# Night Safari: What Africa Looks Like After Dark

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- Author: Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze (GTour desk, Tbilisi)
- Published: 2026-11-07
- Updated: 2026-11-07
- Language: en
- Russian edition: https://gtour.ge/ru/night-safari-what-africa-looks-like-after-dark/

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](https://news.africacallingsafaris.com/night-safari-what-africa-looks-like-after-dark/). Republished with permission as part of the GTour — Africa Calling partnership.*

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