September 2026 publication

Safari travel

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

Updated September 30, 2026 Based on 1 weekly survey in September 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. Kenya 96 2. Tanzania 96 3. Botswana 88 4. South Africa 83 5. Zambia 50 6. Namibia 50 7. Zimbabwe 37 8. Rwanda 29 9. India 17 10. Zanzibar 17

The September 2026 ranking

Safari: destinations ranked by AI visibility index, September 2026.
Rank Destination Index Trend Consensus By assistant Voice share
1 Kenya 96 +7 ChatGPT: cited in 100% of answers Gemini: cited in 100% of answers Perplexity: cited in 83% of answers Mistral: cited in 100% of answers 15%
2 Tanzania 96 +2 ChatGPT: cited in 100% of answers Gemini: cited in 100% of answers Perplexity: cited in 83% of answers Mistral: cited in 100% of answers 15%
3 Botswana 88 -1 ChatGPT: cited in 100% of answers Gemini: cited in 100% of answers Perplexity: cited in 67% of answers Mistral: cited in 83% of answers 14%
4 South Africa 83 -2 ChatGPT: cited in 83% of answers Gemini: cited in 83% of answers Perplexity: cited in 83% of answers Mistral: cited in 83% of answers 13%
5 Zambia 50 -2 ChatGPT: cited in 50% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers 8%
6 Namibia 50 -7 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers Mistral: cited in 50% of answers 8%
7 Zimbabwe 37 -4 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 33% of answers Perplexity: cited in 50% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers 6%
8 Rwanda 29 +2 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers 5%
9 India 17 +3 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 3%
10 Zanzibar 17 +15 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 3%
11 Uganda 17 -14 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers 2%
12 Mozambique 8 -2 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 1%
13 Sri Lanka 8 +2 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers 1%
14 Brazil 8 +2 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers 1%
15 Canada 4 +3 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers <1%
16 Malaysia 4 +3 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers <1%
17 Nepal 4 +2 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers <1%
18 Peru 4 +3 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 17% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers <1%
19 Ecuador 4 -1 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers <1%
20 Galapagos 4 -1 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers <1%