6. Kenya
If you visit Kenya in August, you can bag yourself a front row seat to ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’. Every summer, the legendary Great Migration takes place across both Kenya and Tanzania, providing the wildlife experience of a lifetime. It’s expensive, and you’ll need to book in advance, but you won’t regret it for even one moment.
By August, the wildebeest migration usually reaches the Mara River in Kenya’s Masai Mara, one of the most perilous parts of the journey. Here, you can see nearly 1.5 million wildebeest attempting to clamber safely across the river, dodging crocs in the water and lions on the shore. It’s heart-in-your-mouth stuff. Just don’t forget to breathe!