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Travel to Mashatu Game Reserve in September

September is a month of contrasting weather at Mashatu and marks the end of the dry, winter season. The end of the month can bring light rain. The landscape is dry, and winds continue to blow from August to October. Temperatures become warmer, reaching into the upper-90's at times and staying cool but comfortable in the evenings. Many trees begin to blossom with spring approaching, and this draws baboons and other animals that have made it through the sparse winter. Wildlife drives may begin slightly earlier to avoid the mid-day heat.

Average Temperature & Rainfall

Major Wildlife Sightings

Mashatu is known as the "land of giants," as it's home to the world's largest mammal, cat, antelope, bird, tallest mammal, and heaviest bird - the elephant, lion, eland, ostrich, giraffe and kori bustard respectively. The chart below illustrates some of the major wildlife sightings at Mashatu. Other common sightings include impala, waterbuck, bat-eared and cape foxes, black-backed jackal, chacma baboon, caracal, serval, warthog, crocodile and the sporadic aarwolf, honey badger, pangolin and porcupine, among many others.