Best Apps to Help Enjoy an African Safari Experience

​Rebecca Gaskin Gain is an international energy and finance consultant with nearly three decades of experience working across Europe and Africa. She serves as an independent non-executive director for CBZ Holdings in Zimbabwe. Outside of her professional commitments, Rebecca Gaskin Gain enjoys indigenous African music and going on a safari with her husband. One resource that can help tourists enjoy a safari adventure is a travel app with locations and information about native fauna.
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Travel apps are a valuable guide in tracking wildlife encounters, identifying animals, and learning about African history. One high-rated travel app recommended by many safari-tourism websites is Africa: Live. Available to iOS and Android users, Africa: Live features real-time maps with wildlife sightings uploaded by other tourists and safari guides. It also offers safari-animal guides and tips.

For people who like birds, one option is Sasol eBirds of Southern Africa. This application contains descriptions of more than 950 birds across Southern Africa and updated maps of habitat regions where tourists can find them. It also includes over 1,000 bird-call recordings to help identify various species by their sounds.

African Safari Tracker is another app tourists could find useful while on a safari. It provides information and photos of over 200 animals, sound clips of Africa's Big Five, and maps for tracking sightings where visitors might encounter different species. Additionally, the app works offline, so Internet connection should not pose a problem.