Best Time to Go To Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Egypt, Bostwana

Best Time to Visit Africa for Vacation

Generally, the best time to travel to Africa for Safaris depends on your destination of choice. Assuming you are at the stage of picking a destination, it might help to note that a good number of African destinations are all-year-round destinations. Different African destinations may have different prices depending on the time of the year.

Peak season represents the prime time when you are likely to get the best of that destination’s attractions. It also means the time you are likely to pay the highest price.

Low Season represents the time you are likely to miss out on a few things but still enjoy yourself. You of course pay much less for the inconvenience. It may be to wet so the road are muddy. The vegetation is too high so you do not get to see many wild animals as they are covered.

The question of the Best Time to Visit Africa relates to – Why Are You Visiting Africa?

>>>> Visiting Africa for Wildlife Viewing

Generally speaking, if wildlife viewing is extremely important to you, avoid the wet, rainy seasons. Schedule your travel dates for dry seasons. This period yields more value for money. However, you can always save and still enjoy a good wildlife safari traveling during the wet season too.

Best time to visit East Africa – Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda
Wet season is from April to May. Lower prices at this time. Dry season is from June to October. This is peak season.

Best time to visit Southern Africa – Botswana, Zambia, South Africa, Namibia
The best time to visit South African is between June and September. This is the dry season. The best time to visit Namibia is between May and September. At this time is it cool and dry. During the other times it may be too hot, humid and the roads impassable.

Best time to visit West African – Ghana,Senegal, Ivory Coast
Ghana is an all-year-round destination. Cultural and village events take place throughout the year. The temperatures are hot and humid throughout the year. Most people visit between June and August.

Northern Africa – Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia
The best time to visit Egypt is October, November, December, all the way till May. At this time, temperatures vary between 60 and 80 degrees Fahrenheight. Throughout Egypt, days are warm and and hot, and nights are cold.

>>>>Visiting Africa for To enjoy the Tropical Beaches

Mombasa – all year round – optimal time July through to December

Zanzibar - all year round – optimal time July through to December

Sharm El Sheikh – all year round but optimal December through February

Hurgada – all year round but optimal December through February

Seychelles – all year round for sailing and snorkeling. Wind free conditions ideal for most beach holiday activities are during April and May and also October to November, when the water temperatures may reach 29 degrees C and visibility is often over 30 meters – good for diving and snorkeling.

Mauritius – all year round but optimal time to visit Mauritius is from the month of July to September. The season of winter starts from July and concludes in September. The winter is the best season to visit Mauritius as the temperature during the day is tolerable. The humidity and the soaring temperature of summer diminish gradually in winter. The summer season which is very hot and humid. Avoid the summer. Christmas season is good but overcrowded.

South Africa -
The best time to visit South Africa is during the dry winter months between June and October. This period is excellent for game viewing, as well as hiking and other outdoor activities. This is also the Whale Watching season in South Africa.

Mozambique -
The period between May and November is the best time to visit the country as the rainfall and temperatures are low. February to March is the period of heavy rainfall and flooding, and the roads become dangerous.

>>>> Visting to To see, interact with people and culture

If your reason for travel to Africa is to visit and meet the people and learn the culture, you will probably consider personal comfort at the time of travel and may be ease of movement from place to place. You might want to avoid the extremely wet seasons or the season of high temperatures.