Safaris and Wilderness Travel
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A mobile safari is the only way to get into the Kalahari proper. Camps and lodges are all confined by the absence of water and infrastructure, to the peripheries of this hostile expanse. So this is a real old-style safari adventure, like the old days, except without all the porters and pith helmets. You’ll be among the very few each year who venture out here.
During the first few months of the year, the rains turn the valleys green and lush, attracting great herds of springbok, gemsbok and their accompanying predators: the great black-maned lions of the Kalahari, and cheetah. In the afternoons, dark thunder clouds develop, turning the landscape into a dramatic canvas and a photographer’s dream.
A great chunk in the middle of Botswana is occupied by the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Indeed, at over 50,000km2, it is quite a whopping area. Comprised of grassland, scrubby bush and ancient dry riverbeds this doesn't really look like your quintessential desert landscape. However, since there is no surface water here, it is indeed a desert, and the flora and fauna are specially adapted to this harsh environment. You can expect to see giraffe, zebra, gemsbok, the famous black-maned lions, meerkats and rhino in certain areas. There is also a reasonable chance of seeing wild dog and cheetah if you are lucky. Read more?
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