Cultural Park of Ahaggar (Algeria)
The Ahaggar National Park, located in southern Algeria
The Ahaggar National Park is located in the south of Algeria, in the largest mountain range in the country, the Hoggar. Declared a national park in 1987 and renowned cultural park in 2011, it covers an area of 450 000 km2. With a priceless historical value, it houses archaeological sites dating back several hundred thousand years. The sites of engravings and paintings of Tit-Aguenar-Silet are among the most famous.
The flora of the cultural park of the Ahaggar is composed of a wide range of species: olive, lavender, myrtle, drinn, tamarisk, palm, etc. It is the same for wildlife: fennec, Dorcas gazelle, Barbary sheep, hyrax rocks, steppe eagle, storks, etc.
The national park of Ichkeul (Tunisia)
First game reserve benefiting from national and international protection, classified biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1977 and registered natural heritage by UNESCO in 1979, the site became a national park in 1980. This wetland covering an area of 12 600 ha shelters a fauna and a very rich and diverse flora with more than 200 animal species and 500 plant species.
National Park Niokolo-Koba (Senegal)
Inscribed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage National Park Niokolo-Koba is one of the most important plant and animal reserves in West Africa. It is known for its rich fauna includes 80 species of mammals (including the last Derby eland, as well as elephants, lions, leopards, chimpanzees, baboons, hippos, etc.), several reptiles (Nile crocodiles, monitor lizards of Nile turtles) and 330 species of birds (cranes, eagles, etc.). The flora is also varied, with nearly 1500 species of plants.
The Virunga National Park (DRC)

Created in 1925, the Virunga National Park, formerly Albert Park is the oldest national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo and even Africa. Located in the east of the country, it covers part of the Virunga Mountains that give it its name. It has one of the highest population densities in Africa, with more than 400 inhabitants per km2. It is dedicated to the World Heritage Site by Unesco for its exceptional wealth spanning 790,000 hectares it has an incomparable diversity of habitats ranging from swamps and steppes to the snowfields of Rwenzori, through the plains of washing and savannahs on the slopes of volcanoes.
Also diverse wildlife since the park is home to 218 mammal species, 706 bird species, 109 reptile species and 78 amphibian species. It is home to mountain gorillas, which are among the last specimens of this species in critical danger of extinction, and Okapi (also endangered). Approximately 20,000 hippopotamuses live in the rivers and birds from Siberia spend the winter there. However, authorized oil exploration in the region since 2010 threatens this exceptional place
Waza National Park (Cameroon)
Located in northern Cameroon, Waza National Park, at first hunting reserve, covering 170 000 hectares. It counts 379 species of birds and 30 species of mammals including the giraffe, hyena, waterbuck, leopard, elephant. He was ranked biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 1979
Loango National Park (Gabon)
Loango National Park covers an area of 155,000 hectares bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Beaches, lagoons, mangroves, swamps, savannahs and forests ... This rare ecosystems mixture attractions include elephants, hippos, crocodiles and buffaloes. Beaches welcome sea turtles that come to lay their eggs. Since these beaches it is possible to observe whales, dolphins and surfers hippos. Loango is also renowned for its rich birdlife, including housing pseudolangrayens African gray or pink bee.
The Volcanoes National Park (Rwanda)

Located in north-eastern Rwanda, the Volcanoes National Park covers 130,000 hectares and includes five of the eight volcanoes of the Virunga Mountains. The park is known worldwide as the last great sanctuary of mountain gorillas. It has a research center devoted to the study, founded by the famous primatologist Fossey Dan. Other mammals such as golden monkey or buffalo are present and que178 bird species.
Serengeti National Park (Tanzania)
Located in northern Tanzania, Serengeti National Park covers 14,763 km2. This is the second largest wildlife park in Africa, home to about 4 million animals. It is known among other things for the famous annual migration of over 1.5 million wildebeest and 250,000 zebras. The five species that make up the "Big Five" are also represented (lions, elephants, leopards, rhinoceros, African buffalo) and the park contains many crocodiles. According to Unesco, which has World Heritage, Serengeti has one of the most productive ecosystems on Earth, which allows it to accommodate a large number of ungulates (hoofed animals) and therefore highest concentration of large predators in the world. Serengeti Park is the park with the most African lions with more than 3000 specimens.
The national reserve of Masai Mara (Kenya)

This national reserve is located in south-western Kenya. It is a natural extension of the Serengeti National Park (Tanzania) and covers 1510 km2. Elephants, rhinos, lions, cheetahs, leopards, giraffes ... It also houses more than 500,000 wildebeest and over 100,000 zebras. It allows to observe the migration of wildebeest, zebra and Thomson's gazelle, which also pass through the Serengeti. Many species of birds and reptiles also live there.
Hwange National Park (Zimbabwe)
Hwange National Park covers 14,620 km2 and is home to 9 of the 10 species protected the country, including the black rhino and elephant. It counts 107 species of mammals and 450 species of birds. This is one of the last great sanctuaries for elephants and buffalo in Africa's elephant population of Hwange National Park is one of the largest in the world. Nearly as crowded as the Kruger National Park, it allows visitors to observe elephants, lions, giraffes, zebras and cheetahs in peace.
The Chobe National Park (Botswana)
Located in north-eastern Botswana, Chobe National Park is bordered to the north by the Chobe River and southwest of the Okavango Delta. Like Hwange, the Chobe National Park is world famous for its unique concentration of elephants: it is home to about 50 000 individuals, called "Kalahari elephants" that are the largest recorded. The park is also famous for its lions and hosts many hippos, buffaloes, zebras and crocodiles. It is also possible to observe leopards and cheetahs.