Botswana in June

Peak flood and mokoro season; cold nights (pack warm layers).

• Okavango Delta and Moremi · Maun, Delta camps, Khwaibest weather

  The flood from Angola arrives about May and peaks June–August, during the dry season. October is very hot and dry, with game at the water. Green season Dec–Mar brings storms and birds.

• Chobe and Linyanti · Kasane, Savuti, Linyantibest weather

  Chobe riverfront elephant herds peak Aug–Oct. Savuti's zebra migration passes in Nov–Dec and Mar–Apr.

• Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan · Gweta, Nata, Nxai Pancool

  Zebra and wildebeest migration on the pans in the rains (Dec–Mar); quad-bike and meerkat trips in the dry season.

• Central Kalahari · CKGR, Deception Valleycool

  Best in the rains when antelope and predators gather on the green pans; very hot and dry in Oct–Nov.

• South-east · Gaborone, Tuli Blockbest weather

  Most of the population; Tuli is a quiet dry-season reserve on the Limpopo.

Crowds · Botswana

High

Prices · Botswana

High

High-price month: see what to book ahead.

• Layers: a fleece or light jacket

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Rated best or good this month

• Okavango Delta and Moremi

  Best weather of the year (Maun, Delta camps, Khwai)

• Chobe and Linyanti

  Best weather of the year (Kasane, Savuti, Linyanti)

• South-east

  Best weather of the year (Gaborone, Tuli Block)

• Maun

  Dry, cool mornings.