When to go to South Africa? The best time to go to South Africa depends on the type of trip you want to take. For example, if you want to escape our harsh winters and tan on dreamy beaches, the best period is definitely December – January.
A Christmas vacation on the beaches of Durban and the North Coast, facing the Indian Ocean, is one of the most fitting and enjoyable things there is. If, instead, the desire is to observe wildlife, dedicating yourself to photographic safaris (especially in Kruger National Park), the best time is from our late winter to late spring, when savannas and thickets are still bare and allow good animal spotting.
In the summer months, when grasses and shrubs grow considerably, the landscape is certainly more beautiful, but the safaris are much less exciting. In the colder months, the risk of contracting malaria from mosquito bites is also reduced to zero.
