Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

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Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
 
 

Formerly known as the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, this region has merged with the the Botswana Gemsbok National Park to form a vast wilderness area of semi-desert encompassing 3.8 million hectares of red Kalahari sand dunes.

The dry river beds of the Nossob and Auob Rivers double as the park's main roads, which meet at Twee Rivieren camp and head northward to the Mata Mata camp along the Auob and the Nossab camp along the Botswana border.

Raptors and other birds of prey pierce the stark blue skies, scouring the landscape for any movement of snakes, ground squirrels or suricates, as well as various gerbils, mice and other rodents that dwell amongst the scant vegetation of the riverbeds.

These riverbeds also form the focal point for the grazing of a large number of herbivores, most notable being the blue wildebeest, springbok, eland and red hartebeest. In pursuit of these magnificent creatures are various large cats including cheetah, leopard, and the black-maned lion, followed up by the brown and spotted hyenas.

ATTRACTIONS & ACTIVITIES AT KGALAGADI TRANSFRONTIER PARK:
- game drives
- bird watching

SUMMARY OF WILDLIFE & FLORA:
Mammals: Gemsbok, Suricate, Kalahari Lions, springbok, eland, blue wildebeest
Birdlife: Sociable weavers, Pygmy falcons, various migratory birds

DIRECTIONS TO KGALAGADI TRANSFRONTIER PARK:
The Kgalagadi Park is located in the ""Pan Handle"" of the Northern Cape about 250 km north of Upington.

 
Nearby Points Of Interest:
Mabuasehube Game Reserve
   

 
 
 
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