b'Best TimesMONTHS:May to OctoberWHERE? Okavango Delta (flooded in theWHY TRAVEL IN THE DRY SEASON? WINTER SUMMER DRY SEASONGREEN OR WET/RAINY SEASON(winter in Botswana)dry season), Moremi Game Reserve, and1. Pleasant, dry weather with very little WEATHER: Dry with clearChobe National Park.rain and low humidity.blue skies 2. Easy to spot animals due to minimal RAINFALL: Almost no rain DOWNSIDE: More crowded and expensiveundergrowth.DAYTIME TEMPERATURES:than in the green season. Need to plan3. Animals trek miles to find watering 21-27C and book well in advance to secure theholes (where they can be spotted).NIGHTTIMEright accommodation in this season. May4. Fewer mosquitos.TEMPERATURES: 12-15C be difficult to get good vantage points at5. Great time for wilderness camping.the popular game reserves.BotswanaMokoro safari in the Okavango Delta in the dry seasonD R Y & G R E E N S E A S O N SMONTHS: November to AprilWHERE? Central Kalahari GameWHY TRAVEL IN THE GREEN SEASON? WEATHER: Mix of brightReserve, Okavango Delta (especially1.Many animals give birth in the green sunny, and cloudy days.for birdwatching), Makgadikgadi Pansseason so you will see lots of babies. Afternoon thunderstorms.(for landscapes, zebra migration, and2. Predators like lions, cheetahs andAlthough the rain can bebreeding waterbirds). wild dogs come out to prey on the heavy at times, its usuallyvulnerable young.short-lived. The sky clears upDOWNSIDE: Can be wet and humid. Not3. Lots of migratory birds arrive from soon enough, and the magicalas much of a variety of animals as seenAsia, Europe, and other parts of Africalight amplifies the experienceas in the dry winter season. to the lush grasslands to nest and breed. further. 4. Huge herds of zebras migrate from RAINFALL: 75-125 mm of rainHippo in the Chobe River north to south to graze on fresh grass per month brought on by the rain, transforming the DAYTIME TEMPERATURES:semi-desert Kalahari and Makgadikgadi 21-37CPans.NIGHTTIME5. Less crowded, more exclusive, lower TEMPERATURES: 15-21C prices, better availability of good guides.54 \x1a HAYES JARVIS'