Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
This enormous park is the first transfrontier park in South Africa and can be found in both the countries of South Africa and Botswana. The total size of the park is about 38 000 square kilometers, making it one of the largest conservation areas in the world. There are 5 different gates, located in 3 different countries, which people can use to access the park. The South African gate is located at what can be considered the base camp of the park Twee Rivieren. The other gates can be accessed from Namibia, further north, and Botswana, to the east and north.
The vegetation in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is fairly sparse and there is not an abundance of water either. This makes the park a great place for animal watching because the wildlife tends to congregate in certain areas and in large numbers. As far as national parks go in South Africa, the Kgalagadi has a large amount of predators, due to the total size of the park as well as the large amount of other animals. The obvious benefit of this is that people are more likely to see lions, leopards, cheetahs and the various other cats and dogs at the Kgalagadi than at other places.
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park Accomodation
The Kgalagadi has some of the most luxurious accommodations that you will ever find in a game reserve. The main, slightly older camps, are not as lavish as the slightly newer ones, however, they have recently been upgraded and are more than a pleasure to stay in. These camps include the main camp of Twee Revieren and Nossub, a great camp to see the predators from. The Kalahari Tented camp is a particularly spectacular place to stay. Luxurious, semi built tents, with their own kitchen and bathroom areas lie literally in the middle of the action. You overlook a dry river bed with a watering hole nicely placed right in the middle. The tented camp should definitely be one of the places you stay as you move around the park, which is the best way to explore the camp. Staying in different places gives you access to more of the landscape and, therefore, more of the animals.