April is a good time to visit parts of South Africa and Botswana. It’s the Green season (Wet season) in Tanzania’s Northern circuit, which means a fair amount of rain, but the scenery is spectacular and you might get low-season deals. South Africa’s Cape region mostly experiences wonderful weather in April and you can easily combine a trip here with a safari in one of the reserves in the Garden Route or Kruger National Park.
| Botswana | Good |
| Kenya | Fair |
| Namibia | Good |
| Rwanda | Poor |
| South Africa | Good |
| Tanzania | Fair |
| Uganda | Poor |
| Zambia | Fair |
| Zimbabwe | Good |
See below for an overview of the best parks to visit in Africa by country. Please note that the listings focus on the most popular parks only and are not comprehensive.
Central Kalahari GR Excellent
Chobe NP Good
Moremi GR Good
Okavango Delta Good
No Best Parks & Reserves in April
Kenya does not have parks that are best visited in April.
When to visit Kenya?
Namib-Naukluft NP Good
Skeleton Coast NP Good
No Best Parks & Reserves in April
Rwanda does not have parks that are best visited in April.
When to visit Rwanda?
Kgalagadi TP Excellent
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi GR Good
Kruger NP Good
Sabi Sands Good
Ngorongoro Crater Good
Murchison Falls NP Good
No Best Parks & Reserves in April
Zambia does not have parks that are best visited in April.
When to visit Zambia?
Hwange NP Good
Unpredictability is the name of the game on safari. That’s what makes it so exciting. However, some highlights are seasonal and it makes sense to plan your trip carefully to make the most of your time in Africa. If you’re wondering where to go on safari in April, read on here.
Sometime in April, the beginning of the Dry season, the Okavango Delta starts flooding. As the waters start fanning out, a wonderful maze of lagoons, channels and floating islands emerges in the middle of the Kalahari Desert. This is a glorious time to go out in mokoro canoes as everything is green, but conditions are mostly dry. Wildlife viewing is best from July to October, which is the high season.
Okavango Delta Tours
After the summer’s rain, Victoria Falls is in full flow. The waterfall can be viewed from Zimbabwe or Zambia, but why not visit both sides for a different perspective. Seeing the mighty Zambezi tumble down in a 1.7km-wide sheet of water is a powerful experience. Rainbows play in the drenching spray and the thunderous noise will take your breath away. Impressive as it is, you might find the views blocked by mist, so a helicopter flight is recommended to get the full picture.
Victoria Falls Tours
April is an excellent time to visit Kgalagadi, the transfrontier park shared between South Africa and Botswana. Wildlife viewing in this semi-arid region is good throughout the year, but possibly best around April, after the rains, when animals gather in the riverbeds. This shoulder month is also a good choice weather-wise. Temperatures start to drop and the heat is more tolerable than in mid-summer. Winter nights, on the other hand, are really cold.
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park Tours
April is the warmest and least windy month of the year in Seychelles, an archipelago of 115 idyllic islands in the Indian Ocean off East Africa. This is perfect weather for relaxation on the white sandy beaches. These calm conditions make April ideal for water activities too, most notably snorkeling and diving. Not only can boats reach remote spots to find sharks and manta rays, the clear waters offer amazing visibility in April – up to a staggering 30m.
Seychelles Holidays