South Africa boasts the honour of having the highest number of safari parks featured.<\/p>\n<p>SABI SANDS SITS PRETTY IN FOURTH PLACE<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Safari\" class=\"wp-image-2431413\"  data-loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/safari-parks-sabi-sands.jpg.optimal.jpg\" \/>Sabi Sands Game Reserve is renowned for its leopard sightings. Image via Instagram @sabisandgamereserve<\/p>\n<p>Based on 2 665 reviews penned by safari industry experts, writers and travellers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesouthafrican.com\/news\/south-africas-top-10-biggest-game-reserves\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sabi Sands Game Reserve<\/a> cracked the top ten with a fourth-place ranking. It\u2019s three places behind list-topper, Tanzania\u2019s own Serengeti National Park.<\/p>\n<p>Standing adjacent to the legendary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesouthafrican.com\/travel\/meet-big-six-birds-kruger-national-park\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kruger National Park<\/a> (which secured a 15th-place spot on this list), Sabi Sands aims to deliver a memorable safari experience combined with luxury service.<\/p>\n<p>Per its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sabi-sands.com\/information-sabi-sands.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">website<\/a>, \u201cGame-viewing possibilities are simply unparalleled, including the much sought after \u2018Big 5.\u2019 Add a fantastic range of luxury lodges suiting all tastes, and an African dream safari is born.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sabi Sands is also renowned for its big cat sightings, notably lions and leopards. If you\u2019re looking to view these majestic felines in the flesh, then this park is your go-to destination.<\/p>\n<p>SA\u2019S FINEST SAFARI PARKS MAKE THE LIST<\/p>\n<p>These are the 11 other safari parks that are making South Africans proud with their inclusion on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safaribookings.com\/blog\/top-10-best-african-safari-parks-and-destinations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">list<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>Kapama Private Game Reserve \u2013 14th place<\/p>\n<p>Kruger National Park \u2013 15th place<\/p>\n<p>Timbavati Nature Reserve \u2013 19th place<\/p>\n<p>Madikwe Game Reserve \u2013 20th place<\/p>\n<p>Balule Nature Reserve \u2013 22nd place<\/p>\n<p>Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve \u2013 23rd place<\/p>\n<p>Addo Elephant National Park \u2013 28th place<\/p>\n<p>Manyeleti Game Reserve \u2013 34th place<\/p>\n<p>Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park \u2013 35th place<\/p>\n<p>Pilanesberg Game Reserve \u2013 48th place<\/p>\n<p>Karoo National Park \u2013 49th place<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to comment down below if you\u2019ve visited, or plan to visit, any of these safari parks. Plus, let us know if there are other parks in Mzansi that deserve a spot on next year\u2019s Best African Safari Parks and Destinations list!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Twelve safari parks in South Africa have landed in the top 50 of the 2026 Best African Safari&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14921,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[305,9883,7680,5103,3571,2713,131,152],"class_list":{"0":"post-14920","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tanzania","8":"tag-featured","9":"tag-game-reserve","10":"tag-kruger-national-park","11":"tag-leopards","12":"tag-lions","13":"tag-safari","14":"tag-south-africa","15":"tag-tanzania"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}