Winter in the Kruger Park
by Katherine Terry
One of the most surprising things that Rhino Africa guests discover when booking their safari during Winter Months ( May to September ) is how cold it gets on game drive !
Winter is a fantastic time to go on safari in Southern Africa, as during this time there is no rain. The days are therefore usually hot and sunny with crystal blue skies, whilst in almost desert like conditions, once the sun has set the temperature plummets.
From a game viewing and safari perspective this presents ideal safari conditions. The trees often loose their leaves, and the grasses turn brown. This means that visibility is excellant and since there is limited water the animals are almost forced to go to places such as dams and pans and rivers, where there is guaranteed water. This definately makes the job of finding the animals alot easier and as a safari guest, does provide the perfect conditions for a great safari.
Most of the lodge provide open landrovers or landcruisers, which provide the ultimate in visibility and photographic opportunities. However, the one draw back, is that on game drive it does get cold, compounded with the wind chill factor when the vehicle moves, its a great idea to wrap up warm. Guests arriving on safari with a warm jacket, fleece, hat, scarf and a pair of gloves are going to laugh at the guests who did not come well prepared. All Rhino Africa travel documentation provides detailed information in regards to what to pack for your safari. The lodges ensure that the landrovers have an ample supply of blankets, and the gift shops usually stock some warm clothing for guess that came ill prepared !
Some lodges ( Savanna Private Game Reserve in the Sabi Sands being one of them ! ) even put hot water bottles on the vehicles to keep everyone warm.
I received the following picture this morning from Savanna Private Game Reserve ( seems a guest must have dropped a hot water bottle of the side of the vehicle ) but proof indeed that even the animals think it gets cold !
Picture : Savanna Leopard keeping Warm
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