From July to September, the weather is mild and dry and going on a safari holiday, even in deep mid-winter, gives you a great chance to fully enjoy being outdoors. You’ll notice small, but enlivening pleasures like warming your hands around your hot coffee cup at dawn before setting off on a morning game drive. You’ll also appreciate significant game-viewing advantages due to the concentrations of herds and predators around the dwindling water sources.
There’s something quietly magical about winter in the bush. The colour palette has dramatically transformed from green to gold. The skies are clearer and the air, crisper. The pace of life has slowed, and the wilderness feels somehow even more intimate.
While you will want to snuggle in a jacket in the early mornings and evenings, daytime temperatures remain warm and comfortable. There’s a particular delight in being able to catch the soft, warm rays of winter sun, basking around our infinity pool on the Sabie riverbank.
Nights at Kruger Gate Hotel offer the primal satisfaction of warming yourself at the fireside. Under dazzling starlit skies, you’ll enjoy hearty and nourishing dishes around the central firepit of our Lapa Restaurant. There are more fireside moments in the lounge of the Shilovo Bar where guests gather to enjoy a cosy nightcap and share their safari stories.
Golden sunshine or sparks from the night fire, each special moment will enrich your winter Kruger safari as you tune into the season’s unique rhythms, colours, sounds and scents.