Safari Wildlife
Best in September

Safari Wildlife in August | October

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.

Big game safari: Masai Mara, Kenya. Huge numbers of animals scattered across a spacious savannah. Too many tourists, but very good wildlife access. Best July-September for wildebeest migration or for great weather December-March. Avoid April-June [ heavy rain]. Kenya Safari Pictures | Africa Map

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

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

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

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

Wildlife safari: Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana, much of the Okavango Delta, with diverse habitats. Accommodation levels are high as are costs. Transport is frequently by boat and all the big five animals should be present as well as thousands of migratory birds. Best July-October or November - March for bird watching. More Botswana tourist hints | Africa Map

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

Orang utang Rehabilitation Centre, Kabili Sepilok Forest, Kalimantan, Malaysia. playing hide-and-seek with semi-wild orange critters through an ancient rainforest. Other animals range from monkeys to monitor lizards. Best July-Oct. Malaysia Pictures

Wet wildlife: The Pantanal, Brazil. A vast wetland buzzing with more wild things than the Amazon, especially birds, snakes, crocodiles, iguanas, anteaters and more. Best July-October. Avoid Dec-May [rains]. More Pantanal tourist information | Pantanal Pictures

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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