Hotels FAQ

Question:

I was wondering if anyone could tell me when the best time to travel to South Africa would be…depending upon price of airline tickets and season.  Does anyone know where to look for good price airline tickets and hotel accomadations?  What sites would you recommend on seeing?  How much time should I plan to spend over there?

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Oh my golly gosh.  How long is a piece of string? I think for airling tickets your best bet would be to shop locally.  I don’t know where you are, so can’t help there. The best time to travel here depends on what your interests are.  At the moment we have the flower season on the West Coast, which is where you see miles and miles of wild flowers growing every spring.  I can tell you it’s beautiful right now. If you want to see the animals in the parks, the best time to travel would be around August to October because of the heat, and because in those areas it is immediately after the dry season and so you have a better chance of seeing animals. For the Western Cape, March is one of the best times, because it’s still warm and beautiful, and the wind isn’t too bad.  In general, we get most of our tourist for the whole country between September and May each year. Hotel accommodation depends on what class of accommodation you need, and the sites for booking would depend also on that.  As for how long to stay, the longer the better, I say. Will you be travelling alone, or in a group, hiring a car or using public transport? I am a registered tourist guide, with a slant towards field guiding, and will be happy to assist you where I can. Catherine — =Not nuts, just a little eccentric.= – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I was wondering if anyone could tell me when the best time to travel to South > Africa would be…depending upon price of airline tickets and season. >  Does anyone know where to look for good price airline tickets and hotel > accomadations?  What sites would you recommend on seeing?  How much time > should I plan to spend over there?

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