Best time – What time of year is the best for a safari?

We design and guide safaris from the Equator (Kenya and Uganda) and further north (Ethiopia) to almost 34^o South (the southern tip of South Africa). That is over 4,000 kms or 2,500 miles, and is equivalent to the distance from New York City, NY to Quito (Ecuador), or from Miami, FL to Yakima, WA.

Due to the wide variation in latitude and altitude, there is a huge variation in climate at any time of year.

In East Africa (northern Tanzania & Uganda) both December-March (green season) and June-October (dry season) are excellent. In central and southern Africa (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia & Zimbabwe) June (winter) – early October (dry season) is best. Botswana and Namibia are drier areas than can also be very good earlier in the year as well – in April and May. The Cape Town area has a Mediterranean climate so is good for much of the year, and prime from September (spring) to May (fall, autumn).