The Epic Green Season starts NOW! Don’t miss it!
Life is about the adventures you take and the memories you make. So travel often and live life with open eyes and an open heart.
-Katie Grissom
A few days after the new year of 2024 rang in, I discovered that the ‘green season’ in Tasimba’s home camps in Zimbabwe is a truly extraordinary time to visit.
We had always been told that the Wilderness concession in Hwange has some of the best year-round game viewing in Africa. Now that I’ve seen it for myself, I can’t wait to go back. Lasting through the summer months of November to April, the bush is lush and leafy – and bursting with new life.
I expected fewer large herds that are typical for the dry season, but I certainly did not expect to see so many species of both birds and mammals. The game drives were epic!
It’s Extraordinary!
Set against a backdrop of 50 shades of green and ever-changing skies, viewing wildlife in the green season is nothing short of magnificent. Huge puddles from the first rainfalls are everywhere so animals no longer need to come to the waterholes to drink. On our game drives, every bend in the road revealed yet another jaw dropping discovery.
Exceptional Space and Exclusivity
Not surprising, as short, torrential downpours can be common, the green season is known as the ‘off season’ for tourists. To me, that makes this time of year a ‘best kept secret.’ Having learnt the value of space and exclusivity on safari, the green season is even more so. The green season is also a time less travelled so safaris are less expensive and not as busy.
I loved the solitude and serenity of the bush; the unexpected appearance of animals in the forest; the vast, open spaces and the endless cloud formations. And oh, the rain! The camps easily work game drives, meals and activities around the weather so I did not feel like I missed a single thing. Appropriately dressed, we carried on regardless of what was happening and had the most amazing sightings. There were days where we were the only ones out on safari. What a gift!
Serendipity!
At this time of year, birding becomes an activity in itself as many beautiful migratory species return to Hwange for the southern summer. It seems like all 400 bird species that make Hwange home, are flirting for your attention. The birdsong is even more symphonic than I’ve typically known it to be. Frogs are plentiful and they too have their own resounding chorus especially after a thunderstorm.
Bundles of Joy
If you plan on a safari during the green season, be prepared to have your heart melt. Even though you may have read about it, nothing can quite prepare you for the abundance of newborns everywhere! Wobbly legged wildebeest, impala and zebra; squirming, curious lion cub fur balls, and playful months-old elephants who haven’t yet figured out what their trunk is for, are all frisky bundles of joy on the plains.
Green Season – My New Favorite Feeling
After countless dry-season safaris, I thought I could not love safari more until I had the immense pleasure of experiencing the green season. I know a visit is what you make it but Wilderness camps in Hwange National Park this time of year makes it impossible to not have the best time.
Safari is always a wonderful time for nature lovers, photographers, and those who want to discover the wonders of life in the bush. The green season is all of that plus it is blessed with so much more: the intoxicating, thundering booms of afternoon showers; the indescribable fresh smell of rain on hot soil (it even has a name: Petrichor!); and the rejuvenation of the wilderness as it bursts with new life and an explosion of color.
Be on the lookout for Tasimba to announce a green season safari and discover it for yourself! It is nothing short of an extraordinary experience.
Safari is immersing yourself in nature that is raw, powerful and absolutely wonderful. It’s peaceful moments of heartwarming tranquility wrapped in exhilarating rushes of adrenaline. It’s a plethora of jaw-dropping, awesome, magical experiences that sear into your heart and soul as fabulous, forever feelings. Safari is serendipity on steroids.
-Heather Weaver
Tasimba. Loving the Green Season. Naturally.
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Tasimba Signature Safari: December 31st, 2024 to January 7th, 2025 (Sold Out)
Tasimba Signature Safari: April 28th to May 4th, 2025 (Book Now)
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Tasimba Signature Safari: November 5th to November 12th, 2025 (Book Now)
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