W-Arly-Pendjari Complex, Benin/Burkina Faso/Niger

 Place: W-Arly-Pendjari Complex, Benin/Burkina Faso/Niger

Weather: Sunny, 70/104F.

Route: From Abomey 508 km north on RNIE2.

Significance: It is one of the largest tracts of savannah in West Africa. It includes the largest herd of elephants and the largest group of viable lions. There are also large populations of cheetah and leopards.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images:

The savannah (from whc.unesco.org)

Elephants crossing the Tapoa River (from whc.unesco.org)