Travelling in July

A walking safari is about the three Ps: prints, plants, and poo. It’s remarkable how much you can learn from them about the natural world! The walking safari was born in Zambia’s Luangwa Valley, which still has the most skilled, entertaining walking guides.

Officially, July is within Costa Rica’s wet season, so very few people visit at this time. The reality is, however, that there is a window of several weeks in July when it’s dry, quiet, and you can see and do whatever you please.

Traditionally, safari and the Masai Mara were almost synonymous with one another. July is the best time of year to witness the Great Migration in Kenya. Travelling with us, you'll stay in the most exclusive private reserves - your experience will be second to none.

The Atacama is the driest true desert outside the poles, but in spite of its arid conditions, there are lizard, flamingo, and even penguin! Combine these natural curiosities with the man made wonders of Peru’s Sacred Valley, following the Inca Trail.

Encountering a silverback mountain gorilla in the wild is thrilling, emotional, and a tiny bit scary all in one. Journeysmiths arranges private habituation experiences with the gorilla in Uganda and Rwanda, enabling you to get closer than anyone else.

There is no higher navigable lake than Lake Titicaca on the border of Bolivia and Peru. Sail between the floating man made islands, visit ancient ruins, watch Andean coot and other water birds, or simply sit back on the deck and admire the mountain views.

Namibia’s deserts are not always hot: in fact, in July the country is pleasantly cool! Whether you want to quad bike across the dunes, track desert adapted elephant, or watch colonies of seal along the Skeleton Coast, it’s an excellent time of year.

Botswana’s Makgadikgadi Pan is one of the largest salt flats in the world. By day, you can explore its otherworldly landscape by quad bike, them wild camp by night, storytelling around the campfire and gazing up at the sparkling canopy of stars.

The waters off the Cape are rich in marine life, and in whale and great white shark in particular. In July, you can often see the pods of whales from the cliffs, and if you sail out into the ocean they will swim alongside you, granting you a closer view.

Tanzania’s Mahale Mountains National Park is the only place on Earth where chimpanzee and lion co-exist. There are no roads within the park, so the best way to see the chimps is to track them on foot through their forested realm.