May

What's happening in Africa this month?

Botswana

Start of Winter.  Little rain.  Few clouds.  Migratory birds have mostly left.  Mammals easier to see.  All camps open.  The famous Delta flood starts to peak and some tracks are impassable.  Lower Malaria risk.

Kenya

Wet season.  Wildlife more difficult to see.   Thunderstorms and persistent rain.   Great birding.  

Namibia

Dry season.  Clouds and rain unlikely.  Wildlife easier to see at waterholes.

Rwanda

Wet season.  Best for Chimpanzee trekking.

Tanzania

End of Wet season. Higher Malaria risk.  Great Migration herds head towards the Grumeti.

Uganda

Wet season.  Baby mammals.

Zambia

Dry season.  Wildlife easier to see at waterholes.  Clouds and rain unlikely.

Zimbabwe

Dry season.  Wildlife easier to see at waterholes.  Clouds and rain unlikely.