Madikwe Game Reserve

Situated on the border with Botswana close to the Kalahari Desert

The winter months, approximately July through September, can be the most rewarding for game viewing and the weather is pleasant, with warm days and cold nights. It is a time when the vegetation is thinning out and the animals are concentrating around available water, making it easier to spot them.

Some of the animals found here, the elephants are abundant, the common ones include Giraffe, Buffalo, Zebra. Wildebeest, White Rhino and Black Rhino are rare with Hippo being the Occasional ones.

Over 350 species of birds have been recorded at Madikwe including many interesting raptors.

The yearly average maximum temperature in Madikwe Game Reserve is 29°C (ranging from 21°C in july to 33°C in november). Annual rainfall is 532mm, with a minimum of 1mm in august and a maximum of 106mm in january