Are you having a winter holiday in January or February?
Then the African continent is a clear option for magnificent experiences.
Savannah, safari animals, big cities and sandy beaches give fantastic experiences and a lovely break from the cold winter months back home.
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A tour to Tanzania in January or February offers excellent experiences. If you would like to see fascinating animals, impressive nature, or to unwind at the water’s edge, then Tanzania is one of the best winter tour destinations.
On your tour to Tanzania visiting the Serengeti National Park is a must. In January and February, the national park sees the year’s hottest temperatures with average daily temperatures of up to 28 degrees. As January follows closely after the short rainy season in November, the nature is fresh and it is less barren in this period.
One of the month’s absolute highlights on the endless plains of the Serengeti is when the gnus and zebras calve. February is particularly good for this fascinating experience. The new-borns must quickly get on their feet, as they are easy targets for the big predators often hiding nearby.
If your winter tour is also to include sun and beaches, then a concluding beach holiday is the obvious choice. The paradise island of Zanzibar offers a dry season in these months, and the daily temperature reaches up to a beach-inviting 28 degrees on average. Take a stroll at the water’s edge on the chalk-white sandy beaches and hear the slow crashing of the waves. Or, jump in the azure sea and experience the colourful world below the water’s surface.
If you get tired of relaxation, water and sunbathing – which may seem practically unthinkable – you can take a trip to Stone Town. Here, you can take a walk in the city’s winding, labyrinthine streets. The town houses unique history concerning cultures and lost ages that continue to leave their mark on Stone Town.
Fancy experiencing Serengeti’s animal life without compromising on comfort? Then this is your tour! Enjoy the view from your lodge in the middle of the Serengeti and conclude the tour in Zanzibar.
Serengeti & Masai Mara: Visit two of the world’s best safari destinations on one tour. You travel from Kenya to Tanzania – and back, from where you can choose to extend your tour with a beach holiday.
A Tanzanian safari, a must for your safari wish list. An amazing safari experience including Serengeti & Ngorongoro. A 4-star beach stay, on the beautiful beaches of Zanzibar a perfect ending.
From baobab trees in Tarangire to the flat plains of Serengeti and the lush hills of Ngorongoro. Experience incredible nature and unique animal life in four of Tanzania’s national parks.
Do you dream of a safari – but have limited time? Then this short safari tour is perfect. Experience Africa’s unique animal life and nature while staying at a tent camp in Serengeti.
Experience Africa’s iconic animals on a short safari tour. Get up close to nature and sleep in comfortable tents on the Serengeti. The tour concludes with a beach holiday in wonderful Zanzibar.
Fly to the Serengeti, where great animal experiences await. You drive through the landscape on a fantastic safari to the Ngorongoro crater before flying to Zanzibar on a beach holiday.
Show the kids where the Lion King lives. Take your family to Tanzania and enjoy wonderful wildlife experiences at your own pace without having to drive too far. You get your own safari car and stay at child-friendly lodges.
Longing to laze under a shady palm in Zanzibar overlooking the sea? Fancy a taster of safari in Africa’s largest national park? Then this is the tour for you.
Go on a safari in Northern Tanzania on a journey where the days are optimized and the time is spent on the most important thing: experiencing nature and wildlife in the most famous areas, including Serengeti.
Fancy experiencing Serengeti’s animal life without compromising on comfort? Then this is your tour! Enjoy the view from your lodge in the middle of the Serengeti and conclude the tour in Zanzibar.
Serengeti & Masai Mara: Visit two of the world’s best safari destinations on one tour. You travel from Kenya to Tanzania – and back, from where you can choose to extend your tour with a beach holiday.
A Tanzanian safari, a must for your safari wish list. An amazing safari experience including Serengeti & Ngorongoro. A 4-star beach stay, on the beautiful beaches of Zanzibar a perfect ending.
From baobab trees in Tarangire to the flat plains of Serengeti and the lush hills of Ngorongoro. Experience incredible nature and unique animal life in four of Tanzania’s national parks.
Do you dream of a safari – but have limited time? Then this short safari tour is perfect. Experience Africa’s unique animal life and nature while staying at a tent camp in Serengeti.
Experience Africa’s iconic animals on a short safari tour. Get up close to nature and sleep in comfortable tents on the Serengeti. The tour concludes with a beach holiday in wonderful Zanzibar.
Fly to the Serengeti, where great animal experiences await. You drive through the landscape on a fantastic safari to the Ngorongoro crater before flying to Zanzibar on a beach holiday.
Show the kids where the Lion King lives. Take your family to Tanzania and enjoy wonderful wildlife experiences at your own pace without having to drive too far. You get your own safari car and stay at child-friendly lodges.
Longing to laze under a shady palm in Zanzibar overlooking the sea? Fancy a taster of safari in Africa’s largest national park? Then this is the tour for you.
Go on a safari in Northern Tanzania on a journey where the days are optimized and the time is spent on the most important thing: experiencing nature and wildlife in the most famous areas, including Serengeti.
Want to climb Kilimanjaro? January and February are perfect months for this.
During these months, Kilimanjaro has its dry season and the climate in this period is characterised by mild temperatures, clearer weather and less rain than in the rainy season. And so, that is precisely why these winter months are preferred for heading to the free-standing mountain’s peak.
Kilimanjaro is an acquaintance that offers both tough times and euphoria.
We have 5 different routes to Kilimanjaro’s peak with different difficulty levels and accommodation options. For example, you can take the beautiful path to Uhuru Peak on the Marangu Route, where you overnight in cottages. If you want to get closer to nature, you can choose one of the other four routes in which you sleep in tents.
On the way to the top, you experience fantastic nature on every route. You make your way through rainforest, heathland and alpine desert, truly allowing you to experience the massive changes nature has to offer when you climb a mountain.
The highlight is reached when you ascend the peak of the mountain, which is nothing short of an incredible, magnificent experience. The combination of victory, exhaustion and the fantastic view gives you a feeling that cannot be described in words.
Challenge yourself and ascend Africa’s highest mountain through the Lemosho Route. Lemosho is particularly popular due to its beauty and opportunities to see some of Africa’s majestic animals.
Reach the top of beautiful Kilimanjaro on the renowned Machame route – one of the most beautiful and most popular routes with a high success rate.
Take the Marangu Route – the shortest route to Africa’s roof, and reach the peak of Kilimanjaro. This tour has an extra day of acclimatisation to boost your chance of success.
Reach the top of Africa via the easier Rongai route, which is also one of the least busy routes.
Take the Shira Route to the top of Kilimanjaro. It is one of the shortest routes, making it excellent for you who are in good shape but have limited time at your disposal.
The goal of this tour is the peak of Kilimanjaro on the renowned Machame route. The reward and relaxation await on the white sandy beaches on the exotic island of Zanzibar.
Ascend Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, via the Machame Route and combine it with a safari in two of Tanzania’s best national parks.
Combine three of Tanzania’s absolute highlights: ascend Kilimanjaro via the Machame Route, go on a safari with fantastic animal life and conclude your tour with a beach holiday on Zanzibar.
Challenge yourself and ascend Africa’s highest mountain through the Lemosho Route. Lemosho is particularly popular due to its beauty and opportunities to see some of Africa’s majestic animals.
Reach the top of beautiful Kilimanjaro on the renowned Machame route – one of the most beautiful and most popular routes with a high success rate.
Take the Marangu Route – the shortest route to Africa’s roof, and reach the peak of Kilimanjaro. This tour has an extra day of acclimatisation to boost your chance of success.
Reach the top of Africa via the easier Rongai route, which is also one of the least busy routes.
Take the Shira Route to the top of Kilimanjaro. It is one of the shortest routes, making it excellent for you who are in good shape but have limited time at your disposal.
The goal of this tour is the peak of Kilimanjaro on the renowned Machame route. The reward and relaxation await on the white sandy beaches on the exotic island of Zanzibar.
Ascend Africa’s highest mountain, Kilimanjaro, via the Machame Route and combine it with a safari in two of Tanzania’s best national parks.
Combine three of Tanzania’s absolute highlights: ascend Kilimanjaro via the Machame Route, go on a safari with fantastic animal life and conclude your tour with a beach holiday on Zanzibar.
If you’ve always dreamt of experiencing South Africa, then January and February are good months in this part of the continent, as it’s summer in South Africa when it’s winter here. If you’re into safari, beaches, nature or big cities, South Africa has it all.
The weather in Kruger National Park, one of South Africa’s unique national parks, features tons of sun but also rain, making the landscape more lush than other places. Despite the rain, it is a fantastic time to visit the national park. Here, you can have every major safari experience. Elephants, leopards, buffalo, antelopes and zebras are just some of the unique animals you can experience.
Combine your tour with a big city holiday in Cape Town, where the summer offers fantastic weather in these months: lots of hours of sunshine, warm weather and very little rain.
You can also enjoy a guided tour of South Africa’s famous Garden Route: one of the world’s most scenic stretches of coastline. The impressive coastal route, which is 300 kilometres long, extends from Mossel Bay (Western Cape) to Storms River (Eastern Cape). Situated along the Garden Route are exciting towns, scenic landscapes and fantastic detours. You will, among other things, experience Oudtshoorn, which is known as the world’s ostrich capital, and the charming town of Knysna, famous for its beautiful lagoon. A host of breathtaking experiences await you on the Garden Route.
Experience the exciting and rich animal life on a safari tour in South Africa’s renowned Kruger National Park. Join a bushwalk, see the Panorama Trail and finish your tour in beautiful Cape Town.
Three South African gems on one tour: breathtaking safari in Kruger National Park, days on your own in beautiful Cape Town and a guided tour on one of the world’s most scenic stretches of coastline, the Garden Route.
Forget about malaria pills on the Eastern Cape and enjoy an “all inclusive” safari experience, bushwalk and visit to a local village. End your tour with a city break in beautiful Cape Town.
Does world-class safari, great food and excellent wines sound like a combination you’d like to experience? Then you should choose this tour, where these three experiences are in focus.
Experience the exciting and rich animal life on a safari tour in South Africa’s renowned Kruger National Park. Join a bushwalk, see the Panorama Trail and finish your tour in beautiful Cape Town.
Three South African gems on one tour: breathtaking safari in Kruger National Park, days on your own in beautiful Cape Town and a guided tour on one of the world’s most scenic stretches of coastline, the Garden Route.
Forget about malaria pills on the Eastern Cape and enjoy an “all inclusive” safari experience, bushwalk and visit to a local village. End your tour with a city break in beautiful Cape Town.
Does world-class safari, great food and excellent wines sound like a combination you’d like to experience? Then you should choose this tour, where these three experiences are in focus.
If you want safari experiences as far as the eye can see, Kenya is the clear choice. January and February are fantastic months to visit the country, and you can conclude all the experiences with a relaxing beach holiday.
The weather in Maasai Mara, probably Kenya’s best known game reserve, offers the year’s hottest temperatures and only a little rain. The nature is lush, as the months are just after the short rainy period in November and December.
Maasai Mara is one of truly major experiences in this East African country. The game reserve is home to all the big five animals, gorgeous nature and red-clad Maasai people. You never know what you will experience on your game drives, but it will be an experience without equal. If you like, you can visit a Maasai village and see how the tribe lives.
In Amboseli National Park, you will also find spectacular experiences in this period, including warm weather and limited rain. There are great opportunities to see birds spending the winter here, and the birds love the swamp areas of the park. The national park is also home to large herds of elephants, giving a chance for a perfect picture with majestic Kilimanjaro to the south as a background.
If you would like to relax in a beach paradise, there are many options. Mombasa and Zanzibar both guarantee lovely beaches, swaying palm trees, wonderful water and vibrantly colourful coral reefs. In other words, they have everything you need for a relaxing conclusion to your safari adventure.
Spend your winter holiday in Kenya
Adventure and relaxation ahead. First, five days of classic Kenya safari await you with the greatest highlights before the tour continues by train to a beach holiday at Mombasa with views of the Indian Ocean.
On this tour, you experience the biggest highlights of Kenya; Amboseli, Lake Naivasha and Masai Mara. The tour concludes with a relaxing holiday on the exotic island of Zanzibar.
This is the classic Kenya tour with the biggest highlights. From the elephants of Amboseli, the tour takes you to the hippos of Lake Naivasha before concluding in Masai Mara.
Serengeti & Masai Mara: Visit two of the world’s best safari destinations on one tour. You travel from Kenya to Tanzania – and back, from where you can choose to extend your tour with a beach holiday.
This tour is for those who want a slightly more in-depth look at Kenya. You experience the fantastic animal life and wonderful nature in Kenya’s best and most varied national parks.
Enjoy unforgettable safari experiences in Samburu, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara, before concluding your tour with a relaxing beach holiday on the white sandy beaches of Mombasa.
Enjoy the best of Kenya. You get up close to the nature and unique animal life in some of the country’s best national parks before digesting your experiences on white sandy beaches in Zanzibar.
Combine your relaxing beach holiday in Mombasa with a safari where you experience the gorgeous nature and fantastic animal life of three national parks, Amboseli, Tsavo East and Tsavo West.
Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain, is the focal point of this adventurous tour to Kenya and Tanzania. Look forward to amazing safari drives, nature and culture – all offering splendid views of Kilimanjaro!
Adventure and relaxation ahead. First, five days of classic Kenya safari await you with the greatest highlights before the tour continues by train to a beach holiday at Mombasa with views of the Indian Ocean.
On this tour, you experience the biggest highlights of Kenya; Amboseli, Lake Naivasha and Masai Mara. The tour concludes with a relaxing holiday on the exotic island of Zanzibar.
This is the classic Kenya tour with the biggest highlights. From the elephants of Amboseli, the tour takes you to the hippos of Lake Naivasha before concluding in Masai Mara.
Serengeti & Masai Mara: Visit two of the world’s best safari destinations on one tour. You travel from Kenya to Tanzania – and back, from where you can choose to extend your tour with a beach holiday.
This tour is for those who want a slightly more in-depth look at Kenya. You experience the fantastic animal life and wonderful nature in Kenya’s best and most varied national parks.
Enjoy unforgettable safari experiences in Samburu, Lake Nakuru and Masai Mara, before concluding your tour with a relaxing beach holiday on the white sandy beaches of Mombasa.
Enjoy the best of Kenya. You get up close to the nature and unique animal life in some of the country’s best national parks before digesting your experiences on white sandy beaches in Zanzibar.
Combine your relaxing beach holiday in Mombasa with a safari where you experience the gorgeous nature and fantastic animal life of three national parks, Amboseli, Tsavo East and Tsavo West.
Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain, is the focal point of this adventurous tour to Kenya and Tanzania. Look forward to amazing safari drives, nature and culture – all offering splendid views of Kilimanjaro!
If an encounter with wild gorillas is on your bucket list, a winter tour to Uganda in January or February is an excellent choice.
Uganda has one of its two dry seasons in January and February, bringing more sunny days and fewer wet paths for gorilla tracking. As Uganda is in a tropical area, you should still expect a little rain each day, however.
The experience is unbelievable, and without a doubt the uncontested highlight of the tour, when you follow paths in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park to find the great apes. As the name of the park suggests, the gorillas live in a dense rainforest, and a “gorilla family” often consists of up to 10 members. Gorillas are quite curious animals, meaning that although you must not go up close to them, there is a good chance they will come closer to you to get a closer look.
If you would like to experience more fascinating animals, you can also see chimpanzees in Uganda. These shy, human-like animals live in Kyambura Gorge. Remember to enjoy the trip on your way to the chimpanzees, as it is immensely beautiful.
Uganda is home to a wealth of other wild experiences. For example, see the tree-climbing lions of Ishasha, a quite unique phenomenon. The behaviour of these lions is quite unusual and they only live in certain national parks in Tanzania and Uganda.
Experience the absolute highlights of Uganda; Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest freshwater lake, the Equator and the 3 national parks Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi Impenetrable and Lake Mburu.
From Kenya’s vibrant capital, Nairobi, to safaris in Amboseli National Park with views of Kilimanjaro. Continue to Uganda, where you’ll go trekking in the rainforest in search of mountain gorillas.
Embark on an unforgettable tour through five of Uganda’s most beautiful national parks, where roaring rivers, dense rainforests, and the savannah’s wild animals create the backdrop for adventures suitable for both adults and children.
Experience the absolute highlights of Uganda; Lake Victoria, the world’s second largest freshwater lake, the Equator and the 3 national parks Queen Elizabeth, Bwindi Impenetrable and Lake Mburu.
From Kenya’s vibrant capital, Nairobi, to safaris in Amboseli National Park with views of Kilimanjaro. Continue to Uganda, where you’ll go trekking in the rainforest in search of mountain gorillas.
Embark on an unforgettable tour through five of Uganda’s most beautiful national parks, where roaring rivers, dense rainforests, and the savannah’s wild animals create the backdrop for adventures suitable for both adults and children.
The African continent is a land of tours beyond the ordinary.
The countries offer one magnificent experience after the other. Savannah, mountains, nature areas, unique animals, big cities, culture and beach paradises are all experiences you can have on a tour here.
If you have any doubts about which destination to choose, please feel free to contact our tour specialists, who can help you choose the best holiday.
Escape the winter chills back home and enjoy a winter tour to warmer climes in Africa.
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