Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | Kalahari

"Semi-desert landscapes, sand and dune driving, magical sunrises and sunsets, and the varied wildlife and birds are just some of the highlights you can expect, but the opportunity to get close to the magnificent black-maned lions is a rare safari experience indeed!"

Kalahari Lions | Kgalagadi

Tour highlights:

• Savannah grasslands and spectacular pans of the Mabuasehube region
• Off-road driving challenges, including sand and dunes
• Opportunity to see the magnificent black-maned Kalahari lions and other predators
• Hardy antelope, including gemsbok, red hartebeest, blue wildebeest and springbok
• Excellent birding, including many species of large raptor
• Unfenced wilderness campsites and bush-camps

Our tour starts at a campsite near Kuruman – join us here to meet the rest of the group, and for a pre-departure briefing. Next morning we enter Botswana at McCarthy’s Rest and travel via Tshabong to the Mabuasehube region of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (KTP). Straddling the border between South Africa and Botswana, the KTP is one of the largest conservation areas in the world, and the first co-managed wildlife reserve in Southern Africa.

The campsites of Mabuasehube overlook the pans and are characterised by basic facilities and a lack of fences, enhancing the feeling of being at one with nature. We then travel west along a 4x4 Wilderness Trail towards Nossob Camp on the South African side of the Park, spending one night at a remote bush-camp near a scenic pan. After two nights at Nossob, we travel southwards towards Twee Rivieren, camping in the dunes on the Botswana side of the Park. The tour ends next morning at Twee Rivieren, our exit point from the Park.

Semi-desert savannah landscapes, magical sunrises and sunsets, and the varied wildlife and birds are just some of the highlights one can expect. Keep a lookout for a variety of large antelope, including gemsbok (oryx), perhaps the most distinctive and hardy of the Park's inhabitants. Another highlight is the opportunity to encounter the famed black-maned Kalahari lions of this region, together with a variety of other predators that include hyena, cheetah, leopard, and jackal.

With 58 mammal, 55 reptile and approximately 300 bird species (including 20 species of large raptor), this safari tour is geared towards those who love nature and the solitude of remote wilderness areas!

Important notes:

• Passports required for entry to Botswana
• No off-road trailers or caravans permitted
• Tour cost includes guiding fee, park entrance, camping costs and two dinners provided by us
• Unfenced campsites and bush-camp in wildlife areas
• Fuel, water and provisions required for five days away from shops and supplies

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Information

Tour cost includes:

• Tour bookings
• Professional tour leader / guide
• Detailed information pack with GPS points
• Camping costs (8 nights)
• Park & reserve entrance & conservation fees
• Two dinners provided by us

Where are we in Africa?

Off-road driving conditions:

Gravel, corrugations, potholes, sand and dunes, possible water / mud in places after summer rains

Experience level:

Basic. Where required, advice and assistance will be given by your tour leader

Minimum off-road fuel range:

750 km

Vehicle requirements:

Good ground clearance, transfer gearbox (hi / lo range), lockable differential/s, good set of tyres, radiator seed net

Essential equipment:

Long-range water tank, dual battery system with deep-cycle battery, fridge / freezer

Optional / recommended:

29 MHz radio, vehicle snorkel, 2nd spare

Recovery gear:

Basic set-up including Hi-lift jack, jacking plate, spade, tow strap, snatch strap, bow- and D-shackles, compressor, tyre guage

Tour distance:

1,500 km Kuruman to Mabuasehube to Nossob to Twee Rivieren