If you haven’t visited Zimbabwe on safari yet, you need to add it to your list!
Our Zim camps offer guests a chance to combine a safari with one of the seven natural wonders of the world, Victoria Falls. Explorers can opt for two distinct camps, both of which showcase the very best of this landlocked country year-round. Here’s what to expect:
🐦⬛ January to March is the ideal season for bird watching in Zimbabwe, with sightings of rare and native species a regular occurrence for guests of Mpala Jena Camp. The rainy season brings with it lush green landscapes – a keen photographer’s dream – while from March until May the views at Victoria Falls are truly awe-inspiring.
🐘 From April to June, the bush begins to dry and wildlife heads down to the Zambezi floodplain, promising fantastic wildlife-spotting opportunities. Tembo Plains Camp opens from 1 April, providing the ultimate vantage point to witness swimming elephants as well as the beginning of the impala rut. May sees Victoria Falls at its most majestic, with the highest volume of water present at this time.
🐆 Wildlife concentrations are at their peak on the Zambezi floodplain from July to September, which sees mild days, colder evenings and increased visibility thanks to drier foliage. Explorers can expect to spot predators, buffalo, crocodiles and hippos, as they enter ‘baby boom’ during this season. Tiger fishing is excellent throughout the country, while visibility at Victoria Falls increases as water volume subsides.
🌩️ October to December brings the warmest temperatures of the year, with the arrival of summer migrant birds and the rare opportunity to spot African pitta at Tembo Plains for the luckiest of birders. Building thunderclouds provide excellent landscape photography, while antelope birthing season begins in November through to December. Tembo Plains Camp closes at the end of November in preparation for the summer rains.
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