August 2026 publication

Safari travel

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

Updated August 17, 2026 Based on 3 weekly surveys in August 2026 27 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. Tanzania 94 2. Kenya 89 3. Botswana 89 4. South Africa 85 5. Namibia 57 6. Zambia 52 7. Zimbabwe 41 8. Uganda 31 9. Rwanda 27 10. India 14

The August 2026 ranking

Safari: destinations ranked by AI visibility index, August 2026.
Rank Destination Index Trend Consensus By assistant Voice share
1 Tanzania 94 -4 ChatGPT: cited in 89% of answers Claude: cited in 83% of answers Gemini: cited in 89% of answers Perplexity: cited in 100% of answers Mistral: cited in 100% of answers Grok: cited in 100% of answers 15%
2 Kenya 89 +4 ChatGPT: cited in 94% of answers Claude: cited in 78% of answers Gemini: cited in 72% of answers Perplexity: cited in 89% of answers Mistral: cited in 100% of answers Grok: cited in 100% of answers 14%
3 Botswana 89 -2 ChatGPT: cited in 100% of answers Claude: cited in 83% of answers Gemini: cited in 89% of answers Perplexity: cited in 78% of answers Mistral: cited in 83% of answers Grok: cited in 100% of answers 14%
4 South Africa 85 -4 ChatGPT: cited in 89% of answers Claude: cited in 89% of answers Gemini: cited in 78% of answers Perplexity: cited in 78% of answers Mistral: cited in 83% of answers Grok: cited in 94% of answers 14%
5 Namibia 57 -3 ChatGPT: cited in 78% of answers Claude: cited in 28% of answers Gemini: cited in 78% of answers Perplexity: cited in 44% of answers Mistral: cited in 44% of answers Grok: cited in 72% of answers 9%
6 Zambia 52 -6 ChatGPT: cited in 83% of answers Claude: cited in 44% of answers Gemini: cited in 67% of answers Perplexity: cited in 44% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers Grok: cited in 56% of answers 8%
7 Zimbabwe 41 -6 ChatGPT: cited in 67% of answers Claude: cited in 33% of answers Gemini: cited in 50% of answers Perplexity: cited in 33% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers Grok: cited in 28% of answers 6%
8 Uganda 31 +5 ChatGPT: cited in 44% of answers Claude: cited in 6% of answers Gemini: cited in 39% of answers Perplexity: cited in 39% of answers Mistral: cited in 33% of answers Grok: cited in 28% of answers 5%
9 Rwanda 27 +3 ChatGPT: cited in 33% of answers Claude: cited in 22% of answers Gemini: cited in 22% of answers Perplexity: cited in 22% of answers Mistral: cited in 39% of answers Grok: cited in 22% of answers 4%
10 India 14 -1 ChatGPT: cited in 28% of answers Claude: cited in 22% of answers Gemini: cited in 6% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 11% of answers Grok: cited in 17% of answers 2%
11 Mozambique 10 +4 ChatGPT: cited in 6% of answers Claude: cited in 11% of answers Gemini: cited in 22% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 11% of answers Grok: cited in 11% of answers 2%
12 Brazil 6 -4 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 6% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 11% of answers Grok: cited in 6% of answers <1%
13 Sri Lanka 6 0 ChatGPT: cited in 17% of answers Claude: cited in 6% of answers Gemini: cited in 17% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 0% of answers <1%
14 Galapagos 5 0 ChatGPT: cited in 6% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 6% of answers <1%
15 Ecuador 5 -1 ChatGPT: cited in 11% of answers Claude: cited in 17% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 0% of answers <1%
16 Indonesia 4 +3 ChatGPT: cited in 6% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 17% of answers Grok: cited in 0% of answers <1%
17 Costa Rica 3 +1 ChatGPT: cited in 6% of answers Claude: cited in 6% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 6% of answers <1%
18 Zanzibar 2 -4 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 6% of answers Grok: cited in 6% of answers <1%
19 Nepal 2 +1 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 11% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 0% of answers <1%
20 Australia 1 -2 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 6% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 0% of answers <1%
21 Malaysia 1 0 ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 6% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 0% of answers <1%
22 Ghana 1 New ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 6% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 0% of answers <1%
23 Senegal 1 New ChatGPT: cited in 0% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 6% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 0% of answers <1%
24 Canada 1 -1 ChatGPT: cited in 6% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 0% of answers <1%
25 Norway 1 New ChatGPT: cited in 6% of answers Claude: cited in 0% of answers Gemini: cited in 0% of answers Perplexity: cited in 0% of answers Mistral: cited in 0% of answers Grok: cited in 0% of answers <1%

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