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Meno A Kwena Tented Camp is located on the western boundary of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. The camp, on the banks of the Boteti River (dry) is ideally situated for safaris into three protected wildlife areas of the Kalahari. In fact, the Boteti River is a major drainage system of the Okavango Delta, just over a hundred kilometres away, and an important source of water for migratory Kalahari wildlife during the dry season.
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| We operate safaris to Makgadikgadi & Nxai Pans National Parks, and Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) We are fortunate to be able to access these areas all year round, taking advantage of the best of the dry and the wet seasons, both as spectacular and complexed as each other. This brief explanation will help you to understand what to expect to make the most of the seasonal wildlife opportunities of the areas we operate in. There are cultural opportunities to experience too… |
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DRY SEASON
Months: July August September
Climate: Dry winter (from freezing at night to warm in the day).
Best wildlife opportunities: Meno A Kwena waterholes, Boteti Riverbed seeps and waterholes. Nxai Pan when artificially pumped water is provided for wildlife.
Best scenic opportunities: Baines Baobabs and the saltpans accessible during the dry season.
Best cultural opportunities: Meno A Kwena and canoeing the Boteti River when water levels are high upstream.
WET SEASON
Months: December January February March.
Climate: Wet summer (from cool day long drizzle to hot humid localised tropical thunder storms)
Best wildlife opportunities: Nxai Pan grasslands and pans, CKGR short grasslands, Makgadikgadi Saltpans when accessible.
Best scenic opportunities: Baines Baobabs and as above when and where accessible.
Best cultural opportunities: Meno A Kwena.
MARGINAL SEASON
Months: April May June / October November
Climate: Mild to hot, dry or wet.
Best wildlife opportunities: The saltpans and CKGR if waterholes still holding rainwater, otherwise the Boteti Riverbed and Nxai Pan waterhole.
Best scenic opportunities: Baines Baobabs and the saltpans if dry and accessible.
Best cultural opportunities: Meno A Kwena, Boteti during October November depending on flood levels.
ALL SEASONS
Best wildlife opportunities: Boteti Riverbed & Nxai Pan waterhole.
Best scenic opportunities: Baines Baobabs and saltpans when accessible.
Best cultural opportunities: Meno A Kwena.
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