Tau Pan Camp

Wildlife: Summer rains bring nutritious grass and grazing herds to the fossil river valleys.

Summer rains bring nutritious grass and grazing herds to the fossil river valleys.

Wildlife: Lions and cheetahs hunt around the pans and valleys during the summer rains.

Lions and cheetahs hunt around the pans and valleys during the summer rains.

Wildlife: The rainy season draws to a close and mornings begin to feel cooler.

The rainy season draws to a close and mornings begin to feel cooler.

Wildlife: Rain-fed waterholes dry out and lions use the Tau Pan waterhole more often.

Rain-fed waterholes dry out and lions use the Tau Pan waterhole more often.

Wildlife: Gemsbok begin calving as the weather becomes drier and nights cooler.

Gemsbok begin calving as the weather becomes drier and nights cooler.

Wildlife: Herds disperse through the desert; winter nights can fall below freezing.

Herds disperse through the desert; winter nights can fall below freezing.

Wildlife: Grazing herds remain dispersed and predators follow them; nights are cold.

Grazing herds remain dispersed and predators follow them; nights are cold.

Wildlife: Dry conditions continue, with cooler nights and fading vegetation.

Dry conditions continue, with cooler nights and fading vegetation.

Wildlife: Black-maned lions regroup as temperatures rise towards the end of the dry season.

Black-maned lions regroup as temperatures rise towards the end of the dry season.

Wildlife: Extreme heat concentrates animal activity into early mornings and evenings.

Extreme heat concentrates animal activity into early mornings and evenings.

Wildlife: Returning herds gather in the ancient valleys as the first rains approach.

Returning herds gather in the ancient valleys as the first rains approach.

Wildlife: The first rains green the landscape and grazing herds return, followed by predators.

The first rains green the landscape and grazing herds return, followed by predators.