African Safari Wildlife Park - Discover The Best Time To Visit

Discover The Best Times For Your African Safari Wildlife Park Tour To Kenya, South Africa, Botswana, Tanzania

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Since 1993 we�ve taken over 80 African safaris. And they have been during all times of year.

So I can tell you first hand that most countries in Africa are a year round destination. And that you can find an excellent African safari wildlife park to experience anytime. This is especially true of Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania & Botswana.

In these countries, you can have a wonderful African safari or vacation anytime of year.

Virtually at any time of the year there is at least one top African safari wildlife park that will have excellent game viewing. But there are �peak seasons� and �low seasons� for Kenya safaris, South Africa safaris, Botswana safaris, & Tanzania safaris that affect the availability of deals.

elephant on african safari wildlife park
Amazing Elephants! See Them On Your African Safari Wildlife Park Tour
photo courtesy of Wilderness Safaris

"I never knew of a morning in Africa
when I woke that I was not happy"
Ernest Hemingway

The Best Times For Your African Safari Wildlife Park To Kenya

Here are free weather climate and game viewing guides for Kenya & its top African safari wildlife parks.
Click the other country links to get similar guides for the other countries & their top African safari wildlife parks.

Kenya Seasons & Weather

Kenya has a definite rainy season that occurs from March to May. It is known as the long rains and it is common that to have a sunny morning and a downpour later in the day. The rains are short and usually aren�t a big problem.

Spring: September � November
Summer: December � March
Fall: April � June
Winter: July � August

**Kenya Safari Parks At A Glance**

Aberdere National Park
How Big	776 sq. km or 296 sq. mi.
Game Viewing Guide	Excellent -- Jan, Feb Very Good -- June - Sept, Dec Good -- Mar, Oct, Nov Fair -- April, May
Where Is It	In lower central Kenya, near Navaisha
Why Visit	Beautiful scenery It has the Big Five as well as elusive, rare animals like the bongo antelope Night drives
Amboseli National Park
How Big	392 sq. km or 151 sq. mi.
Game Viewing Guide	Excellent: June-Sept Very Good: Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov Good: Mar, Dec Fair: April, May
Where Is It	In southern Kenya, bordering Tanzania, near Namanga
Why Visit	Spectacular backdrop of Mt. Kilimanjaro Second favorite park in Kenya Big Five - lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, buffalo plus over 400 bird species, including the bee-eater, kingfisher, African fish eagle, martial eagle Maasai people live in Amboseli
Meru National Park
How Big	870 sq. km or 336 sq. mi.
Game Viewing Guide	Excellent -- Jan, Feb Very Good -- June - Sept, Dec Good -- Mar, Oct, Nov April, May
Where Is It	In north central Kenya east of Mt Kenya & Aberderes
Why Visit	Lion, elephant, leopard Home of "Born Free" conservationists George and Joy Adamson; see the grave of Elsa the lioness Luxurious jungle of forest, swamp and tall grasses
Masai Mara National Park
How Big	320 sq. km or 124 sq. mi.
Game Viewing Guide	Excellent: July-Sept Very Good: Oct-Dec Good: Jan-June For annual migration: approximately July - October
Where Is It	In southern Kenya, on border with Tanzania near Navok
Why Visit	Most popular game park in Kenya Big five Annual migration of up to two million wildebeest, hundreds of thousands of zebra, gazelle - a wildlife spectacular Balloon safaris
Nairobi National Park
How Big	117 sq. km or 45 sq. mi.
Game Viewing Guide	All year round - especially during the dry season: July - September
Where Is It	In southern Kenya, outside Nairobi
Why Visit	Close to Nairobi, easily accessible Big four (no elephant) - chances of spotting a rhino are good Oldest park in Kenya
Samburu, Buffalo Springs & Shaba National Reserves
How Big	Together they equal around 300 sq. km or 116 sq. mi.
Game Viewing Guide	Excellent: Jan, Feb, Mar, July, Aug, Sept Very Good: Dec Good: May, Oct-Nov
Where Is It	In central Kenya, near Nanyuki
Why Visit	These parks are much less visited than Masai Mara and Amboseli - giving more a wilderness sense Big four (no rhino) Close up sightings of elephants See rare animals like Grevy's zebra, the beautiful reticulated giraffe and the beisa oryx
Tsavo East & Tsavo West National Parks
How Big	20,812 sq. km or 8,033 sq. mi.
Game Viewing Guide	Excellent: June - Sept Very Good: Jan, Feb, Oct, Nov Good: Mar, Dec Fair: April, May
Where Is It	In southern Kenya, near Tsavo
Why Visit	Kenya's largest park Elephant, rhino, lion, leopard Not as congested as other parks Huge variety of habitats and scenery

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