Leaving Cape Town early on day 1 we travel via Pofadder and Upington, staying overnight en route to the park. Travelling on the South African side of the Kgalagadi, the spectacular red Kalahari sand dunes and thorny grassland vegetation provide the backdrop to a wilderness experience, with beautiful sunsets and sparkling stars under clear night skies. Exciting and varied wildlife is on view within the park on this great African Safari adventure.

Lion, leopard and cheetah are commonly seen in the Nossob Valley region. Elsewhere, brown hyena and jackals are in abundance. The park is also home to gemsbok (oryx), springbok, hartebeest, eland and various Kalahari game, including the famous black-maned Kalahari lion.

We visit the Nossob and Mata Mata areas of the park, traversing the 4 X 4 route to Bitterpan, where we spend the night at Deception Valley Lodge which is just outside the reserves northern boundary.

For visitors with extra time available, we recommend the 8-day safari option, where the challenging Nossob 4 X 4 Eco-trail is included in our itinerary at the expense of the Bitterpan section of the tour.

On our return journey we stay at the spectacular Augrabies Falls that measure 56m in height and plunge into a 200m deep gorge, making it the 6th largest waterfall in the world!