September / October

Temperature

Day: 30-45°C Night: 15°-25°C

 

Weather

Winter is over and it gets progressively hotter building up to the first rains, which clear the hazy days and the skies are big and beautiful. Trees come into flower and then leaves go green and fruits grow. Evenings are warm and the plunge pool gets a lot of use!

 

Habitat

Bush is dry and grass short.

 

Water

The floodwater normally stays around the camp area until October - but this, of course, depends on how big the flood was to start with. As the floodplain water recedes, drinking pools of water remain - hopefully until the next rains come!

 

Game

The game now tends to concentrate as the water sources lessen - often big herds of buffalo, elephant and with shorter grass more plains game can be seen. More likely to see wild dog as well as the cats who favour dry savannah such as cheetah. Young giraffe and lechwe; hyenas more evident cooling off in the pools.

 

Clothing

Lightweight riding gear, a fleece/sweater and swimmers.