Welcome to the "place
of peace” where you can quench
your thirst as the native tribe, Khoi Sun always believed.
Enter the doorway of the Khalagadi paradise at the
spectacular Southern Kalahari covered in scattered
shrubs of grey camel thorn, red and white sands flowing
into the endless open Namib skies, stretching over
the Botswana border for an out of this worl game viewing
experience including large herds of gemsbok, springbok,
blue wildebeest, eland and red hartebeest, hence the
abundant number of predators such as the black-backed
jackal, bat-eared fox and Cape fox, leopard, brown
and spotted hyena, lion and cheetah.
The
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park host a number of endangered
species such as the wild dog, the pangolin, the honey
badger and Woosman's desert rat. With up to 300 birds,
Kgalagadi is a haven for birders, especially those
interested in birds of prey. All these spectacular
advantage provide a perfect setting for excellent
photographic opportunities.
Location:
Upington airport
is the nearest airport to the Kgalagadi
Transfrontier Park and has car-hiring
facilities.
All guests intending to travel to Twee
Rivieren, be it via Upington or Vanzylsrus,
must note that the gravel sections on both routes
are badly corrugated and travelling at high speed
is not advised. The travelling time from the entrance
gate at Twee Rivieren
to Nossob rest camp is 3,5
hours and to Mata
Mata 2,
5 hours. When driving from one rest camp
to the other, travellers should depart with travelling
times in mind to ensure arrival before sunset as no
travelling is allowed in the park after dark.
Gate
hours
January and February
6:00am - 7:30pm
March 6:30am - 7:00pm
April 7:00am - 6:30pm
May 7:00am - 6:00pm
June and July 7:30am - 6:00pm
August 7:00am - 6:30pm
September 6:30am - 6:30pm
October 6:00am - 7:00pm
November and December 5:30am - 7:30pm
To reach Twee Rivieren rest camp (2.5 hours) or Nossob
rest camp (3.5 hours), departure should be before
12pm, as no traveling is allowed in the park after
dark. The roads in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park are
untarred and quite sandy in parts. However, a 4x4
vehicle is normally not required.
Accommodation:
Please book direct with San
Parks or at the only private camp
in the Kgalagadi Xaus
Lodge.
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