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Ronel van Zyl
GB
Visited:
April 2010
Reviewed: Apr 11, 2012
Email Ronel van Zyl | 35-50 years of age
A place so different in the desert and to see wildlife here is spectacular. The night game drives is a MUST. To hear the lions roar at night. Mata Mata River camp has beautiful accommodation while Nossob is more basic. True africa wilderness experience.
~lustedtowander~
US
Visited:
August 2010
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2012
35-50 years of age
jepi482
Visited:
August 2007
Reviewed: Jan 6, 2012
South African part is now with the new tared road to Twee Rivieren more visited as Botswana part wich needs 4x4 car
phbphotography
ZA
Visited:
September 2009
Reviewed: Dec 23, 2011
Email phbphotography | 50-65 years of age
Awesome Kgalagadi, The best kept secret in Southern Africa abundant wildlife, birding, range of acco
The weather experiened was unusually cold. The self catering chalets was well appointed to be able to make your own food. I experienced this park as part of a Photographic Couse run by Peter Craig Cooper and Emmanuel Maria. Our guides were Melissa and Willem. They were excellent guides and were very knowledgeable about the fauna and flora of the region.
The special highlight for me was the spotting and photographing the young
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male leopard on a orning drive from the Nossob camp. In the evenings there is a Hide at the waterhole fed by a borehole pump, that attracts a range of animals at night to this hide. Nossob Camp is also well appointed.One does get the goodfeeling of being in the bush sort of get the bush vibe. The spectacular morning and evening skies are unmatched in beauty.
My best photos are posted here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/31649747@N08/sets/72157622309088405/
havev a look.
All in all as a local resident of the country it honestly a wonderfull place to experience a diiferent biome of Southern Africa.
Regads
Prakash Bhikha
architectkzn
ZA
Visited:
September 2009
Reviewed: Dec 23, 2011
Email architectkzn | 35-50 years of age
Awesome Breathtaking Game Park. The best kept secret in southern Africa.
Wildlife spotted the Lion, Cheetahs, Leopard, Wildebeest, Gemsbok, Springbok, Meerkats, Jackals, Ostriches, Owls, Eagles, Goshawks, Bee-eaters, Kories.
The desert scenery and the skies are spectacular, especially the quality of the light and the air as this area is not inundated with any form of pollution. The evening skies are clear and the stars shine in the night sky. The Nossob Camp has a hide and a webcam. The hide is well visited by different animals at night, and during the day. We took the self catering camps so we
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carried our own food and cooked on the site our meals. The little shop is stocked with the bare necessaties and is a little expensive, as they have to cart the supplies in from quite a distance. The Twee Revieren Camp is the main entrance camp and the store is more stocked up with groceries.Transportation, we had two game vehicles and guides. The game vehicles were perfect for the photography course. One can self drive through the park, but parts of the areas are accesible only via 4x4 vehicles.
Our guides were very knowledgable about the ecosystem and the fauna and flora of the park.
Higlight for me was the spotting of the young male leopard.
Regards
Prakash.
giuliolib
IT
Visited:
August 2008
Reviewed: Dec 16, 2011
50-65 years of age
Kgalagadi: wonderful experience
The Botswana side is very wild, there are only a few camping sites and is mandatory to drive a 4x4 vehicle. We didn’t go there.
In the South African side there are some rest camps (3 of them with bungalows, the others are smaller with only 4-6 tents), only one of them has a restaurant inside. We spent 6 days in the park, sleeping in 4 different rest camps.
The park is 4 hours drive far from Upington, the only medium-sized cities in the area; to go there you have to drive along a nearly deserted but in good condition road. This means that the park is frequented mainly by South African people or by most motivated among foreign tourist.
The special feature of the park is the natural environment, which is described as “arid savannah” and is
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very different from other african park’s landscape. There is an expanse of red sand dunes with a little grass and bushes, some trees and only a few waterholes, largely artificial. Wildlife in the park is astonishingly varied, we sighted springbok, hartebeest, wildebeest, jackal, giraffe, lion, oryx, meerkat, mongoose, ground squirrel and many birds, but we weren’t so lucky to sight also cheetah, leopard and eland.One morning, at dawn, we met one lion, two lionesses and a cub walking along the road, they keep on walking among cars for half an hour. It was so exciting!
peetvanschalkwyk
Visited:
July 2008
Reviewed: Dec 14, 2011
Experience outstanding wildlife in a semi-dessert like nowhere else.
You can't compare Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park with any other park because it is special in its own way. It has its own special charm and atmosphere. The springboks Oryx and wildebeest are abundant. So is a number of predator birds. If you are lucky you will see lions cheetahs and leopards.
The camps have bird hides where you can see predators drinking water at night. Facilities at the camps are very good.
It is recommended to take the night drives. One out of three is usually very good.
It is dry and hot during the day and can get very cold at night.
lellewel
GB
Visited:
February 2011
Reviewed: Sep 25, 2011
35-50 years of age
Amazing
Kgalagadi was an amazing experience, self drive Safari in beautiful locations. We stayed one night in Twee Rivieren, 1 night in Mata Mata, 1 night in Nosob, and one night at Biterpan Wilderness camp. Mata Mata and Nossob are the best places to stay, especially in the river chalets in mata mata. Bit Nossob was amazing base for wildlife. Saw so many Lions! Would recommend going back and will be again!
Instinia
Visited:
May 2010
Reviewed: Sep 20, 2011
You got to see it at least once in your lifetime - put it on your "wildlife bucket list"
matreze
Visited:
June 2011
Reviewed: Sep 18, 2011
A completely unique, unrivalled experience!
We stayed for approx. 10 days and in that time we saw a stunning selection of animals and birds, ranging from cheetahs, leopards and lions to springbok, wildebeest and tiny field mice.
The weather during our stay was just about right. Being winter in the desert, it did get cold at night (about -6 degrees Celsius), but temperatures reached 25-30 C during the day.
We stayed only in the three main camps of Twee Rivieren, Mata Mata and Nossob. The accommodation was comfortable, well equipped and clean. However, remember that the shops only have the bare essentials, so it is advised to take all supplies with you.
Of course, the highlights of the trip are always what you see not necessarily where you stay. Suffice it to say that you never know what is around the corner, but you can almost guarantee that every day will produce at least
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one stunning sighting - be it a cheetah kill, hyenas tending to their cubs, honey badgers foraging or bat-eared foxed frolicking in the dusk light.The other sight that must be experienced is the African night sky. With no light pollution, the high altitude and clean air, the view of our universe is unbelievable. Look up at night and you will see satellites, falling stars and with some help from binoculars even some planets such as Saturn.
I can only recommend the KTP. I will definitely be returning in the future, hopefully many more times.