Where to go on safari in July? These destinations score highest this month on weather, wildlife seasons and crowds.
Africa
- Akagera Rwanda · 27° · mostly dry
Dry season; animals gather around the lakes and wetlands and viewing is at its best.
- Amboseli Kenya · 24° · mostly dry
Dry season; elephants and other animals gather around the swamps fed by Kilimanjaro groundwater.
- Kruger South Africa · 27° · mostly dry
Dry winter season: vegetation thins and animals gather at water sources, making them easier to spot.
- Madikwe South Africa · 22° · mostly dry
Winter is dry and sunny with nights near freezing; the best period for viewing around water.
- Okavango Delta Botswana · 26° · mostly dry
Floodwater from the Angolan highlands peaks in the dry season, channels widen and mokoro trips are at their best.
- Pilanesberg South Africa · 21° · mostly dry
The dry winter gives clearer viewing, with cold mornings.
- Sabi Sand South Africa · 27° · mostly dry
The dry winter offers the best viewing; early mornings and nights are cold on open vehicles, so pack warm layers.
- Samburu Kenya · 29° · mostly dry
Dry season; wildlife gathers along the Ewaso Nyiro River, with hot sunny days.
- Tarangire Tanzania · 25° · mostly dry
Height of the dry season; the Tarangire River becomes the main water source and draws large numbers of elephants and other animals.
- Bwindi Uganda · 22° · mostly dry
The driest months; trails are relatively easier and demand for gorilla permits is high.
The Gulf
- Ras Al Jinz Oman · 38° · mostly dry
Peak green turtle nesting; hundreds of turtles can come ashore in a single night.
- Dhofar Oman · 28° · some rain
Khareef, roughly mid-June to mid-September: fog, drizzle and cloud turn the mountains green and Wadi Darbat's falls run, with temperatures of about 20–27°C.