When is the best time to go on a safari?
Each country is different when it comes to the best travel times.South Africa: the best time is during the South African winter (May to September). Temperatures in the summer time can get quite hot.Kenya: the weather is warm all year round. There are 2 rain seasons: the long rains from April to June and the short rains from October to December. The warmest temperatures are in February to March and the coolest from July to August.Tanzania: the weather is warm all year round. The best time to travel is between December and March and July and October. There are 2 rain seasons: the short rains from November to December and the long rains from February to early May.
The great migrations occur between April to October.
Botswana: the best time to travel is between March and November when rain falls are at their minimum, though the evenings can get quite chilly. The Okovonga delta is generally flodded from May till August.Zambia: the best time to travel is between June and September. The rain generally falls between November and March.Namibia: The best time to travel is between April and October. The rainy season is between December and March.Malawi: The best time to visit Malawi is during the dry season from May to mid-November. From May to July the landscape is attractive and vegetation green and lush, and temperatures cooler. The months of October and November, at the end of the dry season, are the best time for wildlife viewing; however, the temperatures can be uncomfortably hot.
