kgalagadi for all
Anyone who has been on holiday in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park will know the most important rule: make sure you book early, especially if you want to stay in the three main camps of Twee Rivieren, Mata Mata and Nossob. This is a popular destination.
It’s not Big Five country –of the five, you’ll find only lions and leopards. But the Kgalagadi has its own charms: masses of camelthorn trees in a Kalahari landscape with huge herds of springbok and a host of unique animals. You might see an African wildcat stalking a sociable weaver nest as if it could be its last meal. And if you’re lucky, you’re going to see how a pygmy falcon lives in watchful peace in that very same nest… Pale chanting goshawks are as plentiful as sparrows in Pretoria, and gemsbok are a given – the park used to be called the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park after all.
Most of the park actually lies in Botswana, and on that side of the border you need an off-roader. But that’s not the case if you stay inside our borders between the main camps. In one week, we spotted a Hyundai i10, a Ford Ecosport and a Nissan NP200 bakkie. There aren’t any tar roads inside the park, but the main routes between the three camps are well maintained. You won’t get stuck in the sand in your city car.
The worst are some corrugated sections, but
