Awe-inspiring Africa, whatever the time of year

The following is simply a guide and we would urge you to contact us to discuss in detail the months in which you intend to travel to Africa, as well as where to because each country and in turn, each area, comes into its own at certain times of the year.

Game-viewing in East Africa – Best months: all year except for May.
Game-viewing in southern Africa – Best months: June-December (one of our favourite months for viewing game in Botswana is February, and April and May are two of our favourite months again in Botswana, Zambia and southern Tanzania). South Africa – May-November and in the Cape Jan-June and Sept-Jan.
Bird-watching – September through to end of March. Migrant species return in November.
Walking – This can only be done in the dry months due to the length of grass – i.e.: your visibility should be acute! So, June to October for Africa generally, although this can be extended in East Africa in the Selous and Katavi.
Rwanda, the Congo and Uganda gorilla safaris – Throughout the year, except for April/May and mid-October to November, due to the rains.
Mountain-climbing – January/February and August/September are excellent times to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, Meru and Mount Kenya.

South Africa - Nesting period for turtles in Maputaland (Dec-Feb)

Leatherback/loggerhead turtles, Maputaland (Dec-Feb).

South Africa coast, winelands, game-viewing in the Cape.

Tanzania - wildebeest migration, Serengeti

Wildebeest migration, Serengeti (Jan-Mar).

Botswana - Flamingos in the Kalahari Desert Jan-Mar

Flamingos in the Makgadikgadi through March

Gorilla safaris Rwanda, Congo and Uganda Jan-Mar

Gorillas and chimpanzees through to end March.

Ethiopia - Festival of the Tadot

Festival of the Tadot.

Kenya - Fantastic birdlife and wildlife. Swim with dolphins in Lamu

Fantastic wildlife and birdlife. Swim with dolphins in Lamu.

Uganda - Great wildlife and the rutting of the Kob antelope

Rutting season for Kob antelope.

Gorilla Trekking - Rwanda, Congo and Uganda

Chimpanzee and gorilla-trekking.

South Africa - wine harvest - Cape

Harvest period winelands of the Cape.

Botswana - Calving time for antelope

Calving time for antelope.

Tanzania - wildebeest migration, Serengeti (1)

Wildebeest migration, Serengeti.

Zambia - Wonderful Birding

Birding week through March.

Kenya - Fantastic birdlife and wildlife. Swim with dolphins in Lamu (1)

Fantastic wildlife and birdlife. Swim with dolphins in Lamu

South Africa - wine harvest - Cape (1)

Harvest period, winelands.

Zambia- River safaris

River safaris in the Luangwa.

Namibia - Mar-end December

Lovely through to end December.

South Africa - Fly Fishing Mar-May

End March-May fly-fishing.

Kenya - Fantastic birdlife and wildlife. Swim with dolphins in Lamu (2)

Fantastic wildlife. Swim with dolphins in Lamu

Tanzania - wildebeest migration, Serengeti (2)

Tail-end of the wildebeest migration, Serengeti.

Madagascar - Wonderful from Apri-Oct

Good for everything! Until October.

Botswana - Zebra migration through the Kalahari Desert

Zebra migration through the Kalahari desert.

Ethiopia - Easter Festival

Easter Festival.

Zambia - Emerald Season with lovely birdlife and wildlife

Emerald Season.

Kenya - Masai Mara and coast

Namibia - Skeleton Coast

Mozambique - Start of the Fishing Run

Fishing run.

Seychelles - Scuba Diving May-Oct

Diving through to October.

Zambia - Shoebill Stork and Black Lechwe, amazing birdlife

Shoebill stork and black lechwe in the Kasanka wetlands, Bangweulu swamps and south Luangwa National Park. Wonderful birdlife in Liuwa Plains.

Excellent Game Viewing in southern Africa

South Africa - sardine run June/July

Sardine run through to July.

Southern and East Africa game-viewing June-October

All of Southern and East Africa game-viewing until end of October – Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Congo, Malawi, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.