North Africa
Algeria
Sahara, atlas mountains and mediterranean woodland. The directory currently highlights 3 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Algeria →54-country editorial directory
Africa’s protected areas, without the copy-and-paste travel language
This rebuilt directory separates national parks from game reserves, marine parks, wetlands and other protected landscapes. It is designed for travelers comparing real habitats, realistic access and the kind of trip each place demands.
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Southern Africa
Angola
Miombo woodland, escarpments and atlantic desert. The directory currently highlights 3 carefully selected protected areas.
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Benin
Sudanian savannah and transboundary wildlife corridors. The directory currently highlights 2 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Benin →Southern Africa
Botswana
Inland delta, kalahari and elephant corridors. The directory currently highlights 4 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Botswana →West Africa
Burkina Faso
Savannah, gallery forest and transboundary reserves. The directory currently highlights 2 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Burkina Faso →East Africa
Burundi
Montane forest, river valleys and lake tanganyika wetlands. The directory currently highlights 3 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Burundi →West Africa
Cabo Verde
Volcanic islands, cliffs and marine ecosystems. The directory currently highlights 3 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Cabo Verde →Central Africa
Cameroon
Rainforest, savannah, volcanic mountains and coast. The directory currently highlights 4 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Cameroon →Central Africa
Central African Republic
Congo basin forest and northern savannah. The directory currently highlights 2 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Central African Republic →Central Africa
Chad
Sahara, sahel and restored savannah parks. The directory currently highlights 2 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Chad →East Africa
Comoros
Active volcanoes, cloud forest and coral coast. The directory currently highlights 3 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Comoros →West Africa
Côte d’Ivoire
Rainforest, savannah and coastal wetlands. The directory currently highlights 3 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Côte d’Ivoire →Central Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Volcanoes, equatorial forest and vast river basins. The directory currently highlights 4 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Democratic Republic of the Congo →East Africa
Djibouti
Volcanic basins, salt lakes and red sea reefs. The directory currently highlights 3 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Djibouti →North Africa
Egypt
Red sea reefs, desert mountains and coastal wetlands. The directory currently highlights 3 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Egypt →Central Africa
Equatorial Guinea
Island volcanoes, rainforest and marine nesting beaches. The directory currently highlights 3 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Equatorial Guinea →East Africa
Eritrea
Red sea archipelagos, escarpments and dry highlands. The directory currently highlights 2 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Eritrea →Southern Africa
Eswatini
Lowveld savannah and compact mountain reserves. The directory currently highlights 4 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Eswatini →East Africa
Ethiopia
Afro-alpine plateaus, rift valley and endemic wildlife. The directory currently highlights 4 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Ethiopia →Central Africa
Gabon
Equatorial rainforest meeting atlantic beaches. The directory currently highlights 4 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Gabon →West Africa
Gambia
River wetlands, mangroves and woodland reserves. The directory currently highlights 3 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Gambia →West Africa
Ghana
Rainforest canopy, savannah and coastal wetlands. The directory currently highlights 3 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Ghana →West Africa
Guinea
Fouta djallon highlands, forest and transboundary savannah. The directory currently highlights 2 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Guinea →West Africa
Guinea-Bissau
Mangrove estuaries and the bijagós archipelago. The directory currently highlights 3 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Guinea-Bissau →East Africa
Kenya
Savannah reserves, rift valley lakes, highland forests and marine parks. The directory currently highlights 6 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Kenya →Southern Africa
Lesotho
High-altitude grassland, basalt peaks and river gorges. The directory currently highlights 2 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Lesotho →West Africa
Liberia
Upper guinean rainforest and atlantic wetlands. The directory currently highlights 2 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Liberia →North Africa
Libya
Saharan massifs, oases and mediterranean coast. The directory currently highlights 2 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Libya →East Africa
Madagascar
Endemic wildlife, limestone formations, rainforest and spiny forest. The directory currently highlights 4 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Madagascar →Southern Africa
Malawi
Rift valley lake, miombo woodland and high plateaus. The directory currently highlights 4 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Malawi →West Africa
Mali
Sahel, inland delta wetlands and sandstone escarpments. The directory currently highlights 2 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Mali →West Africa
Mauritania
Sahara, atlantic shoals and migratory-bird coast. The directory currently highlights 2 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Mauritania →East Africa
Mauritius
Volcanic uplands, restored islets and coral lagoons. The directory currently highlights 3 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Mauritius →North Africa
Morocco
Atlas mountains, cedar forest, wetlands and atlantic coast. The directory currently highlights 4 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Morocco →Southern Africa
Mozambique
Indian ocean archipelagos, floodplains and restored savannah. The directory currently highlights 4 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Mozambique →Southern Africa
Namibia
Namib desert, salt pans and ephemeral river corridors. The directory currently highlights 4 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Namibia →West Africa
Niger
Sahara, aïr mountains and sahelian savannah. The directory currently highlights 2 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Niger →West Africa
Nigeria
Rainforest, highland plateaus, savannah and wetlands. The directory currently highlights 4 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Nigeria →Central Africa
Republic of the Congo
Congo basin rainforest, swamps and forest clearings. The directory currently highlights 3 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Republic of the Congo →East Africa
Rwanda
Volcanic mountains, montane forest and savannah wetlands. The directory currently highlights 4 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Rwanda →West Africa
Senegal
River deltas, sahelian savannah and atlantic wetlands. The directory currently highlights 3 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Senegal →East Africa
Seychelles
Granite islands, coral atolls and endemic wildlife. The directory currently highlights 4 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Seychelles →West Africa
Sierra Leone
Upper guinean forest, mountains and coastal wetlands. The directory currently highlights 3 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Sierra Leone →East Africa
Somalia
Gulf of aden mountains, arid plains and indian ocean coast. The directory currently highlights 2 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Somalia →Southern Africa
South Africa
Savannah, fynbos, mountains, desert and marine coast. The directory currently highlights 5 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore South Africa →East Africa
South Sudan
Vast floodplains, savannah and major antelope migrations. The directory currently highlights 3 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore South Sudan →North Africa
Sudan
Red sea reefs, desert monuments and savannah reserves. The directory currently highlights 3 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Sudan →Central Africa
São Tomé and Príncipe
Volcanic rainforest, endemic birds and turtle beaches. The directory currently highlights 2 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore São Tomé and Príncipe →East Africa
Tanzania
Migration plains, southern wilderness, mountains and chimpanzee forests. The directory currently highlights 6 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Tanzania →West Africa
Togo
Savannah, forest fragments and mountain landscapes. The directory currently highlights 2 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Togo →North Africa
Tunisia
Mediterranean wetlands, desert mountains and island coast. The directory currently highlights 3 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Tunisia →East Africa
Uganda
Mountain forests, nile savannah and crater-lake landscapes. The directory currently highlights 5 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Uganda →Southern Africa
Zambia
River valleys, wetlands and large woodland parks. The directory currently highlights 5 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Zambia →Southern Africa
Zimbabwe
Zambezi floodplains, granite hills and eastern mountains. The directory currently highlights 5 carefully selected protected areas.
Explore Zimbabwe →How this directory is organized
Country pages explain the conservation landscape first: savannah circuits in Kenya, desert distances in Namibia, permit-led forest travel in Rwanda, volcanic islands in Cabo Verde and marine conservation in the Seychelles. Destination pages then focus on the type of visit involved, not a universal checklist.
Commercial services appear only where they support the planning task. Visa guidance belongs beside border preparation; transfers belong beside gateway logistics; insurance belongs beside evacuation or remote-road considerations.