MAY
"May marks the start of the dry season in Southern Africa and the bush begins to thin out beautifully. Game congregates around water sources and the game viewing just gets better and betters as the weeks go on. It's the beginning of one of my favourite periods on the continent"
WHERE TO GO IN MAY
Botswana
May marks the beginning of one of nature’s most remarkable events: the annual flooding of the Okavango Delta. Rains that fell thousands of miles away in the Angolan highlands begin their slow journey south, gradually transforming the delta into a vast, shimmering inland sea. Mokoro canoe trips glide silently through papyrus-lined channels, game viewing is excellent and the light in the late afternoon is simply breathtaking. There are few places on earth quite like the Okavango, and May is one of the finest months to experience it.
WHERE TO GO IN MAY
Zimbabwe
May is one of the best months to witness Victoria Falls in full, thundering glory. The Zambezi is running high after the summer rains, sending vast curtains of water crashing over the edge in one of the most awe-inspiring natural spectacles on earth: the spray visible from miles away and the roar of the falls felt as much as heard. Beyond the falls themselves, May offers excellent game viewing in the surrounding area, world class white water rafting on the Zambezi and a wonderful base from which to explore this remarkable corner of southern Africa. Spectacular in every sense.
WHERE TO GO IN MAY
Damaraland, Namibia
Damaraland in May is cool, dry and utterly captivating. This ancient, otherworldly landscape of red rock formations, dry riverbeds and sweeping desert plains is home to some of Africa’s most remarkable desert-adapted wildlife: including the famous free-roaming elephants that navigate this harsh terrain with extraordinary ease. Unhurried and deeply atmospheric, Damaraland offers a side of Namibia that feels genuinely unlike anywhere else on the continent.
