December
Festive travel and the start of the calving season on the short-grass plains. Beaches in Cape Town, Mozambique, and Zanzibar are in summer.
Places that fit
SerengetiTanzania's great plains park, continuous with the Masai Mara, and the path of the wildebeest migration.
Cape TownA harbour city between Table Mountain and the Atlantic, useful as a start or finish to a longer safari.
Bazaruto ArchipelagoA marine park of sand islands off Vilanculos, visited for dhows, dunes, and reef snorkelling.
ZanzibarThe Spice Island off Dar es Salaam, with Stone Town, reefs, and a string of north and east coast beaches.
Kruger National ParkA vast lowveld park along the Mozambique border, with year-round wildlife viewing and an easy mix of public and private camps.
Sample safaris
Northern Tanzania safari
Tarangire, Ngorongoro, and the Serengeti, with room to add Zanzibar on a separate quote.
From $4,980 per person
South Africa cities and safari
Cape Town and the winelands, then a stay in the greater Kruger area. The published rate is the starting point for your quote.
From $4,120 per person
Mozambique island stay
A beach quote for the Bazaruto archipelago, easy to place after a South Africa safari.
From $3,580 per person
Zanzibar beach week
Stone Town and a beach stay. Pair it with the northern safari quote if you want both.
From $1,860 per person