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Witness Africa's great natural events!

Think of global special events, and the Olympic Games, Rio Carnival and Edinburgh Festival spring to mind, but Africa has a number of natural celebrations of life that rival our man-made carnivals - from
a few million wildebeest migrating across the Serengeti Plains, to sea turtle hatchlings on their debut sprints in the Indian Ocean Islands. - these are events that you simply don't want to miss!

Click an event below for details:
 

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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  Makgadikgadi migration - zebra, wildebeest, flamingos

Wildebeest migration - Serengeti to Maasai Mara

   

 

Gorilla tracking   - Bwindi Forest  
2 million Sooty terns - Bird Island    
  Orchids in Northern Malawi - hundreds of species blooming  
Wildflower season - a spring kaleidoscope in Namaqualand    
  Grade 5 white-water - Zambezi river  
  Turtles hatching - Seychelles

Whales calving - off Cape Town coast

   
Aliwal shoal sardine run - dive with sharks    
 

When to explore Africa's ecosystems

Africa is a spectacular showcase of untamed species living in their natural habitats and, while most regions offer a fascinating glimpse into these ecosystems any time of year, the year planner below indicates the best game viewing seasons of Africa's top ecoregions:
 

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  Botswana - Okavango Delta  
    Kenya - Maasai Mara
  Madagascar - Masoala Peninsula  
  Malawi - Lake Malawi  
  Mozambique - Bazaruto Archipelago  
  Namibia - Etosha Pan  
  Seychelles - Cousine Island  
  South Africa - Kruger Park  
Tanzania - Serengeti (South)   Tanzania - Serengeti (the rest)  
Uganda - Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
  Zambia - Luangwa Valley  
  Zimbabwe - Victoria Falls  

 


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