My advice to you is to stay as long as you can! When we go back to the Kgalagadi we plan to stay for at least a week, but let me tell you that on our last we could only stay for 2 and in the two nights we were there we had 10 different sighthings of African Wild cat, saw loads of spingbok, gemsbok, steenbok, two herds of Eland, had awesome sightings of birds especially the Korri Bustard and another bustard – my memory loss – oops, many birds of prey especially the pale chanting goshawk, we saw 4 honey badgers, “Vluit rotte”, many many jackal, leopard, the remains of a lion kill – we apparently missed them by 10 minutes, zebra, the list goes on!
What I suggest is that you almost pack a picnic – that way you can eat on the road or at one of the picnic spots and that will save you a lot of time and allow you more precious minutes to view game.
Leave when the “gates” open (there are no gates, but visitors respect the park rules!!) and come back when the “gates” close.
Each camp in the Kgalagadi is unique, Twee Rivieren is the busiest of all the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park camps so if you are wanting a more quiet experience opt to stay in one of the camps deeper in the park, but please be aware of your arrival and departure times as the speed limit and sometimes condition of the roads will delay you. Even we were pleasantly delayed by a leopard sighting on our way out – you just never know what this Kalahari national park has in store for you…
Black Backed Jackal, kgalagadi
Kgalagadi Sunrise
Kori Bustard
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