Travel calendar No. 07
July
While Europe takes its holidays, Africa comes into its best season.
July turns the map around. Southern Africa is in dry season: the grass is low, game gathers at water, and the mornings are cold enough for a coat in an open vehicle.
In Europe it is the month to choose places that carry crowds well — or to step aside from them.
Why this month
Why this month is special
For a first safari there is hardly a better month. Sightings are more dependable than at any other time, malaria risk is lower in many regions, and camps run with settled teams.
If you would rather stay in Europe, plan for islands with wind — the Aegean is more agreeable in July than the mainland.
How do you travel well in July?
North, or higher up — and with different hours. Scandinavia, the Alps and northern Spain are comfortable, while southern Italy and Greece bring heat and crowds together. If it must be the Mediterranean, choose a house with a boat or a private cove, sightsee before ten and leave the middle of the day deliberately empty.
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Pure Voyage Atlas
Where this leads
The Atlas connects what belongs together: the region, the collections, the right season and the houses that sit within the same story.
The Region
Related Houses
Within These Collections
Discovery Paths
Where to go now
Recommended destinations
Dry season in southern Africa, with a European alternative in sea air.
Cape, Winelands and Kruger
South Africa
A country that allows three journeys inside one.
- Best time to visit:
- May to September for the bush, November to March for the Cape
- Suggested length:
- Ten to fourteen nights
Okavango Delta and Linyanti
Botswana
Water in the Kalahari — and very few people in it.
- Best time to visit:
- June to October
- Suggested length:
- Six to nine nights
Cyclades, Greece
Paros
The Cycladic island that is still lived in rather than staged.
- Best time to visit:
- Late May to early July, September
- Suggested length:
- Five to seven nights
Where we stay
Addresses that suit it
Lodges and houses that emphasise space rather than furnish it.
Einzelhäuser — Krüger-Nationalpark, Südafrika
Singita Lebombo Lodge
Glass suites above the N'wanetsi river, game viewing across 130,000 hectares of private concession.
- Suits:
- First safaris and experienced bush travellers alike
- Suggested length:
- Four nights
Six Senses — Cala Xarraca, Ibiza
Six Senses Ibiza
The quiet north of the island: one bay, a longevity programme and dinner without a door policy.
- Suits:
- Travellers who like Ibiza, but not the Ibiza of clubs
- Suggested length:
- Four to five nights
COMO — Turks- und Caicosinseln
COMO Parrot Cay
A private island with a two-mile beach, yoga in the morning and very little else.
- Suits:
- Travellers who want to decide nothing for a week
- Suggested length:
- Seven nights
On the move
Journeys this month
South America is also in its dry season now.
Through the month
Seasonal highlights
01
Dry season in the Kruger and Botswana
Short grass, clear sightlines, animals at the few remaining waterholes.
02
Cold mornings, warm middays
The most agreeable rhythm for long drives and long afternoons.
03
The Aegean with the meltemi
Wind that makes July on the islands easier than on any mainland coast.
Related collections
From the Collection
An Invitation
Once a month: hotels, new openings and travel ideas
One hotel that convinced us, with our advice on suite and season. The openings that actually matter. And a destination at its best right now. No offers, no advertising.