When to go · Botswana
Botswana in November
Mixed month. First rains, impala births; some camps drop rates.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Mixed
- Crowds
- Low
- Botswana
- Prices
- Medium
- Botswana
Verdict
MixedVoykit month rating for Botswana
First rains, impala births; some camps drop rates.
Weather in November
- Okavango Delta and Moremi · Maun, Delta camps, Khwaihot
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, Linyantihot
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 Panhot
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 Valleyhot
Best in the rains when antelope and predators gather on the green pans; very hot and dry in Oct–Nov.
- South-east · Gaborone, Tuli Blockhot
Most of the population; Tuli is a quiet dry-season reserve on the Limpopo.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Botswana
- Low
- Prices · Botswana
- Medium
What to pack
- Light, breathable clothes, a sun hat and sunscreen