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Month by month

Where to go in Africa, each month

Africa is big enough that somewhere is always at its best. Pick a month to see where to go, the weather by region and what is happening.

ZimbabweZambiaUgandaTunisiaTogoTanzaniaEswatiniSouth SudanSudanSouth AfricaSomaliaSierra LeoneSeychellesSenegalSão Tomé and PríncipeRwandaNigeriaNigerNamibiaMozambiqueMoroccoWestern Sahara (disputed territory)MauritiusMauritaniaMaliMalawiMadagascarLibyaLiberiaLesothoKenyaGuinea-BissauGuineaGhanaThe GambiaGabonEthiopiaEritreaEquatorial GuineaEgyptDjiboutiCôte d’IvoireDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoComorosChadCentral African RepublicCape Verde (Cabo Verde)CameroonBurundiBurkina FasoBotswanaBeninAngolaAlgeriaCape Verde (Cabo Verde)ComorosMauritiusSeychellesSão Tomé and PríncipeSerengeti National ParkNgorongoro CraterMasai MaraAmboseli National ParkBwindi Impenetrable National ParkVolcanoes National ParkMurchison Falls National ParkZanzibarMount KilimanjaroKruger National ParkCape TownThe Garden RouteHermanusOkavango DeltaChobe National ParkMakgadikgadi PansVictoria FallsHwange National ParkMana Pools National ParkSouth Luangwa National ParkLower Zambezi National ParkEtosha National ParkSossusvlei and the Namib DesertSkeleton Coast and DamaralandFish River CanyonLake MalawiBazaruto ArchipelagoTofoMarrakechFesMerzouga and the Erg Chebbi dunesChefchaouenCairo and the Pyramids of GizaLuxorAswan and Abu SimbelRed Sea coast of EgyptLalibelaSimien MountainsLamuDiani BeachCape Coast and ElminaDakar and Gorée IslandLoango National ParkAndasibe-MantadiaAvenue of the Baobabs and MorondavaPraslin and La DigueLe Morne and southwest Mauritius

Good month Destination in season Advice against travel Great Migration

JanuaryGreen-season safaris, the Serengeti calving and winter sun in the northSerengeti National Park · Ngorongoro Crater · Masai Mara · Amboseli National Park FebruaryCalving season in the Serengeti and the best of Cape summerSerengeti National Park · Ngorongoro Crater · Masai Mara · Amboseli National Park MarchSpring in Morocco and the last of East Africa’s dry spellCape Town · The Garden Route · Makgadikgadi Pans · Victoria Falls AprilMorocco and Egypt in spring, low prices in East AfricaCape Town · The Garden Route · Victoria Falls · Sossusvlei and the Namib Desert MaySouthern Africa’s dry season beginsKruger National Park · Okavango Delta · Chobe National Park · Makgadikgadi Pans JunePeak safari season starts across East and Southern AfricaSerengeti National Park · Ngorongoro Crater · Masai Mara · Amboseli National Park JulyThe Great Migration reaches the MaraSerengeti National Park · Ngorongoro Crater · Masai Mara · Amboseli National Park AugustThe busiest safari month, with crossings and gorillasSerengeti National Park · Ngorongoro Crater · Masai Mara · Amboseli National Park SeptemberOne of the best months almost everywhere south of the SaharaSerengeti National Park · Ngorongoro Crater · Masai Mara · Amboseli National Park OctoberHot in the bush, perfect in Morocco and EgyptSerengeti National Park · Ngorongoro Crater · Masai Mara · Amboseli National Park NovemberWest Africa and the Sahara open upNgorongoro Crater · Cape Town · The Garden Route · Hermanus DecemberFestive season: beaches, Cape Town and green-season safarisNgorongoro Crater · Bwindi Impenetrable National Park · Volcanoes National Park · Murchison Falls National Park