South African Safari

dizzymcfarlane · 5 Nov 19, 10:42 AM

Looking for advice from anyone whose done a safari in February. We have a chance to go on one at start of Feb and wondered what the weather and animal sightings were like. Thanks.

Guest · 5 Nov 19, 10:49 AM

I am not sure if you mean a safari in South Africa or if you mean in one of the more southern countries in the African continent? I have been at that time of year but I might not be in the right location for it to be relevant.

dizzymcfarlane · 5 Nov 19, 11:47 AM

Sorry. Should have been clearer ! South Africa is where the safari is - round Kruger

LRMD · 5 Nov 19, 11:34 PM

I’ve been to Kruger but we went in July so not sure about weather at that time. July was freezing at night with hot days. As for animals we were only two mins into one of the park entrances and saw giraffes, elephants, cheetahs, lions, hippos! I was surprised there was wildlife everywhere I thought we’d have to drive for hours! We had a scary moment with a herd of elephants too :-( I definitely recommend it though, amazing holiday.

Guest · 5 Nov 19, 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by dizzymcfarlane

Sorry. Should have been clearer ! South Africa is where the safari is - round Kruger

Ok I was right, can't help with South Africa, sorry.

lesley1960 · 6 Nov 19, 04:11 PM

We did a South African Game reserve one January . A lot of the Safari's are on private game reserves , they are huge places , but I think you are always aware that the animals are imported and that they are fenced in ... although they are left to their own devices .
South Africa is in the Southern Hemisphere so it will be summer , we did the garden route so in the South the weather was really nice , it does get hotter the further up you go !

We had an amazing time in SA and especially on our 3/ 4 night stay on the reserve. I would like to do Kruger next time though

June8th · 8 Nov 19, 03:33 PM

We went in January to the Kruger, the weather was hot with no rain. It is their summer season. We saw loads of animals and birds. Would go again. We stayed in Satara camp. It is a malarial area. So check with your travel clinic.

5 Nov 19, 10:42 AM	#1
	5 Nov 19, 10:42 AM dizzymcfarlane Apprentice Imagineer
dizzymcfarlane Apprentice Imagineer Join Date: Sep 06	South African Safari Looking for advice from anyone whose done a safari in February. We have a chance to go on one at start of Feb and wondered what the weather and animal sightings were like. Thanks.

5 Nov 19, 10:49 AM	#2
	5 Nov 19, 10:49 AM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	I am not sure if you mean a safari in South Africa or if you mean in one of the more southern countries in the African continent? I have been at that time of year but I might not be in the right location for it to be relevant.

5 Nov 19, 11:47 AM	#3
	5 Nov 19, 11:47 AM dizzymcfarlane Apprentice Imagineer Thread Starter
dizzymcfarlane Thread Starter Apprentice Imagineer Join Date: Sep 06	Sorry. Should have been clearer ! South Africa is where the safari is - round Kruger

6 Nov 19, 04:11 PM	#6
	6 Nov 19, 04:11 PM lesley1960 Imagineer
lesley1960 Imagineer Join Date: Sep 04	We did a South African Game reserve one January . A lot of the Safari's are on private game reserves , they are huge places , but I think you are always aware that the animals are imported and that they are fenced in ... although they are left to their own devices . South Africa is in the Southern Hemisphere so it will be summer , we did the garden route so in the South the weather was really nice , it does get hotter the further up you go ! We had an amazing time in SA and especially on our 3/ 4 night stay on the reserve. I would like to do Kruger next time though

8 Nov 19, 03:33 PM	#7
	8 Nov 19, 03:33 PM June8th Apprentice Imagineer
June8th Apprentice Imagineer Join Date: Jun 06	We went in January to the Kruger, the weather was hot with no rain. It is their summer season. We saw loads of animals and birds. Would go again. We stayed in Satara camp. It is a malarial area. So check with your travel clinic.