​Best Time To Visit – Zinave NP

Philip Briggs
Expert
By Philip Briggs

Philip is a renowned Africa expert and author of many Bradt guidebooks to African destinations, including the guide to Mozambique.

Philip is a renowned Africa expert and author of the Bradt guidebook to Mozambique.

Philip is the author of the Bradt guidebook to Mozambique.

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The best time for wildlife viewing in Zinave National Park is from July to October, during the middle and end of the Dry season. This is when the bush has thinned out, which makes animals easier to spot. As it gets drier, animals gather around permanent water sources, especially the Save River and the pans. October is, however, uncomfortably hot.

Best Time July to October (The bush is dry and animals are easier to find)
High Season Never (The park doesn’t get busy)
Low Season Never (The park doesn’t get busy)
Best Weather May to August (It is cooler and it hardly ever rains)
Worst Weather November to March (Hot and wet)

May to October –Dry Season – Winter

  • Wildlife viewing is easier with animals gathering around the river and pans
  • Sunny days and cooler weather
  • Malaria risk is low
  • Hazy skies and dried-out bush

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November to April –Wet Season – Summer

  • Green landscapes and fresh air free of dust
  • Excellent birding time with migratory birds around
  • Newborn animal season
  • Wildlife viewing is better in the Dry season
  • It is extremely hot and humid
  • Malaria is a bigger concern than in the Dry season
  • Roads deteriorate after rain and may be impassable from February to April

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