WHEN TO GO

November to March
Good game viewing although a little dispersed, warm to hot, afternoon thunderstorms, long summer days, bush becoming lush and green, beautiful photographic light, spectacular migratory birds with approximately 320 different species, good fishing, baby animals, flowers blooming from January, incredible sunsets, few tourists, some good low season rates, zebra and wildebeest migration on the Makgadikgadi Pans in March.

April
Good game viewing, bush green and beautiful, lovely warm days, some good low season rates.

May to June
Good game viewing, Okavango River floods making greater areas accessible to mokoros, warm days, cool nights, some good low season rates.

July to September
Best game viewing, warm days, cold - cool nights, most tourists, good sunsets, peak season, bookings need to be made well in advance.

October
Best game viewing, hottest month, humid, bush very dry and dusty, rains break, Acacia and Rain trees flowering, good fishing, huge herds of elephants concentrated along the Chobe River.