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Best Time To Visit Bangweulu Wetlands (Month by Month)

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  1. January: Poor
  2. February: Poor
  3. March: Poor
  4. April: Good
  5. May: Excellent
  6. June: Excellent
  7. July: Excellent
  8. August: Fair
  9. September: Fair
  10. October: Fair
  11. November: Good
  12. December: Fair
  1. Excellent
  2. Good
  3. Fair
  4. Poor

The best time to see big herds of the rare black lechwe in Bangweulu Wetlands is from May to July when water levels have receded and grass attracts the grazers. This is also the best time to find shoebills on mokoro (canoe) trips. From December to March, the middle of the Wet season, the wetlands come alive with birdlife. Conditions are, however, difficult then, so November might be the best compromise.


Bangweulu Wetlands Safaris
calendar Best Time
May to July (Best time for finding shoebills and herds of black lechwe)
clock High Season
Never (The park is never busy)
percentage Low Season
Never (The park is never busy)
sun Best Weather
April to September (It is cool and it hardly ever rains)
raincloud Worst Weather
December to March (It rains a lot)

May to October Dry Season

  • May to July is the best time to see the shoebill
  • May to July is the best time to see big herds of lechwe and other grazers
  • It is sunny and it rarely rains
  • Low water levels allow for game drives
  • Shoebills are hard to find from August to October
  • The sky is very hazy, and the floodplains are dry
  • Boating opportunities depend on water levels

November to April Wet Season

  • The first rain brings new grass, attracting the lechwe and other grazers to the floodplains
  • It’s a wetland paradise
  • Scenery is green and fresh
  • Best birding time as migrants are present
  • Game drives aren’t possible from December to April, only mokoro trips
  • The area becomes almost inaccessible
  • Very hot and humid
  • Many insects and mosquitoes
  • Malaria is a bigger concern than in the Dry season

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Best Time To Go by Major Park

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  2. Good
  3. Fair
  4. Poor
  1. Kafue National Park
    1. January: Poor
    2. February: Poor
    3. March: Poor
    4. April: Fair
    5. May: Good
    6. June: Good
    7. July: Excellent
    8. August: Excellent
    9. September: Excellent
    10. October: Excellent
    11. November: Good
    12. December: Poor
  2. Lower Zambezi NP
    1. January: Poor
    2. February: Poor
    3. March: Poor
    4. April: Fair
    5. May: Good
    6. June: Good
    7. July: Excellent
    8. August: Excellent
    9. September: Excellent
    10. October: Excellent
    11. November: Good
    12. December: Poor
  3. South Luangwa NP
    1. January: Poor
    2. February: Poor
    3. March: Poor
    4. April: Fair
    5. May: Good
    6. June: Good
    7. July: Excellent
    8. August: Excellent
    9. September: Excellent
    10. October: Good
    11. November: Good
    12. December: Poor

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