Safari Wildlife
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Safari Wildlife in May | July

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Big game safari:
Serengeti and Ngorongoro, Tanzania. Famously packed wildlife havens with plenty of beastly diversity. Best Dec-February, June-Sept, beware Serengeti wildebeest migration around July/August. Worst time: March-May [rains]. Tanzania Wildlife Safaris | Tanzania Hiking | Zanzibar Beaches | Tanzania Tours

Big for game, deserts, and dunes: Etosha National Park, Namibia. Etosha is home to masses of animals trudging from feeding to waterholes, many of them adjacent to the fenced tourist camps.
The Skeleton Coast also offers free access to a monster colony of seals. Best June-Sept, OK May, Oct. More Namibia tourist information | Namibia Wildlife Pictures | Namibia Map | Africa Map | Namibia Tours

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 fellas but it'll be an unforgettable moment in time. Best in Jan, Feb, June, July. More Gorilla trek information | Gorilla Safari pictures | Africa Map

Lemurs, Berenty Reserve, Madagascar. Berenty gives visitors excellent opportunities to see a range of lemurs, chameleons, baobab trees and more. May/June is the time when deciduous trees start drop their leaves so lemurs are easier to see. Best May-June, Sept-Nov. Avoid Dec-March. More Madagascar tourist information | Madagascar Lemur pictures | Madagascar Map | Madagascar Tours

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 | Canada Tours

Self-drive wildlife safari: Kruger Park, South Africa. Kruger provides well-organised self-drive safari possibilities [no 4WD necessary] and many comfortable places to stay inside the wildlife zone, but book ahead.
Best June-Sept. OK May-October. More Kruger tourist information | Kruger Safari Wildlife Pictures | South Africa Map | Africa Map | South Africa Tours

Dolphins: Bimini island, Bahamas. Little Bimini island, near Florida, is where to swim with wild dolphins that hang out an hour offshore. Best May-July but winter with wetsuits is OK.

Wildlife on foot safaris: South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. This huge and undeveloped country specialises in walking safaris that permit 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 | Zambia Tours

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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