- Southern Africa
- Botswana, inland South Africa, and neighbors: classic dry-season viewing roughly May–October; green season roughly November–April. The Okavango’s flood often peaks in the dry months — local rain is not the whole story.
- East Africa
- Kenya, Tanzania: bimodal rains — long rains around April–May (sometimes into June), short rains around November–December — with drier windows often in January–March and June–October. Camp availability in the long rains needs operator confirmation.
- Migration
- Overlays these patterns and shifts with rainfall. We advise on timing for your year; we do not publish hard guarantees.
- Access
- Gateways travelers most often meet: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Nairobi, Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam, Maun, Kigali, and the Victoria Falls pair — with light aircraft carrying the last mile to bush strips. Soft bags and weight limits apply; exact limits vary by aircraft and operator.