July 2026 publication

Safari travel

Which destinations do AI assistants name when travelers plan a safari?

Updated July 6, 2026 Based on 1 weekly survey in July 2026 20 destinations cited by at least one AI assistant, out of 88 measured.

Top 10 at a glance

Bar chart of the top 10 destinations by index value 1. Botswana 96 2. Tanzania 96 3. Kenya 88 4. South Africa 87 5. Namibia 79 6. Zambia 54 7. Zimbabwe 46 8. Uganda 21 9. Rwanda 17 10. India 13

The July 2026 ranking

Safari: destinations ranked by AI visibility index, July 2026.
Rank Destination Index Consensus By assistant Voice share
1 Botswana 96 ChatGPT: cited in 100% of answers Claude: cited in 83% of answers Gemini: cited in 100% of answers Perplexity: cited in 100% of answers 15%
2 Tanzania 96 ChatGPT: cited in 100% of answers Claude: cited in 83% of answers Gemini: cited in 100% of answers Perplexity: cited in 100% of answers 15%
3 Kenya 88 ChatGPT: cited in 83% of answers Claude: cited in 67% of answers Gemini: cited in 100% of answers Perplexity: cited in 100% of answers 13%
4 South Africa 87 ChatGPT: cited in 100% of answers Claude: cited in 83% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 83% of answers 13%
5 Namibia 79 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Claude: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 100% of answers Perplexity: cited in 100% of answers 12%
6 Zambia 54 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers 8%
7 Zimbabwe 46 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers 7%
8 Uganda 21 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 3%
9 Rwanda 17 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 2%
10 India 13 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers 2%
11 Sri Lanka 13 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 2%
12 Brazil 13 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers 2%
13 Madagascar 8 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers 1%
14 Australia 8 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 1%
15 Zanzibar 8 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers 1%
16 Ecuador 4 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers <1%
17 Galapagos 4 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers <1%
18 Canada 4 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers <1%
19 Indonesia 4 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers <1%
20 Malaysia 4 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers <1%