The best time to visit Tanzania and Kenya. Well, this all depends on where in Tanzania and Kenya you are going, and what you are doing. It both depends on the weather and how busy it gets, as it can get crowded.

  • Tanzania
    • Serengeti: Serengeti is good all year round. (The big Migration is usually between May and the end of August. It fluctuates from year to year.
    • Ngorongoro: All year round
    • Lake Manyara: All year round
    • Tarangire: The best time is the dry season, from June to the end of March.
    • Arusha National Park: All year round.
    • Kilimanjaro: All year round, but the rainy season is generally harder due to snow and rainfall.
    • Mount Meru: All year round, but the rainy season is generally harder due to snow and rainfall.
    • Zanzibar, Pemba, Mafia Islands, Tanzanian Coastline: Beach resorts are generally available all year round, though some are closed for maintenance between mid-April and the end of May.
      • If you go in the rainy season, it will be raining, but not all the time. So it is still worth the visit and holiday.
      • The temperature in the rainy season will still be high, 28 to 36 degrees during the day, and 19 to 23 degrees at night.
      • These temperatures are along the mainland coast and on the islands of Zanzibar (the main island, Unguja, Pemba) and Mafia Island
  • Kenya
    • Masai Mara: All year round. It is still possible to go in the rainy season
    • Amboseli National Park: All year round. It is still possible to go in the rainy season
    • Lake Nakuru: All year round. It is still possible to go in the rainy season
    • Lake Naivasha: All year round. It is still possible to go in the rainy season
    • Lake Turkana: All year round. It is still possible to go in the rainy season
    • Tsavo East & West: All year round. It is still possible to go in the rainy season
    • Mt. Kenya: All year round, but the rainy season is generally harder due to snow and rainfall.
    • Mombasa coast (Includes Malindi, Lamu, Watamu, Kilifi, etc.): Beach resorts are generally available all year round, though some are closed for maintenance between mid-April and the end of May.
      • If you go in the rainy season, it will be raining, but not all the time. So it is still worth the visit and holiday.
      • The temperature in the rainy season will still be high, 28 to 36 degrees during the day, and 19 to 23 degrees at night.

So the best time to visit Tanzania and Kenya can basically be all year around, if you can accept the rain during the rainy season