It will not be fair to not start this article without a very stern, very serious warning: If you venture to the Kgalagadi, you will lose your heart and you will never be the same again, always dreaming of going back!
I have been blessed to join many group adventures in my lifetime, to various places – always as part of a convoy, with most arrangements taken care of by a tour guide or company. For me, it was about learning from the best and venturing into the wild, but with a safety net of sorts. However, it was time for Oksana and I to take our travel plans into our own hands and embark on our biggest self-planned adventure to date – a week-long trip from Durban to the renowned Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
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