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When to go on a Kruger Trip

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january

Wet Season — a good time to visit

  • It is the height of the wet season in the Kruger National Park, days are hot and humid with the potential for dramatic thunderstorms.

  • Animals can be more difficult to find, with lush, flowering vegetation and an abundance of water allowing wildlife to spread out.

  • Enjoy an abundance of predators with lion and leopard more prevalent than cheetah.

  • Birding is exceptional with migrants present creating a kaleidoscope of colours in the treetops as they display for the affections of the opposite sex.

  • A smaller delight at this time of the year is the numerous dung beetles rolling their dung balls in every direction.

  • Hats and sunblock are a must at this time of year.

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