07 DAY KGALAGADI TRANSFRONTIER PARK GUIDED SAFARI 21-27 APRIL 2026

Pre-tour accommodation in Upington can be booked and added to RATES on request

DAY 01         21 Apr          Upington – Kgalagadi Trans Frontier Park / Twee Rivieren

Depart at 09:00 from Upington on a 03-hour drive through the Kalahari duneveld (“veld” means natural vegetation), passing various pans (dry lakes), to the Kgalagadi Trans Frontier Park.

The word Kalahari derives from the word Makgadigadi, meaning salt pans (salt lakes) in the language spoken by the Kgalagadi people living in the Kgalagadi Region in south-western Botswana. The word Kgalagadi means salt pans too in their language. More than 1 000 pans are scattered throughout the park. The Kalahari is the largest area of sand in the world, covering 2.5 million square kilometres from the Orange River in South Africa in the south to slightly north of the equator.

The area referred to as the arid Kalahari covers some 900 000 square kilometres in the south and covers parts of South Africa and Namibia and most of Botswana. The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is situated in the southern part of the arid Kalahari in South Africa and Botswana and is jointly managed by South Africa National Parks (Sanparks) and Botswana Wildlife.

The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park covers 37 000 square km, which is one of the largest conservation areas in the world and one of the last truly unspoilt ecosystems.

Endemic game such as gemsbok, springbok, eland, giraffe, blue wildebeest and red hartebeest roam the sparsely vegetated red sand dunes and the dry river valleys of the Nossob and Auob where a variety of acacia species thrive.

The Park is well known for good sightings of lion, leopard and cheetah and spotted – and brown hyena are common residents. Because of an abundance of prey in the form of mice, whistling rats, birds and insects, smaller predators thrive in the park. The park is home to caracal, honey badger, black-backed jackal, bat-eared fox, cape fox, African wildcat, mongoose and the ever-popular suricate (meerkat). 

Kgalagadi is a bird watcher’s paradise with more than 300 species recorded including at least 20 larger raptor species. The world’s heaviest flying bird, the Kori bustard and the stately secretary bird patrol the riverbeds while the noisy northern black korhaan rule in the dunes.

Lunch at own cost at restaurant on route

Check in at accommodation at Twee Rivieren from 14:00. Guests Pay Conservation Fees if not in possession of Wild Card

Time at leisure. Depart on an afternoon game drive.

The Twee Rivieren area is known for lion, leopard, cheetah and meerkat sightings. Twee Rivieren has an illuminated waterhole on top of a dune. Predators and antelope visit the waterholes regularly.

Dinner at own cost at Twee Rivieren Restaurant

Optional 3 hr sunset drive and 2 hr night drive with Sanparks guide on open game drive vehicle at own cost at all camps @ R440 pp

Overnight:     Self-catering 04-Bed Family Cottages at Twee Rivieren

DAY 02         22 Apr          Kgalagadi Trans Frontier Park / Twee Rivieren

Morning game drive.

Picnic breakfast at picnic area provided by guide

Return to Twee Rivieren

Lunch at own cost at Twee Rivieren Restaurant

Afternoon game drive

Dinner at own cost at Twee Rivieren Restaurant

Overnight:     Self-catering 04-Bed Family Cottages at Twee Rivieren

 

DAY 03            23 Apr             Kgalagadi Trans Frontier Park / Mata Mata

Depart on a morning game drive to Mata Mata Rest Camp, situated on the bank of the dry Auob River bed, on the Namibian Border, 120 km from Twee Rivieren.

Picnic breakfast at picnic area provided by guide

This is cheetah territory and is one the best, if not the best, places in Southern Africa to see cheetah. The Mata Mata area is also known for lion, hyena and giraffe sightings.

Check in at accommodation at Mata Mata from 14:00.

Light lunch at chalet provided by guide

Afternoon game drive.

Dinner at chalet provided by guide

Mata Mata has an illuminated waterhole. Predators and antelope are regular visitors.

Overnight:     Self-catering 06-Bed Family Chalet & 02-Bed Standard Chalets

 

DAY 04            24 Apr             Kgalagadi Trans Frontier Park / Mata Mata

Morning and afternoon game drives

Picnic breakfast at picnic area, lunch and dinner at chalet provided by guide

Overnight:     Self-catering 06-Bed Family Chalet & 02-Bed Standard Chalets

 

DAY 05            25 Apr             Kgalagadi Trans Frontier Park / Mata Mata

Morning and afternoon game drives

Picnic breakfast at picnic area, lunch and dinner at chalet provided by guide

Overnight:     Self-catering 06-Bed Family Chalet & 02-Bed Standard Chalets

 

DAY 06            29 Apr             Kgalagadi Trans Frontier Park / Twee Rivieren

Depart on a morning game drive along the Auob River Valley to Twee Rivieren.

Picnic breakfast at picnic area provided by guide

Lunch at own cost in Twee Rivieren Restaurant

Check in at accommodation at Twee Rivieren from 14:00. Afternoon game drive.

Dinner at own cost at Twee Rivieren Restaurant

Overnight:     Self-catering 04-Bed Family Cottages at Twee Rivieren

DAY 07            27 Apr             Kgalagadi Trans Frontier Park – Upington

Morning game drive.

Picnic breakfast at picnic area provided by guide

Exit the park. Depart to Upington.

Lunch at own cost at Restaurant on route

En route stop at the last indigenous San tribe in South Africa, the Khomani. Today these earliest residents of the Kalahari, living here for 40 000 years, consist of only 400 people and are resident in an area between 40 and 70 km south of Twee Rivieren. Clients will have the opportunity to view and purchase their handcraft at one of the roadside stalls. The presence of the San at the roadside stalls can’t be guaranteed.

Continue to Upington. Arrive at 16:00.

Post-tour accommodation in Upington can be booked and added to RATES on request

RATES (in South African Rand – ZAR)

ACCOMMODATION	PERSONS RATES	PER PERSON SHARING
Lodge	02	R 32 000
	03	R 24 500
	04	R 20 500
	05	R 18 500
	06-08	R 17 000
Single supplement	If applicable	R7 000 pp

 

PAYMENT: OPTION A
Deposit 25% when reservation is confirmed (non-refundable)
Balance 75% on 02 March 2026

Payment can be made by electronic transfer.

Non-refundable payments made, will be postponed in full to a later date if Covid restrictions are implemented that will prevent departure on scheduled date or due to any other unforeseen postponement.

INCLUDED:
Air conditioned Double Cab, SUV and/or 08-seat microbus (depending on number of persons on tour)
Accommodation as per itinerary
Meals as per itinerary (Meals in Brown included)
Activities as per itinerary (All game drives are in the tour vehicle)
15% VAT

EXCLUDED:
Flights
Conservation Fees
Accommodation pre/post tour in Upington if needed.
Drinks
Travel insurance (Suggested to be obtained in country of residence)
Any activities not included in tour itinerary
All activities & meals in red.

CLIENTS NEED:
Binoculars, sun block, hat, closed shoes or boots for evenings (scorpions), insect repellent, torch light or head light

INFORMATION NEEDED:
State of health and any dietary requirements (vegetarians, vegans etc.)

Please contact us if you need more information.

Kalahari Tours & Travel
Dantes Liebenberg