Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

By: Getaway
16 November 2009
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Africa’s first superpark is a 3.6 million hectare amalgamation of the Gemsbok National Park in Botswana and the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park in South Africa. It is a vast, still sea of rusted dunes, stretching for hundreds of kilometres in rippling rows sliced by two fossil rivers, the Nossob and Auob. Often called a desert, it’s only in a few areas that the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park matches its parched reputation. A better definition would be ‘wilderness’ or ‘arid savanna’. It’s a land of rippling dunes, grasslands, saltpans and dry, tree-lined watercourses. Herds of unicorn-like gemsbok are one of the park’s biggest attractions and the Kalahari lions are said to be the largest in the world.

Many South Africans are familiar with the three main camps of the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park: Twee Rivieren, Nossob and Mata Mata. These remain excellent bases for exploring, but the exciting options offered by six wilderness camps and a number of 4×4 routes allow for a more intimate engagement with remoter parts of the park that were formerly out of bounds.


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  1. lisa roos says:
    January 23, 2010 at 12:00 am

    I have loads of questions, need to book a corporate trip for 10, please contact me

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  2. Chris says:
    January 28, 2010 at 12:00 am

    We were at one of the wilderness camps during December. Never before have we seen so much game.On a 70km stretch of road we have seen lions four times and cheetah three times.

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  3. Geoff Beaumont says:
    April 11, 2010 at 12:00 am

    My wife and i are going to Cape Town in June and would like to travel through Botswana, Namibia,Zambia,Tanzania,Kenya and possibly Rwanda to see the gorillas. could you give us some advice please Geoff.

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  4. Antony says:
    June 30, 2010 at 12:00 am

    I am trying to find out how to book a self-drive 4×4 trail, but can’t seem to find any details on who to contact. Do you have any contact details for me?

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  5. Janine Malan says:
    October 20, 2010 at 12:00 am

    Contact Twee Rivieren directly and ask about self-drive 4×4 trail. Gharagab and Nossob Eco trail within the park, the others go over to Botswana. Tel 054-5612000

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