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Timing your safari
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...in Victoria Falls - anytime!Victoria Falls is a year round destination and enjoys a mild and dry winter from around June to mid-August. We have a warm to hot spring until the rains start in mid-November - it simply becomes warm and wet and stays so until the rainy season passes at the end of April! The rainy season is often characterised by sudden torrential downpours with violent storms followed as quickly by blue skies and sunshine.... |
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Rafting at Victoria Falls is dependent on the Zambezi water levels
...on the lower ZambeziThe season's rains make the lower stretches of the National Park inaccessible from November through to April. During this time, the "Green Season" Island Trail runs from Kafue down to Chongwe. The following is a basic explanation on how our seasons work: |
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Regionally ... summer rains and dry winters...The dry season generally runs from May to October through the southern fall (autumn), winter and into spring. The summer wet season itself, also referred to as the "green season", generally starting with fresh rains in November heralds the arrival of migrant birds as mammals disperse in search of fresh growth - the bush gets thick, insects flourish, birding improves, game viewing deteriorates. The summer rains are generally characterized by torrential downpours followed by sunshine during the day. Deep rains and flood conditions sometimes occur in January and February. The rivers take time to swell and peak in March and April. Temperatures ... moderate in winter, hot in summer...Temperatures during our southern winter are moderate and generally very comfortable by comparison with northern winters…as an example, a mid-winter rafting expedition can be tackled in shorts, rafters and T-shirt with a fleece and joggers to ward off the evening chill - temperatures at the time will rarely drop below 13 degrees Celsius. On the other hand we experience extremely high temperatures just before the rains - we regard October and November as our "suicide months" with day time temperatures exceeding 40 degrees and not dropping below 30 degrees for nights on end. In mid November our rains usually start. It's a release from about six weeks of hell for local residents and insects alike! |
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