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Best destinations to visit in June in Africa

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Kruger National Park
Where Africa's Big Five Roam Free
7.6
The park stretches about 220 miles along the border with Mozambique. It is bigger than Lebanon. Winter is the dry season, so the bush is thin and animals are easy to spot. Elephants, lions and rhinos gather along the Sabie and Olifants rivers to drink in the heat of day.
Highlights:
  • 🌅 Experience a sunset safari and watch wildlife at dusk
  • 🌿 Take a guided bush walk and learn about the ecosystem
  • 🦁 Spot Africa’s Big Five on classic game drives
Serengeti National Park
The Ultimate Safari Adventure
7.9
Wildebeest herds mass at the Grumeti River in the western corridor in June. Crocodiles wait in the water as the animals cross. More than a million wildebeest move through the park each year. Zebras and gazelles follow them. Hot air balloons float over the plains at dawn.
Highlights:
  • 🎈 Enjoy a sunrise hot air balloon safari over plains
  • 🚙 Take a thrilling game drive to spot the Big Five
  • 🦓 Witness the incredible Great Wildebeest Migration spectacle
Etosha National Park
Namibia's Wildlife Sanctuary
7.7
A German colonial governor declared Etosha a game reserve in 1907. Today it surrounds a huge white salt pan. June starts the dry season, so elephants, lions and rhinos gather at waterholes. A floodlit waterhole at Okaukuejo camp lets guests watch animals after dark from a low wall.
Highlights:
  • 🌅 Drive the Etosha Pan’s vast salt flats at sunrise
  • 🦁 Join a guided safari to spot lions and rhinos
  • 🐘 Watch elephants gathering at the Okaukuejo waterhole
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Nature's Untamed Sanctuary
7.1
June brings dry weather and cool mornings on the crater rim, which lies near 7,500 feet. The crater floor is about 100 square miles and 2,000 feet deep. It holds around 25,000 large animals, including black rhinos. Maasai herders still live in the surrounding highlands.
Highlights:
  • 🛖 Visit a Maasai village and learn their traditions
  • 🐘 Spot the Big Five in one morning safari
  • 🦁 Descend into Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive
Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Gorilla Encounters in Ancient Forest
8.3
Gorilla treks start from four trailheads called Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga and Nkuringo. About half of the world's mountain gorillas live in this misty forest. June is in the dry season, so steep trails are less muddy. UNESCO listed the park in 1994 for its rare wildlife and ancient forest.
Highlights:
  • 🐦 Birdwatch over 350 species including rare Albertine endemics
  • 🥾 Join guided nature walks on scenic forest hiking trails
  • 🦍 Trek with endangered mountain gorillas in their habitat
Hermanus
Whale Watching and Coastal Wonders
7.8
Southern right whales exhale with a deep boom that carries across Walker Bay. The whale season begins in June and lasts until November. A whale crier blows a kelp horn to announce sightings. The 12 kilometre cliff path gives views of the whales from shore.
Highlights:
  • 🏖️ Relax and sunbathe at beautiful Grotto Beach
  • 🥾 Hike through scenic trails in Fernkloof Nature Reserve
  • 🐋 Watch Southern Right Whales from Hermanus cliff path
Okavango Delta
Africa’s Uncharted Water Wilderness
8.0
Guides pole narrow canoes called mokoros through the reeds, a traditional way to travel. Floodwater from Angola fills the channels as the dry season begins. Elephants, hippos and red lechwe gather at the water. UNESCO listed the delta in 2014 as a vast inland wetland that supports huge numbers of animals.
Highlights:
  • 🦜 Spot diverse bird species during dedicated birding tours
  • 🛶 Glide silently through waterways in a traditional mokoro
  • 🦁 Explore the wildlife on guided 4x4 safari drives
Volcanoes National Park
Majestic volcanoes rise over misty valleys
8.5
Five of the eight Virunga volcanoes lie inside this park on the border with Uganda and Congo. Dry June trails are firmer for gorilla treks. A hike up Bisoke ends at a crater lake. The grave of Dian Fossey lies in the forest near Karisoke.
Highlights:
  • 🏞️ Stroll through scenic Lake Kivu shoreline
  • 🐒 Spot golden monkeys in Nyungwe forest canopy
  • 🦍 Hike Volcanoes National Park's gorilla trail
Sossusvlei
Towering red dunes meet white clay
7.5
The Namib is thought to be tens of millions of years old, among the oldest deserts on Earth. Dead Vlei holds dark camel thorn trees that died centuries ago. Winter days are cool and skies are clear. Climb Dune 45 for sunrise over sand that glows orange.
Highlights:
  • 🏜️ Marvel at the red dunes contrasting the deep blue sky
  • 📸 Visit Deadvlei and photograph the ancient camelthorn trees
  • 🌅 Climb Dune 45 at sunrise for breathtaking desert views
Rwanda
Land of a thousand hills
7.7
This country is smaller than West Virginia yet has volcanoes, rain forest and savanna. June opens the long dry season. On the last Saturday of each month Rwandans join Umuganda, a day of community work that keeps streets spotless. Kigali is clean and easy to explore.
Highlights:
  • 🏖️ Relax on the beaches of scenic Lake Kivu
  • 🌳 Explore Nyungwe Forest and walk the canopy trail
  • 🦍 Trek mountain gorillas in Volcanoes National Park
Tanzania
Wild safaris meet tropical beaches
7.7
Clove and cardamom scent drifts through the alleys of Stone Town on Zanzibar. June is dry, so beaches and mountain trails are at their clearest. Kilimanjaro rises 19,341 feet, the highest peak in Africa. Safari parks on the mainland add wildlife. The coast adds warm Indian Ocean swimming.
Highlights:
  • 🐘 Explore wildlife in Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  • 🦁 Go on a safari in Serengeti National Park
  • 🗻 Climb Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak
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