Safari Wildlife
Best in June

Safari Wildlife in May | July

Wildlife Safari Tours | Wildlife Safari Pictures

Intrepid Travel run lively, off-the-beaten-track, small group wildlife safaris to Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, Madagasacar, Botswana, South Africa and Rwanda, as well as Africa Overland expeditions.

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Big game safari:
Serengetti, Tanzania. A monster of a safari park with a huge diversity of animals.
Best in June/July at wildebeest and zebra migration. Good also August-October and December - February. Avoid March-May [rains].
However, Ngorongoro Crater is better than Serengetti if you're not on a migration tour. Best July-Oct. Worst March-May. Also Selous Game Reserve in South Tanzania is worth checking if you would prefer walking with animals rather than driving around them. Best and Worst as above. More Tanzania tourist information | Africa Map

Big for game, deserts, and dunes: Etosha National Park, Namibia. Etosha is home to grunting masses of animals of all sorts with three fortified tourist camps in the middle of this rampant wildlife.
In addition the Skeleton Coast offers the ultimate in bleakness, a close-up colony of 100,000 seals and the massive pink sand dunes at Sossusvlei are incredible. Best June-Sept, OK May, Oct. More Namibia tourist information | Namibia Wildlife Pictures | Namibia Map | Africa Map

Gorillas: Rwanda - Parc National de Volcans and Uganda - Mgahinga National Park. Mountain gorilla treks with much damp climbing and only one hour to visit with the hairy chaps but it'll be an unforgettable 60 minutes. Best in Jan, Feb, June, July. More Gorilla trek information | Gorilla Safari pictures | Africa Map

Lemurs, chameleon: Berenty Reserve, Madagascar. Berenty is where you'll get closest to a wide range of unique lemurs, chameleons, baobab trees and more. Also weird graves and rocks. Best May-June, Sept-Nov. Avoid Dec-March. More Madagascar tourist information | Madagascar pictures [including lemurs at Berenty] | Madagascar Map

Polar life, Arctic: Churchill, Hudson Bay, Northern Canada. Excellent arctic scenery and cool animals - polar bears, caribou, wolves, whales and seabirds. Best March - Nov, especially October for polar bear migration. Avoid the rest of the year. More tourist information | Canada pictures

Self-drive wildlife safari: Kruger Park, South Africa. Other than the elephantine size of this animal sanctuary, what makes Kruger special is ease of self-drive and the substantial choice of places to stay inside the wildlife area.
Best June-Sept. OK May-October. More Kruger tourist information | Kruger Safari Wildlife Pictures | South Africa Map | Africa Map

Dolphins: Bimini island, Bahamas. Just off Florida little Bimini is a place to swim with wild dolphins that have taken up residence about an hour offshore. Best May-July but winter with wetsuits is OK.

Wildlife on foot safaris: South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. This massive but undeveloped country specialises in walking safaris that enable tourists to enjoy a wide range of animals safely without having to bump around in a 4x4. Best October, good July - Sept. and June for bird watching. Avoid Nov - April [rains]. More Zambia safari information | Africa Map

Chimpanzees: Uganda - Kibale Forest or Budongo Forest. Tanzania - Gombe Stream or Mahale Mountains for animal tracking. Best June - September. Avoid March-May, October, November. Africa Map

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