If you’re thinking about going on an African safari and need a bit of visual inspiration, here’s our pick of the 10 Best African Safari Movies and documentaries, ranging from edge-of-your-seat thrillers to true life conservation stories.
Our must-watch African movies & documentaries:
1. The Lion King
This classic Disney movie is still great to watch (after more than two decades) for its amazing music, powerful story and of course all your favourite animal characters, from loveable Pumbaa to wise Rafiki.
2. BBC Africa
You can’t go on a safari to Africa without watching the BBC’s incredible six-part mini series on the continent’s wild places and wildlife, narrated by the wonderful Sir David Attenborough.
This series covers black rhinos, the Kalahari desert, the savannah of East Africa, the wildlife of the Congo, animals living in southern Africa, the Sahara Desert and the future of conservation.
3. Gorillas in the Mist
Based on the true story of Diane Fossey, an American naturalist who dedicated her life to mountain gorilla research and conservation in the jungles of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. The movie, which stars Sigourney Weaver, shows the challenges Fossey faced in fighting poachers and bureaucrats, and the sacrifices she made to help the severely endangered primates with beautiful shots of real gorillas in their natural habitat.
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Starts: Nairobi Ends: Livingstone
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This Nairobi to Livingstone Overland tour provides a comprehensive insight into East Africa’s finest highlights and gives you a glimpse of what Southern Africa has to offer. We go primate trekking in Uganda and explore the rippling Masai Mara and flat plains of the Serengeti. See the monumental Ngorongoro Crater and the magnificence of Mt Kilimanjaro. Relax on the sun-kissed beaches on the tropical island of Zanzibar, view the picturesque Lake Malawi and the powerful Victoria Falls.
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35 days
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Starts: Victoria Falls Ends: Nairobi
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35 Day Victoria Falls to Gorillas Overland Tour travels up from Southern Africa seeing all the wildlife and culture in between Zambia and Uganda. The trip gives you an opportunity to visit the Mountain Gorillas in Uganda is one of the most established combination tours that we offer. All of this in comfort.
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Starts: Nairobi Ends: Dar es Salaam
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28 Day Nairobi to Zanzibar Overland includes gorillas, parks and beach trek in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania National Parks and Zanzibar beaches.
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4. The Last Lions
A collaboration between National Geographic and filmmakers Beverly Joubert, The Last Lions is a documentary film about the heartbreaking decline of the lion population in Africa.
The film is focused on one lioness as she tries to protect her cubs against the many threats they face in the wild.
5. The Ghost and the Darkness
Set in 1898 and starring Val Kilmer and Michael Douglas, this movie is based on the true story of two lions in East Africa that killed dozens of people working on a railroad. The railroad company decides to bring in a famed American hunter to kill the lions, but the carnage continues. Don’t let this story put you off going on safari to see lions though!
6. Out of Africa
If you love romances, then this is the movie for you. This 1985 film is loosely based on the life of Karen Blixen, a Danish woman (played by Meryl Streep) who lived in Kenya at the turn of the century with her husband on a dairy farm, and who had an affair with a big game hunter played by Robert Redford. With beautiful cinematography of African landscapes and a sweeping story, this is a true Hollywood classic.
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Starts: Nairobi Ends: Cape Town
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An eclectic fusion of Eastern and Southern African highlights, this 42 day epic from Nairobi to Cape Town will offer you a taste of all things uniquely African! Your adventure kicks off in the North, watching thousands of wildebeest and zebra trample the plains of the Serengeti. Head to the coast as you bask on palm-fringed beaches of Zanzibar, camping beneath African skies. Let the road take you south as you experience the lush beauty of Botswana's waterways before reaching Namibia's desert dunes. Top it off by experiencing the cosmopolitan city of Cape Town and you’ll leave with memories to last a lifetime.
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Starts: Nairobi Ends: Nairobi
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Channel your inner Diane Fossey and prep your social media account for a wave of envy-inducing animal encounters. Nature looms large on this eye-opening tour that sees you tracking the world's most endangered ape through misty mountains, feeling the quiet anticipation of predators stalking prey, and watching the immense red sun setting behind a flat-topped acacia somewhere out on the African savannah. A close encounter with East Africa’s natural beauty is not soon forgotten.
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Nothing can compare to encountering the legendary wildlife of the Serengeti and Masai Mara in the flesh. That’s why we’ve dedicated 12 full days to exploring this iconic safari circuit. Traverse incredible national parks where golden grasslands stretch on to the ends of the earth, watch wildebeest kick up the rich African dust as they migrate in their millions, and venture off track to isolated regions to meet local tribes world apart. The road is as diverse as it is unpredictable, so be prepared for adventure.
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