5 day Kalahari Backroads Experience

Designed especially for the independent traveller and backpackers.

5 Days 4 Nights Kgalagadi Transfrontier Peace Park, salt pans, rolling Kalahari Dunes, Riemvasmaak hot springs, Molopo Gorge, Orange river trip, Your tour ends at Augrabies Falls, with river rafting or an optional canoe trail - an unforgettable combination of river and desert..

ITINERARY

Day 1
Early morning pick-up in Upington. Orientation tour before driving through the desert to the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park. Afternoon game drive to Nossob. Overnight at Nossob or Mata-Mata, depending on availability. (450 km)

Day 2
Full-day game drives to Union's End, Mata-Mata or the dune road, using local reports of game sightings: lion, leopard, cheetah, gemsbok, springbok, wildebeest, jackal and hyena, a wide variety of raptors and many other game species.

Day 3
Game drive to Twee Rivieren. Souvenir and supply shopping at Twee Rivieren. Lunch enroute whilst driving along the Molopo River to Riemvasmaak (570 km). Stop off at Noenieput before arriving at Riemvasmaak in the late afternoon. Relax in the hot springs while viewing the infinite canopy of stars of the Milky Way above the gorge.

Day 4
Morning walk to the waterfalls (3 km) Last swim in the hot springs before driving to Augrabies (100 km). View the spectacular Augrabies Falls followed by sundowners in the Augrabies Falls National Park. Overnight. (320 km)

Day 5
Augrabies Rush white water rafting (grade 2/3) through a pristine part of the Park not otherwise accessible to the public. Lunch at our base camp. Last view of the Park before being dropped off in Upington.

Includes all transport ex Upington, entry fees and meals. Tents, camp chairs, eating utensils and camping mats are also included.

Alternative accommodation may sometimes be available at the client's expense.

You need to bring :

• a sleeping bag
• liquid refreshments
• sun block and clothing suitable for both the desert and the morning on the river
• torch
• camera

During the winter months a warm sweater or fleece is recommended. Clients are requested to keep luggage to a minimum. Please note that this route takes you to some remote regions and covers vast distances. Although we try to keep to the itinerary as far as possible, road and weather conditions may dictate that alternative routes be taken.

No matter where the road takes you, the Kalahari experience is unforgettable.

Getting here:
Intercape ex Cape Town: Departs Sunday PM
Fly-in with SA Airlink
Johannesburg:
Intercape departs Sunday AM
Rented self drive cost effective for two or more.

Now includes Orange River rafting or birdwatching trip.

"PROBABLY THE BEST KALAHARI TOUR AVAILABLE"

KALAHARI SAFARIS
Kalahari Outventure Centre
Northern Cape, South Africa
Tel + 27 (0)82 476 8213(0)
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