South African Tours - Tour 3.4

DAY 1 – UPINGTON – NOSSOB (390km)
Depart from Upington to Molopo Lodge for drinks and stop at Bushman crafts place. At Twee Rivieren, we book in, have lunch and visit the waterholes on our way to Nossob.

The Botswana and South African Wildlife authorities have cooperated in the management of the two parks since 1948. In 1999 the presidents of the two countries signed a treaty that would link the two Parks under one name the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and become one of the largest parks in the world. The size of the park is quite overwhelming. The South African side is 9591 square kilometer with a further 28400 square kilometer on the Botswana side.

The two conservation areas encompass two of the three Kalahari eco- types. The south-western part comprises duneveld with its unique semi-desert vegetation, and the north-eastern part comprises Kalahari plains thornveld. This area incorporates salt pans which play an important role in the life patterns of the Kalahari game.The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is one of the most pristine conservation areas on earth.

Accommodation: Nossob River Front luxury Chalet.
Meals: Lunch, Dinner

DAY 2 – NOSSOB
After breakfast we enjoy a morning game drive in the Nossob riverbed and stop at the waterholes. We can expect most of the predators (Lions, Leopards, and Cheetahs) and game (Blue Wildebeest, Gemsbok, Eland and Springbok). We visit Quap for birds. After lunch we do an afternoon game drive around Nossob.

Accommodation: Nossob River Front luxury Chalet
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 3 – NOSSOB – GHARAGAB WILDERNESS CAMP (164 km)
We depart from Nossob in the Nossob riverbed to Lijersdraai rest place and have lunch. Depart from there in the Nossob riverbed passing Grootkolk on the way to Gharagab. Lions, Leopard Cheetah and Hyenas.

Accommodation: Gharagab Wilderness Chalet
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 4 – GHARAGAB WILDERNESS CAMPAfter breakfast, we enjoy a morning game drive in the riverbed to Lijersdraai, have lunch and travel back to the camp. Before dinner we do an afternoon game drive to Unions End and back.

We can expect on this drive to see Lions, Leopards and Cheetahs.

Accommodation: Gharagab Wilderness Chalet
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 5 – GHARAGAB – BITTERPAN WILDERNESS CAMP (270 km)
After breakfast we continue south along the Nossob riverbed, have lunch at Dikbaards kolk, drive over the dunes to Kamqua into the Auab riverbed to the Kalahari tented camp, and expect the unexpected.

Accommodation: Bitterpan Wilderness chalet
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 6 – BITTERPAN – KALAHARI WILDERNESS TENT CAMP (60 km)
After breakfast we do a morning game drive to Kamqua have lunch and back to the camp. We also enjoy an afternoon game drive before dinner.

The Auab riverbed is the river where we can expect most of the animals and predators with their activities.

Accommodation: Kalahari Tent Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner