Visit Africa's jewel in the crown after MEI's June conferences

The end of this week is the deadline for abstract submissions to Physical Separation '24 and Mill Circuits '24, which run back to back in Cape Town in June.

If you intend spending some time in Southern Africa after the conferences you may wish to stay on in Cape Town (see 10 good reasons to spend some time in Cape Town). Or you might like to take advantage of June being an ideal time to travel north for some great game viewing. The best time to visit Southern Africa on safari is widely considered to be May to September. This is when the main safari parks, such as South Africa's Kruger National Park, experience the dry season and with less vegetation wildlife watching opportunities are greatly improved. 

My recommendation would be to take one of the daily flights from Cape Town to Africa's jewel in the crown, the magnificent Victoria Falls (posting of 16 July 2015).  Or if time (and your budget) allows, take the leisurely Rovos train from Pretoria to Victoria Falls, travelling through the heart of Matabeleland (posting of 9 December 2019),

The Rovos train arrives at Victoria Falls

The flow of water over this magnificent waterfall is very seasonable. In April the floodwaters from the end of the rainy season swell the Zambezi and although the Falls are awesome, the volume of water and the associated spray is not ideal for photography, while at the end of the dry season, in November, there is often very little water flowing. June and July are ideal times for viewing this awesome spectacle, both from the Zimbabwe and Zambia sides. There is much game to be seen by the Zambezi, particularly elephants, hippos and if you are lucky, the elusive black rhino (posting of 26 November 2019).

The Falls from Zimbabwe

A sunset cruise on the Zambezi is a must

I would suggest that you obtain a 3-country visa for Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana. You can walk from Victoria Falls town in Zimbabwe and into Zambia via the Victoria Fall Bridge and perhaps Africa's best national Park, Chobe, is a short drive away in Botswana (posting of 22 July 2015) and there are several local companies providing day excursions into this area, which has Africa's greatest elephant population.

If you intend to make the most of your visit to Africa in June, you might like to contact our South African agent, Rene Simpson (simpsontours@gmail.com), who can organise a seamless visit for you.