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    August

    August

    August is probably the best month for seeing the migration in Masai Mara. It is also good for whale watching in South Africa, and a peak month for seeing birds at the rainforest clay licks in Peru and Ecuador. Iguazu Falls is often particularly beautiful at this time.

    • Botswana

      Botswana

      • Excellent time to visit the Okavango Delta.
      • The carmine bee-eaters arrive in Savuti/Linyanti.

    • Brazil

      Brazil

      • Iguazu Falls is excellent this month.
      • The Pantanal is especially good for wildlife at this time, particularly for water birds.
      • Southern Right Whales are seen near Praia da Rosa (boat trips).

    • Ecuador

      Ecuador

      • Humpback Whales can be seen off the coast near Puerto Lopez.

    • Galapagos

      Galapagos

      • The coolest month (min 19ºc / max 24ºc)
      • Galapagos Hawks start courtship rituals on Espanola and Santiago.
      • Particularly good month for diving to see whale sharks.

    • Kenya

      Kenya

      • The annual wildbeest migration reaches the Masai Mara around this month. One of the world'’s best wildlife spectacles.

    • Peru

      Peru

      • Peak seasons for seeing birds at the clay licks.

    • South Africa

      South Africa

      • Land-based whale watching off the Cape (mostly Southern Right Whales).
      • In Namaqualand in late August the flowers bloom in the desert.

    • Tanzania

      Tanzania

      • This is peak season for both Ruaha NP and Selous Game Reserve. Excellent wildlife viewing.
      • Start of the best season to visit Tarangire National Park due to its permanent water source attracting wildlife from a huge region of northern Tanzania.

    • Zambia

      Zambia

      • One of the best months for South Luangwa. 
      • Walking safaris available.
      • The Busanga Plains in Kafue NP are accessible.

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    • India

      Jeff Webster, Suffolk, UK | Dec 2010

      With only two tiger sightings in five previous visits the pressure was on! The trip you organised more than exceeded our most optimistic expectations ...

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    • Tanzania

      Karen Griffiths | Nov 2010

      We gave you a tough brief, with requirements for specific places and dates and very little notice to get it all organised. You did brilliantly to put ...

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    • Tanzania

      Mr P Ross, UK | Feb 2010

      Brilliant holiday. Brochure a good reflection of the overall holiday.

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    • India

      A Wright, UK | Jan 2010

      A fantastic trip with amazing places to visit and wonderful hotels (on the whole). There were a couple of hiccoughs but these were resolved on locatio...

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