Great Migration

Best Time to Visit Kenya on Safari: A Month-by-Month Guide (2026)

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Safari landscape in Kenya

Kenya is a year-round safari destination but the time of year you go shapes the experience completely. August gives you the Great Migration and river crossings. February gives you cheetah on near-empty plains at half the park fees. Here is what each month actually delivers.

Best Time to Visit Tanzania on Safari: A Month-by-Month Guide (2026)

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Wildebeest calving season on the southern Serengeti plains

Tanzania is the only country in Africa where you can follow the Great Migration from calving season in January to river crossings in August, all within a single national park. The right time to visit depends on which part of the country you go to and which phase of the Migration you want to see. Here is the complete month-by-month guide for 2026.