Dry season in full swing

August is usually the driest month of the year, and indeed, it’s dry out there. The grass is yellow, and all leaves are brown. And yet … we’ve had a bit of rain this month: twice! That’s a first, I don’t remember that ever happening in August. Is it a good omen for a good upcoming rainy season? We certainly wouldn’t mind. We love rain here! Speaking of which, rainy season! We do get a lot of questions about that. When we mean “rainy season”, we are not talking about miserable wet drizzle for weeks on end like a European (or worse, dare I say, a British) winter. Our rainy season falls into the warm summer, and by rain we mean quite regular (2-3 times/month only) of strong but short-lived downpours. We would love to have rain for days on end, but we almost never have that. When we do, we celebrate.

But our guests can be reassured: losing several days of safari due to rain is rare here. It happens, but it really doesn’t happen much. You’d have to be unlucky.

Back to the current dry season: it lasts usually from May to early September. There are variations, of course, but that is broadly speaking the pattern.

If you look at the last days’ pictures, you will see what “dry season” means. A lot of game is showing signs of lack of nutrition, and many simply can’t wait for the end of it all. Our predators are doing well though. The game is slower and more lethargic. 😉

Cheetah brothers
Cheetah brothers
Giraffe
Giraffe
Elephant eating awy close to the game driver
Elephant eating awy close to the game driver
Crocodile chilling away at one of our lakes.
Crocodile chilling away at one of our lakes.
Lioness out for a drink!
Lioness out for a drink!