r/Botswana • u/Due_Education4092 • 17d ago
Discussion December in botswana motivation?
I am heading to botswana with my wife for a self drive safari from December 8-19 for our first trip to Africa. Our trip looks like this: Vic falls->kasane->muncheje->savuti -> hippo pools-> mababe ->nxai pan-> elephant sands back to vic falls.
We are then carrying on to mafia island and then to uganda for a 7 day safari with gorillas/chimps.
Because of work stuff with my wife we kind of Had to go in december, but now I am kind of regretting it. When I booked I did understand that its the rainy season and the game might be less, but I had to cram in alot of driving (which we dont mind) but im worried now we should have just gone to Tanzania as I can barely find any positives reviews for chobe and moremi in december.
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u/tyresmoke Gaborone 16d ago
You'll be hot! It's not the most ideal time to camp in Botswana, but it can be done. Plan for at having 4 Litres of potable water per person per day just to be sure, in case you have heatstroke etc. Best is to do all game viewing at sunrise and sunset, and nap in the daytime under shade. Leaving as early as possible when tenasferring between regions to get a head start before it gets hot is also a good idea. Treat yourself to any lodges woth a pool, you'll thank me later. And lol, no matter how inviting the water looks, don't jump into a river or dam, you never know when Mr. Crocodile will show up.