By Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD · 07/11/2026
During daylight hours, most large predators rest. After dark, they come alive. Lions hunt, leopards patrol territory boundaries, and a cast of nocturnal species that most safari-goers never encounter emerges from burrows and hollow trees.
Aardvarks, bat-eared foxes, spring hares, and genets are among the creatures most easily spotted on a spotlight drive. Bushbabies — the wide-eyed, leaping primates of the acacia woodland — reflect the spotlight beam with brilliant orange eye-shine from the canopy. Civets move deliberately through the grass in search of berries and small prey.
The southern parks of Kenya and much of Tanzania allow night drives; some conservancies on the Mara’s edge offer them as standard. Check with your lodge or camp before arrival, as national park regulations in Kenya prohibit night drives inside park boundaries.
Source: Africa Calling Safari News. Republished with permission as part of the GTour — Africa Calling partnership.
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