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Gorongosa National Park Best Time To Visit

By Philip Briggs
Philip is the author of the Bradt guidebook to Mozambique.

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The best wildlife-viewing months in Gorongosa National Park are from July to October, during the middle and end of the Dry season. At this time, the bush has thinned out and animals gather around permanent water sources. However, October is very hot and best avoided if you don’t like extreme heat.

Best Time July to October (The bush is dry and animals are easy to find)

High Season June to October (The park never gets busy)

Low Season November to May (The park closes from mid-December to the end of March)

Best Weather April to August (It is cooler and it hardly ever rains)

Worst Weather November to March (Hot and wet)

May to October Dry Season – Winter

Best time for wildlife viewing
Sunny skies with little rainfall
Risk of malaria is minimal
Although this is the high season, the park never gets busy
The sky is very hazy and the bush looks parched
October is unbearably hot
There is a chill in the morning air from May to August

November to April Wet Season – Summer

Landscapes are lush and green
With migrants present, it’s the best time for birding
There are many newborn animals
Park closes from mid-December to the end of March
Wildlife viewing is superior in the Dry season
Very hot and humid
Risk of malaria is greater
Roads become bad and are sometimes impassable

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