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Best Time To Visit South africa
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The hottest month in South Africa is February with an average temperature of about 23 degree celsius, while June is the coldest month with an average temperature of about 13 degree Celsius. However, if one is planning an excursion to this place, and want to know the best time to visit South Africa, then the duration from April to October is best to cherish wildlife, July to November duration is preferred for whale watching, while the duration of December to March is best for beach activities. If you have a particular destination in mind, then you can also plan the itinerary accordingly. For ex: November to February can be the best time to visit Victoria Falls.
South Africa is a lovely country dotted with wildlife parks and surrounded by beautiful beaches – a lover’s paradise, a family man’s destination and a wanderer’s food for the soul. Needless to say South Africa travel has something to offer to every type of traveller, and that makes the country a year-round destination, suitable for a visit for any season.
April-October (18° to 7°C)
Since South Africa is located in the southern hemisphere, May to October is the winter season in the country. Weather in South Africa during this time is pleasantly cool and dry and the perfect time for wildlife viewing. With the arrival of April, here is your chance to savor the best wine in the country. Yes, fall is the best time to visit South Africa wine country, i.e. Cape Town for a delightful experience. South Africa is home to multiple national parks and forests which work dedicatedly towards protecting and preserving the great African flora and fauna. These national parks are best visited between May and October.
For nature lovers, this is definitely the best month to visit South Africa. During this dry season, the activities of the wild animals like migration and hunting can be observed from up close. Thus, it is the best time to visit South Africa for wildlife. But the period from June to August (off season for game viewing) in between is better avoided, since there will be heavy winter rainfall during this period. Safaris restart again in September, when the famous afternoon showers do not interfere with it at all. If you are looking for a refreshing holiday, this is the best season to visit South Africa.
November-February (26 to 16°C)
November through February is the summer season here. The climate of South Africa during this time is perfect for a beach holiday at Cape Town or Port Elizabeth. November is good for whale watching at its best, and bird spotting in the northern regions. This time is comparatively less crowded than the winter months, although the holiday and New Year week will see a heavier footfall. For an energetic yet calm holiday, this is the best time to visit South Africa.
Famous Festivals in South Africa
National Arts Festival
The National Arts Festivals is one of the most prominent art festivals in South Africa. Held in the city of Grahamstown, it is counted amongst the greatest gatherings of artists from all over the world. The art pieces displayed here are just stunning and makes one think about the different perspectives an individual can have. Such a gathering of brilliant art pieces is sure to invoke the fancy of many. Check out this festival during the months of June to July on your trip to South Africa. As this is considered the best time to visit South Africa for all art lovers, you can book a ticket in advance to be on time.
Knysna Oyster Festival
If one talks about a festival that people from almost all age groups can enjoy is the Knysna Oyster Festival. It is one of the best outdoor family and community events of South Africa. The main activities and highlights of the festival are Pick n Pay Cape Times Forest Marathon and the Pick n Pay Weekend Argus Rotary Cycle Tour. The event is held every year during the months of June and July in Knysna, South Africa. With the arrival of June, here is your chance to experience wildlife at its best. Thus, June onwards is the best time to visit Kruger National Park. Plan your family vacation during this time to make the most of your holiday.
Cape Town Carnival
The Cape Town Carnival is a glitzy and glamorous celebration of the transformative power of creativity and the African identity. This event is one of the best festivals that takes place in South Africa and Cape Town. The entire range of activities and performances here would introduce you to a diverse array of communities and cultures in the country. To enjoy the best of this festival, plan your trip during the month of March.
Climate in South africa
Summer Season in South africa
Summer in South Africa is from around October to March, which is an ideal time for beach holidays in the port cities. In a general sense, South Africa is neither a very cold nor a very hot country. You will hardly find the mercury rising above 35° or going below 17°C which makes it ideal for a vacation during any time of the year.
Monsoon Season in South africa
Rainfall is scattered and unpredictable in South Africa. Cape Town and the Western Cape region experiences winter rainfall during June-August, while the rest of the country gets sudden thunderstorms from December to March. The Eastern Cape on the other hand can see rainfall any time during the year. It is better to be ready for the chances of a rainfall at any point.
Winter Season in South africa
Winter in South Africa is for game viewing in the many national parks and game parks of the country. The opportunities of spotting them in their natural habitat are abundant. It is the ideal time for safaris in Kruger, Madikwe, Pilanesberg, KwaZulu-Natal for family vacations.
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Vidhan Khanna
Mumbai
Vidhan's 11 days trip to South Africa
It was a troubled trip with respect to service of the agent since day 1. Attention to detail to itenary was very poor. First they were denying many inclusion but on closer scrutiny of the itenary they finally relented. Second there was lots of errors regarding to hotel and dates. I had to check each and every voucher they provided and it used to be wrong on couple of occasions. Had to get them rectified. Also had to chase them for vouchers till the last minute inspite of repeated reminders. They never even told about baggage allowance of internal flights and tried to play fraud on each point. It was my honeymoon and not once in South Africa and Seychelles was there any honeymoon decoration and goodies. Cab from Cape town to Kynsna was cancelled last minute and they arranged 1 at the nth hour delaying my program by 2 hrs. Over all the agency lacks a clear intent and is very deceptiveHarshit Kumar
Bengaluru
Harshit's 5 days trip to South Africa
Thanks a lot Aditya for your help and availability whenever needed during and even before the trip. The itinerary was apt and clear to enjoy the best places in South Africa in optimal price. EverythingSmrity Agrawal
Delhi
Smrity's 9 days trip to South Africa
Traveled to South Africa ( Johannesburg, Kruger and Cape Town ) with my husband for 8 nights and 9 days. We decided to not have our trip planned by a local travel agent so got to travel triangle. The trip was planned exactly according to our requirements and pocket. We flew from Air Mauritius both the ways and both of us being vegetarians our meals were pre booked which made it hassle free for us. Our stay in Johannesburg was just for a night. It was booked in holiday inn, a decent accommodation for a night, fooding is a little problem as you can’t go out late in the night and hotel doesn’t have much to offer. Next day from Johannesburg to nelspruit (MQP) and there we were booked private transfer which was really good. Booked e-coaches which had clean vehicle and friendly drivers to drive you to your destination. We stayed 2 nights in Mejajane river lodge. The lodge is beautiful with a private game reserve. Mind you it has a lot to offer you and will not be a disappointment, but again the food was little problem. After two nights we shifted to another lodge for a day. Grand Kruger lodge is a beautiful lodge with friendly staff but the arrangement for Kruger National park game drive was not upto mark. We sort of faced racism there. From there we flew for Cape Town , a beautiful city- love at first sight. Our tour was book on private basis so we were really impressed by our tour guide + driver Mr. Nigel. Good guy with good knowledge. We stayed in Inn on the square which again was a decent accommodation. Over all the trip was a success with very few goof ups. We really had a good time.Sadia Siddique
Chennai
Sadia's 10 days trip to South Africa
As per our request we were given 3/4 star accomodations to every place that we went . The hotels suggested were actually very nice and met our expectations. They provided what we were looking for . Food provided also was very nice . Transfers: Since we opted for ( as suggested by Mrs.shalini) self drive to most places .. The transfers at required places was nice and comfortable. The Hospitality of the Tour's in charge was nice and they were on time everywhere . Right from the pick up to drop and they were informative too. Travel agents : They did a good job and were welcoming In terms of clearing our doubts on time and providing references. Over all : They did a very fine job in making our trip very memorable and comfortable.. We are looking to book more trips through you in the near futureSETU SUNIL
Mumbai
Setu's 11 days trip to South Africa
SA was one great destination and we really took many great memories back with us!The stays and few guides were really nice, except few.. but overall good experience, good place and fun! Travel agent tried his best and gave everything as per our requirements.. sometimes due to miscommunication or mismanagement things got off track a little but then Manoj helps out for everything and tried to give better be it stay or tour or anything.. Only Communication sometimes was missing! Otherwise overall it was very good and good experience booking travel through MK holidays..!! Manoj helps out every which way he can to make your trip memorable! He will somehow get the deal done!Sharad Srk
Bengaluru
Sharad's 9 days trip to South Africa
Overall the trip was good...but can be made more enjoyable such as hotel in Capetown can be provided near beaches or on mountains ,in kynsna cruise can be made private that could have been great. Flight tickets name should be correct.Santosh Majumdar
Bangalore
Santosh's 14 days trip to South Africa
Hotels were very nice but Hotels staff were not. It seems they are not very happy with Indians around. Cab Driver were extremely good. Extremely happy with their services. Travel Agent was good. But there was multiple miscommunications. Due to that we missed out on few things like - Blyde River Canyon tour, Vineyard Tour, We couldn't spend much time on Franchoek aswell. Many memorable memories. Right from the start. Kruger was amazing spotted big 5 multiple times, amazing experience. Beautiful landscapes of Johannesburg & amazing small towns. Knysna was again amazingly beautiful, Waterfront as beautiful, Congo caves, Ostrich farm was amazing. Bungee Jumping was a thrilling experience. Beautiful Town of Franchoek was amazing. Another thrilling experience of Shark Cage dive, exiting one. Then trip to capetown & amazing 12 apostles were great. Beautiful landscapes & sea & food. Loved every bit of this country. Beautiful & Thrilling South AfricaHikritijain
Delhi
Hikritijain's 11 days trip to South Africa
One of the best travel planners I came across. Perfect plans as per customized requirement. Had a wonderful South Africa trip planned by them. Definitely recommended for any kind of tour you are planning for.!!Jimit Shah
Mumbai
Jimit's 10 days trip to South Africa
The trip was amazing. Our tour co-ordinator Besten Tours had everything arranged for us and all of it was arranged at the right spot and at right time. Not only Manoj from MK Holiday was available 24*7 for us. Thanks to him and Travel Triangle Team. Our trip was memorable.Abhinav Dhawan
Mumbai
Abhinav's 9 days trip to South Africa
we booked our south africa trip from Mk holiday , thinking that it's got most of the bookings for SA from Travel triangle only later to find out how wrong we were. there is a serious lack in the pro activeness from the agent/TT , i had to personally follow up on each & every thing from them, despite the follow there we so many goof ups that happened from their end. Be assured that if you book from him it's not going to be a pleasant experience & be prepared to follow up every day for tickets & vouchers to be send to you, which by the way you've already paid for in advance. below i'll list down the good & the bad for the trip in detail Good 1. Good deal which would fit in your budget & probably offering the best rates. 2. the drivers that take you around are decent, but not that knowledgeable, they would be more like just drivers & not exactly tour guides, so be really sure of what you wanna do & research properly if booking with them Bad 1. Hotel & voucher are shared only like 2-3 days before your trip - we had booked our trip well in advance i.e. 6 months, but still all our bookings happened at the last minute just two days before our departure 2. On arrival at Joburg we were supposed to do a city tour as per the itinerary, but the same was not booked in advance & arrangements were made after we arrived at the hotel, a total mess of a welcome to the trip!! 3. All the rooms booked will be the cheapest ones, & very small, horrible was the room booked for us in cape town, it was a room which had a toilet inside it, without any partition & extremely small - we eventually had to request the hotel to upgrade us to a better room, which they were able to do the next day as they had vacant rooms available, else we might have had to change our hotels by paying extra 4. doesn't suggest a proper itinerary for e.g. Tsitsikamma National Park is really beautiful & one can take one night stay in the park to experience it better, but nothing of such was ever suggested by him. another such eg. we could have ideally stayed back in George while returning from outdshoorn/cango rather than going to knysna all the way & travel to capetown the next day while again passing from george on the way 5. probably the biggest goof up of the trip was that he forgot to book our hotel in capetown for the entire duration of our stay i.e. out of the 4 nights we had in capetown, hotel stay was only done for 3 nights & despite frantically calling him about it, he assured that he'll do the stay for the 4 night , to which he obviously couldn't as the hotel was completely booked for that night. 6. Lastly, the entire was filled with uncertainty about tours, driver details, & most importantly the room booking for the last day. i would really suggest not to book your trip with them as it's really not worth it that you being on vacation are being stressed about things & eventually end up spoiling your trip.Want best packages handpicked just for you?
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South African Rand is the currency you should keep in hand while travelling to South Africa.
No there are no direct flights from India to South Africa anymore. You can avail one stop flights by Emirates, Etihad, Ethiopian Airways, British Airways and other international carriers.
South Africa can be visited all year round. The cape region has lovely dry summer from November to February – perfect for beach days, while whale watching is done best between July and November.
June to October is the best time for all the safari programmes, including the Masai Mara migration and game viewing in Tanzania.
If applied properly with all the correct documents, South African visa can take anytime between 5 working days to a couple of weeks, depending on the traffic.
Apart from South Africa, other African countries like: Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Mozambique, Uganda, and other countries are also good options to enjoy a wildlife safari in South Africa.
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