Safari destinations offering cultural visits in Africa and the Gulf (21), with the best time for each.
- Al Marmoom United Arab Emirates · best: December to February
Largest protected area in the Emirate of Dubai, about 949 km²
- AlUla Saudi Arabia · best: November to March
Safaris in Sharaan Nature Reserve, about 1,500 km²
- Amboseli Kenya · best: July to September
Large elephant herds and the site of the longest-running wild elephant study
- Bwindi Uganda · best: June to August and December to February
About 459 mountain gorillas, nearly half the world population
- Central Kalahari Botswana · best: March to April
One of the largest reserves in Africa
- Dhofar Oman · best: July to March
Wadi Darbat's lakes and waterfalls during khareef
- Empty Quarter Saudi Arabia · best: December to January
The largest continuous sand sea on Earth
- Hatta United Arab Emirates · best: December to February
Kayaking on Hatta Dam among the mountains
- Lake Manyara Tanzania · best: June to February
A soda lake that attracts flamingos and pelicans
- Liwa United Arab Emirates · best: December to February
Tal Moreeb, one of the region's tallest dunes at about 300 m
- Masai Mara Kenya · best: June to October
Wildebeest migration and Mara River crossings (roughly July-October)
- Merzouga Morocco · best: January to March
Erg Chebbi dunes, among the highest in Morocco
- Mleiha United Arab Emirates · best: December to February
Mleiha Archaeological Centre and its Bronze Age Umm an-Nar tomb
- Ngorongoro Tanzania · best: January to February and June to September
Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest intact, unflooded volcanic caldera
- Queen Elizabeth Uganda · best: June to September and December to February
Kazinga Channel boat trip between Lakes Edward and George
- Ras Al Khaimah Desert United Arab Emirates · best: December to February
Al Wadi Nature Reserve and its oryx and gazelle feeding experience
- Ras Al Jinz Oman · best: June to September
Watching endangered green turtles lay their eggs
- Samburu Kenya · best: July to September
Northern dry-country species: Grevy's zebra, reticulated giraffe, gerenuk, beisa oryx and Somali ostrich
- Sir Bani Yas Island United Arab Emirates · best: December to February
4x4 safaris in the Arabian Wildlife Park
- Volcanoes Rwanda · best: June to August and December to February
Mountain gorilla trekking in the Virunga range
- Sharqiya Sands Oman · best: December to February
Overnight stays in camps among the dunes