Where to See Baboon in Serengeti National Park

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Baboon sightings in Serengeti

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Where Baboon has been reported, from 204 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM0% of the busiest hour1 AM0% of the busiest hour2 AM0% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM5% of the busiest hour5 AM16% of the busiest hour6 AM53% of the busiest hour7 AM89% of the busiest hour8 AMBusiest hour9 AM95% of the busiest hour10 AM79% of the busiest hour11 AM63% of the busiest hourNoon47% of the busiest hour1 PM42% of the busiest hour2 PM58% of the busiest hour3 PM74% of the busiest hour4 PM89% of the busiest hour5 PMBusiest hour6 PM53% of the busiest hour7 PM11% of the busiest hour8 PM2% of the busiest hour9 PM1% of the busiest hour10 PM0% of the busiest hour11 PM0% of the busiest hour

Baboon is most seen 7–10 AM and 4–6 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Baboon sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	0%
1 AM	0%
2 AM	0%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	5%
5 AM	16%
6 AM	53%
7 AM	89%
8 AM	100%
9 AM	95%
10 AM	79%
11 AM	63%
Noon	47%
1 PM	42%
2 PM	58%
3 PM	74%
4 PM	89%
5 PM	100%
6 PM	53%
7 PM	11%
8 PM	2%
9 PM	1%
10 PM	0%
11 PM	0%

Audio tour

Hear about Baboon on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Serengeti, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Serengeti Tour Guide

Nyani Public Campsite: Baboon Visitors

Listen

“You're passing the Nyani Public Campsite, another of the basic, unfenced camps in the Seronera area. Its name, 'Nyani,' is the Swahili word for baboon, which tells you who the most common uninvited guests are.”

Plays as you drive near Nyani Public Campsite in Parkwolf’s Serengeti Tour Guide.

2 more about Baboon in the app

Leopards: Ghosts in the Branches
Tumbili Public Campsite: A Wild Camping Experience

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Where to look

Serengeti spots that mention Baboon

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Baboon. A good start, never a guarantee.

Places

SightKogatende Mara River BanksPrime perch for the Great Migration’s Mara River crossings

SightKoppiesGranite outcrops where lions pose and photographers swoon

SightLobo HillGranite kopje ridge with big cats and migration views

SightRetima Hippo PoolUp-close hippo spectacle from a safe riverside viewpoint

Scenic pulloutMoru Kopjes ViewpointGranite kopje outlook over lion country and endless plains

SightBologonja SpringsShady springs where wildlife gathers and crowds rarely do

Picnic areaMaasai Kopjes Picnic SiteClassic kopje picnic spot with big-cat views and big sky

CampgroundTumbili Public CampsiteSimple Seronera camp with wildlife roaming and a secure dining shelter

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Wildlife

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645 sightingsLionPanthera leo melanochaitaMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

234 sightingsLeopardPanthera pardus pardusMost seen 7 AM & 6 PMSighting map

273 sightingsCheetahAcinonyx jubatus jubatusMost seen 6–9 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map

542 sightingsElephantLoxodonta africanaMost seen 7 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

132 sightingsCape BuffaloSyncerus caffer cafferMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

190 sightingsWildebeestConnochaetes taurinus mearnsiMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

444 sightingsZebraEquus quaggaMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

502 sightingsGiraffeGiraffa tippelskirchiMost seen 6–8 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map

Where to see Baboon in Serengeti