Cheapest season to go to South Africa from North America

The winter months is when most of the schools have three weeks off. That is usually when the parents who have to go on holiday want to go because then it is easiest to take there children along.

This makes it so that this is pretty much peak season for all the holiday places. I would try and avoid June and the first two weeks of august for this reason.

Children also have the last two or three weeks of December off but South Africa being a predominately Christian country this time is usually spent more with family and relatives than at garish holiday resorts.

We travelled to South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana just this May. In SA we were in Kruger and Cape Town, up north around Vic and Chobe. The weather was perfect, nice and warm by day maybe a light jacket at night. No mosquitos!! I mean, sure did you need a jacket to leave at 0:dark:30 to drive through the Orpen Gate at Kruger. Want to go back to see "spring" because fall was bloody lovely. From Canada, air fares don't really change year around and my research for the next trip to Africa, I can't really find a big cost difference in game drives or lodges.

I would recommend traveling to South Africa, during the winter season. Mainly because hotel prices, guest houses, lodges, and flights are a lot cheaper. As well as having shorter lines lol. The some of the downsides would be game drives aren't as nice because the weather obviously affects the animals. But if you prefer to peak season, you would have to wait to till about after August. It would probably be a better experience but the holiday would definitely be significantly more expensive. I would suggest checking out - Fly Safair bookings or wikideals, as someone already suggested, and for accommodation Air BnB, Guest house or alodge. But guest Houses would allow you to meet more people.They usually have some decent places. But would suggest planning your trips well in advance.