Armistice Day
11 Nov 2026 · Wednesday
France
Travel planning calendar
Public Holidays and the Best Windows to Travel
Two calendars matter when you plan a safari: the one that decides when you can get away, and the one running in the country you are arriving into. This page tracks both.
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The next public holidays
Scroll for more. Dates shown across the ten markets we work in.
Restoration of Independence
1 Dez 2026 · Tuesday
Portugal
Constitution Day
6 Dez 2026 · Sunday
Spain
Immaculate Conception
8 Dez 2026 · Tuesday
Austria, Portugal, Spain
Human Rights Day
10 Dez 2026 · Thursday
Namibia
Day of Reconciliation
16 Dez 2026 · Wednesday
South Africa
Unity Day
22 Dez 2026 · Tuesday
Zimbabwe
Christmas Day
25 Dez 2026 · Friday
Austria, Botswana, France, Germany, Mozambique, Namibia, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Book around them
Trips you can book for these dates
Departures in Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe. Tours run on public holidays. Tell us your dates and we confirm availability before you book.
10 Days / 9 Nights Zimbabwe & South Africa, Falls, Hwange & Kruger
10 Tage / 9 Nächte. Victoriafälle, Painted Dog Conservation Centre, Hwange-Nati…
$4200,00
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Zambezi Four Corners – Simbabwe, Sambia, Botswana und Namibia
7 Tage / 6 Nächte. Victoriafälle, Mosi-oa-Tunya, Livingstone, Chobe-Nationalpar…
$2850,00
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12 Tage / 11 Nächte Victoriafälle, Chobe, Okavango und Kapstadt
12 Tage / 11 Nächte. Victoriafälle, Chobe-Nationalpark, Wasser und Land des Oka…
$5100,00
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9 Tage / 8 Nächte Victoriafälle, Hwange, Chobe und Kapstadt
9 Tage / 8 Nächte. Victoriafälle, Painted Dog Conservation Centre, Hwange-Natio…
$3750,00
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13 Days / 12 Nights Africa Grand Tour: South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana & Tanzania
13 Days / 12 Nights across five countries. Panorama Route and Kruger, Victoria …
$5010,00
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12 Days / 11 Nights Panorama Route, Kruger, Victoria Falls & Chobe
12 Days / 11 Nights. Panorama Route and Kruger, four nights at Victoria Falls, …
$4829,00
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Worth acting on
One day of leave, four days away
These holidays fall on a Tuesday or a Thursday, so a single day of leave bridges them into a four-day weekend. They are far enough ahead to still book.
1 Dezember 2026
Tuesday
Restoration of Independence
Portugal
Take the Monday off for a four-day weekend
8 Dezember 2026
Tuesday
Immaculate Conception
Austria, Portugal, Spain
Take the Monday off for a four-day weekend
9 Februar 2027
Tuesday
Carnival
Portugal
Take the Monday off for a four-day weekend
6 Mai 2027
Thursday
Ascension Day
Austria, France, Germany
Take the Friday off for a four-day weekend
27 Mai 2027
Thursday
Corpus Christi
Austria, Portugal
Take the Friday off for a four-day weekend
10 Juni 2027
Thursday
National Day
Portugal
Take the Friday off for a four-day weekend
When you can travel
Public holidays in our main source markets
France, Germany, Austria, Spain and Portugal. Where several countries share a date, demand for flights and lodges peaks together.
| Datum | Holiday | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2026 Wednesday | Armistice Day France | Midweek, best paired with surrounding leave |
| 1 Dez 2026 Tuesday | Restoration of Independence Portugal | Take the Monday off for a four-day weekend |
| 6 Dez 2026 Sunday | Constitution Day Spain | Falls on a weekend |
| 8 Dez 2026 Tuesday | Immaculate Conception Austria, Portugal, Spain | Take the Monday off for a four-day weekend |
| 25 Dez 2026 Friday | Christmas Day Austria, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain | Makes a three-day weekend |
| 26 Dez 2026 Saturday | St. Stephen's Day Austria, Germany | Falls on a weekend |
| 1 Jan 2027 Friday | New Year's Day Austria, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain | Makes a three-day weekend |
| 6 Jan 2027 Wednesday | Epiphany Austria, Spain | Midweek, best paired with surrounding leave |
| 9 Feb 2027 Tuesday | Carnival Portugal | Take the Monday off for a four-day weekend |
| 26 Mär 2027 Friday | Good Friday Germany, Portugal, Spain | Makes a three-day weekend |
| 28 Mär 2027 Sunday | Easter Sunday Austria, Portugal | Falls on a weekend |
| 29 Mär 2027 Monday | Easter Monday Austria, France, Germany | Makes a three-day weekend |
What you arrive into
Public holidays where the trips run
Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa and Mozambique. Tours run on public holidays, but banks and government offices close and domestic travel picks up, so transfers and popular lodges fill earlier.
| Datum | Holiday | Land |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Dez 2026 Thursday | Human Rights Day | Namibia |
| 16 Dez 2026 Wednesday | Day of Reconciliation | South Africa |
| 22 Dez 2026 Tuesday | Unity Day | Zimbabwe |
| 25 Dez 2026 Friday | Christmas Day Peak | Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| 26 Dez 2026 Saturday | St. Stephen's Day | Botswana, Zimbabwe |
| 26 Dez 2026 Saturday | Day of Goodwill | Namibia, South Africa |
| 1 Jan 2027 Friday | New Year's Day Peak | Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| 3 Feb 2027 Wednesday | Heroes's Day | Mozambique |
| 21 Feb 2027 Sunday | Robert Mugabe National Youth Day | Zimbabwe |
| 8 Mär 2027 Monday | International Women's Day | Zambia |
| 12 Mär 2027 Friday | Youth Day | Zambia |
| 21 Mär 2027 Sunday | Independence Day | Namibia |
Tell us your dates and we will build the trip around them
A four-day weekend suits Victoria Falls and Chobe. A week or more opens up the Okavango Delta, Hwange and cross-border routes. We quote on your dates, not on a fixed departure list.
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Dates come from the public holiday register at date.nager.at and were last refreshed on 2026-09-25. Governments occasionally add or move a day, so we confirm dates when you book.