Originally Posted by
T8191
Jan/Feb should be even better weather on the Cape. We've literally just got home from 2 weeks down there, and Hermanus (19-22) was decidedly cool compared with last year in Dec. Rest of trip (Franschhoek and Stellanbosch) was fine, though ... shorts and sandals all the way!
Note: we like it hot. YMMV.
Thanks for this. Seems like it's a great time for CPT and the Cape. But it also seems like there will be high grass and not-good animal spotting anywhere in Southern Africa -- Kruger, Etosha, Okavango, etc.