Best destinations for spotting African buffalo

Arabiaweather.com - Ismail Ghasimi - African buffaloes are considered the most dangerous of the Big Five , due to their unpredictability. They are surprisingly social creatures, living in large herds of sometimes up to 500 buffaloes.

Not to be confused with the Asian water buffalo; The African Cape buffalo is the most fearsome and dangerous, unlike the Asian buffalo, which can be tamed.

These are the best destinations for discovering the African buffalo :

Kruger National Park , South Africa

You can find African buffaloes all over the huge park, it was the scene of a video shared widely on YouTube and social media platforms, a famous battle that saw a group of lions and crocodiles attack a newborn buffalo that was later rescued in a terrible way by a herd of buffaloes.

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Although buffaloes are not the number one reason to visit this reserve, it is a great place to find them as they attract impressive numbers during the migration season from July to November, at which time it would not be difficult to find herds numbering over a thousand.

Chobe National Park, Botswana

Buffaloes can be found all over Botswana and not just in this park, and it is very common to see herds of around 100 buffaloes along the Chobe River during the dry season from May to October.

Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

As with most large parks in East Africa, the Ngorongoro Crater Reserve attracts good numbers of buffalo, as these very daring creatures run very close to the camps and people who stay on the edge of the lake, so be careful.