What makes a summer safari different from a winter safari? Safaris are safaris if you ask us, but yes, they can be unique or if you may say different for some reason or another. Usually, most people take safaris during the summer which is the time the sun is out and everything looks bright. The winter on the other hand is the time when the weather is a bit cold, with some bits of rain or would you say with some heavy down pours in the east African region. Well nonetheless safaris in the region go on as usual, nothing changes really apart from the weather.
So, what makes a summer safari different from a winter safari?
Summer safaris usually happen in the dry months that are either July, August, September or January, February, March then the winter safaris happen in the other months of April, May, June and October, November and December.
Because the sun is out the weather is quite dry and hot most animals will be in the shade persevering their energy so you will not easily spot them but you will surely see them though it may take you a bit of time. That’s why people spend more time in the wild during the summer. In the winter on the other side the weather is cool and easy to move around for the animals so you will actually spot more animals during the winter than the summer.
On top of animals being in shades during the summer the summer has the most visitors in the parks, meaning you are fighting for room to spot the animals well as the winter has fewer tourists so you will have plenty of room to see the animals.
Spotting animals in the summer is even more difficult with the over grown dry vegetation that hides the animals yet in the winter or rainy season the vegetation is fairly grown and freshy making it easy for you to spot the animals.
Animals mate a lot in the winter or in the cold season or rainy season, so you get to see a lot of exciting mating moments between the animals. In the summer is the birthing season for the animals so if you are lucky, you will see some animals give birth, though that’s on a lucky wimp for you. You may actually never see a birth but see a number of young animals.
In the winter because it’s a low season for safaris you will get offers and discounts making the safaris really cheap for you or less pricey; in the summer on the other hand, a safari will cost an arm and a leg because prices are high due to high demand for the influx of tourists visiting the wild in the season.
Also, on top of high prices in the summer, finding availability of accommodation, safaris packages, tour guides and many more is a hard task, that’s why if you are having your safari in the summer you are advised to book the safari way in advance for you not to miss out, In the winter you can get a safari as you book it. In fact, some winter tourists decide to take some safaris when they are already in the east African region and they are able to get admitted.
If you are into wildlife photography, in the summer you will get bright hot pictures and, in the winter, you will get soft warm pictures. However apart from the difference in the photo texture, the backgrounds and creatures are all the same.
So generally, between the summer and winter safari, there’s no major difference, they are literally very similar. However, the choice on whether you tour in the summer or winter entirely depends on you.
