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A favourite time for many Kruger lovers, before the rains, with lots of animal visitors to waterholes.
The yellow-billed kites are back in the sky!

August is the only time we have been!

We had great sightings, warm and sunny days and I loved the dryness of the air! The day we left in mid August though there was some drizzle unusually!

I like your idea of having a month by month thread. Have you done October?

August is a good all round month. The weather is warming up. Waterholes are very productive. There is a mild chill in the air in the evenings and mornings.

Tambotie on an August morning.



A hungry youngster in the dry grass.



Sing a song of sixpence.



A floral beauty in August.



The only problem with August is that too many other people share this view and it can be very, very busy, particularly on the day of the Skukuza Marathon.

Great photos M.M. and thanks for your post.
Thanks Graham, not yet, but about to add October!

Yes there is a long weekend in August with a public holiday on the 9th. That weekend should be busy! When is the marathon?

Your Tamboti pics look great MM - I can't wait to go there for the first time. Fingers crossed for number 40 tent!

Graham, the Skuks half marathon is always on the first Saturday in August. Anywhere in the central and northern regions should be fine. I have found that the Saturday of the race a nightmare on the main roads. After that it quietens down. If Women's day fally close to the weekend, it might be busier.

Taken the day after the marathon, close to Lower Sabie. Hardly a soul in sight.





The morning of the half marathon in Skuks.

For me too,Kruger means august or August means Kruger as most of my stays were ,are ,during this month.
Coming from Europe,you leave summer to be in winter Kruger but a winter we would enjoy in the northern hemisphere.
Cold during the nights that's true but so warm during the day under the african sun.
From misty morning to nice daily temperatures to some icy nights !
A yearly european weather cycle within 24 hours
A lot of nice sightings: no vegetation and active animals !It's so strange for me to see Kruger so green in your trip reports as i'm used to a dry winter vegetation .
What I miss in august is new born cute animals, snakes and mosquitoes (I'm joking for the last one !)
No rain or so little is also something unusual for me.
I have to find some illustrations of this feeling Kruger in august means to me .
The first one could be Misty Morning in Mopani....

Kruger in august for me could be

Misty Morning in Mopani ...

My Kruger in August


Misty Morning in Mopani, just at the entrance of the camp

Toronto, thanks for sharing your August experiences with us.
I also only used to go in winter, being concerned about malaria and the risk to children.
Now they are grown up so we brave it in summer and I just love the lush vegetation and migrant birds and animal babies and long days.
I still want to visit again in the dry season when the animals are more reliant on the waterholes!

I have always been in july/August. Last year we were there over the bank holiday and it was busy, so we just made our way to camp via the back roads and enjoyed the camp wildlife, this year we will arrive after the weekend

Mornings are cold but atmospheric, water holes and hides are great places to hang out...

the grass is straw and animals are easy to see but the surroundings tend to be very similar..









But we are hopefully going twice next year....an April trip