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Where To Go On Safari Holiday During November
November is a month celebrated by true Africa hands. It is often dismissed for being too hot in the south, and too wet in the east. Wrong wrong wrong! True, November marks a turn of seasons in Southern Africa: the dramatic build-up of heat and the start of the rains: afternoon thunder and lightening and if you’re lucky, life-saving rain. In Kenya and Tanzania this is the season of the short rains.
In a continent as arid as Africa, no prayer forgets to include the hope of rain, and when it does come, what a miraculous sight! Weather patterns the world over are hard to predict, but recent years in Africa seem to purposefully contradict the norm. Mid November should see the clouds burst, the build up to this point is the pinnacle of theatre in the bush, the congregation of game around surface water is never greater, competition for space, heat, dust, dehydration, drama and death!
More animals, fewer people
When it comes, rain brings life, it settles the dust, freshens the air, fills the waterholes. November is often referred to as the ‘emerald’ season, a reference to the vivid lushness of the bush, we call it the secret season. Typically a time of year with fewer safari visitors. It nestles between the peak periods, outside of school holidays - lodges drop their rates, often dramatically, and those travelling at this time of year are in for a glut of mind-blowing, crowd-free wildlife spectaculars!
East Africa
Witness wildlife reacting to the changing environment. Head to the Serengeti to see the Great Migration thunder its way back south to feast on the new grazing. The waterholes of Katavi National Park are a heaving, writhing mass of hippos and crocs which disperse with the first rainfall. The tan hides of big cats stand out boldly against the green hills across Kenya. The Maasai Mara settles back into its calmer daily routine, without the migration chasing hoards, but with incredible resident wildlife and all the space to enjoy it.
Southern Africa
Down south, it’s time to celebrate for all photographers, Zambia’s South Luangwa doesn’t get more beautiful or dramatic than this – from leopards stalking thirsty prey on the river bank, to the arrival of tens of thousands of flying migrants. The zebra and wildebeest migration leaves Botswana’s Boteti, heading back to the Makgadikgadi and the dust bowl of the salt pans become shallow lakes packed with flamingo. It’s the last month visitors can enjoy Zimbabwe’s Mana Pool National Park before this favourite African wilderness is off limits for the season, over in Hwange the elephant population is at its height – there is no experience like watching the giant Hwange bulls queuing patiently for their turn at water. How about being a witness to the greatest sand dunes turning green before your eyes, see the desert bloom!
Marine wildlife in November
If marine activity is what you are after, you’ll catch Humpbacks migrating along the Indian Ocean coast, whale sharks off Tanzania, Manta Rays off Mozambique, and turtles right across the east coast beaches. Down on the Cape you’ll hit the height of the Southern Right Whale season, November is a great month to visit the southern edge of the continent: the Cape experiences a climate all of its own and late Spring is a top time to visit.
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Letaka Mobile Camp - Mababe
Mababe Private Reserve, Okavango Delta and Moremi, Botswana
Enjoy a rewarding safari from this Letaka mobile camp in Mababe concession of the Okavango Delta. This is a fully-serviced mobile camp, offering superb guiding and activities ranging from game-drives and bush walks to mokoro rides in the waterways.
Adventure Wildlife Eco/ethical tourism
Letaka Mobile Camp - Moremi
Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta and Moremi, Botswana
Located on the eastern side of the Okavango Delta in the Moremi Game Reserve, this is a fully-serviced mobile camp, located in the heart of the action for game-viewing. Explore floodplains and savannahs with your Letaka guide on a mobile safari journey.
Adventure Wildlife Off the beaten track
Letaka Safaris
Okavango Delta, Botswana
Letaka Safaris' mobile camping safaris offer you the chance to move around Botswana's premier wildlife reserves with the same guide throughout and staying in fully-serviced camps in exceptional locations for a truly authentic safari experience.
Adventure Wildlife
Lewa Wilderness
Laikipia, Northern Kenya, Kenya
Located in a wildlife-rich corner of Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in the shadow of Mount Kenya is Lewa Wilderness, home of Will and Emma Craig. Each of the beautifully decorated guest cottages has warm fireplaces and large verandas.
Adventure Wildlife Eco/ethical tourism Fishing
Linyanti Bush Camp
Linyanti, Botswana
Linyanti Bush Camp is set within a private concession in a wilderness area of northern Botswana. This private concession allows guests a unique safari experience with phenomenal game viewing and fantastic service.
Adventure Couples Wildlife
Lion Sands Narina Lodge
Kruger National Park, Greater Kruger, South Africa
Lion Sands Narina Lodge sits on the bank of the Sabie River, in South Africa's Kruger National Park. The nine suites offer guests a luxurious base from which to explore this extraordinary wildlife hot spot.
Adventure Couples Eco/ethical tourism Wildlife
Lion Sands Tinga Lodge
Sabi Sands Game Reserve, Greater Kruger, South Africa
Lion Sands Tinga Lodge is a nine suite lodge on the banks of the Sabie River in the Kruger National Park. This is a beautiful safari lodge in one of the most notable big game viewing areas in South Africa.
Adventure Couples Wildlife Eco/ethical tourism
Little Madikwe Hills
Madikwe Game Reserve, Madikwe and the northwest, South Africa
Separate from Madikwe Hills main lodge is Little Madikwe which is a totally private and luxurious retreat able to sleep up to four people in its two bedroom suite, located in the Madikwe Game Reserve in the North West Province of South Africa.
Wildlife Adventure
Little Makalolo Camp
Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
Little Makalolo Camp is located in the heart of Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, next to a vibrant waterhole. This is an exclusive six room camp offering an unsurpassable game viewing experience in the country's largest protected area.
Wildlife Couples Eco/ethical tourism Off the beaten track
Little Mombo
Chief's Island, Okavango Delta and Moremi, Botswana
One of the most luxurious camps in Botswana, Little Mombo has just three beautifully appointed tented rooms overlooking a floodplain in the Okavango Delta and offers the highest standards of guiding and service in a remote and pristine location.
Wildlife Adventure Off the beaten track Eco/ethical tourism
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