Travel calendar
When to go, everywhere we travel.
The wild keeps its own calendar. Here’s the best time to visit every country we journey to — month by month, at a glance.
A year in the wild
Find your month.
Green marks the prime window in each country; the lighter shades are still rewarding, often quieter and better value. Timing follows wildlife and weather, so a few countries have more than one peak. Tap any country to plan around it.
Best time
Good
Shoulder / quiet
Off-season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Africa
Botswana
May – October
Kenya
June – October & December
Madagascar
April – November
Namibia
May – October
Rwanda
June – September, December – February
South Africa
May – September
Tanzania
June – October, December – March
Uganda
June – September, December – February
Zambia
May – October
Zimbabwe
May – October
Asia
Bhutan
March – May, September – November
India
October – April
Indonesia
April – October
Japan
December – February
Malaysia
March – October
Mongolia
February – April, May – September
Russia
November – March, July – September
Sri Lanka
February – July, November – April
South America
Argentina
October – April, June – December
Bolivia
May – October
Brazil
July – October
Chile
October – April
Colombia
December – March, July – August
Costa Rica
December – April
Ecuador
June – September
Guyana
September – April
Peru
May – October
Polar Regions
Antarctica
November – March
Finland
December – March
Greenland
June – September
Iceland
September – March, June – August
Norway
September – March, May – August
Sweden
December – March
Oceania
Papua New Guinea
May – October
Seasons are a guide, not a guarantee — weather shifts and wildlife moves. For a specific window, your planner will tell you exactly what to expect.
Found your season?
Tell us the country and the month and we’ll build a journey around the very best of it.
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