Detailed Itinerary

Day One: Upington to Kgalagadi
You will leave the Northern Cape's Upington city and arrive in Kgalagadi Trans Frontier. Stretch on 37 000 square km of land, the park is one of the largest conservation areas in the world. It's also famous as the last truly unspoiled ecosystems. On game drive, see gemsbok, springbok, eland, giraffe, blue wildebeest and red hartebeest roam the sparsely vegetated red sand dunes and the dry river valleys of the Nossob and Auob where a variety of acacia species thrive. The Park is also well known for sightings of lions, leopards, cheetahs and spotted brown hyena. Because of an abundance of prey in the form of mice, whistling rats, birds and insects, smaller predators thrive in the park. The park is home to caracal, honey badgers, black-backed jackals, bat-eared foxes, cape foxes, African wildcats, mongoose and the ever-popular suricate (meerkat).

Accommodation: Twee Rivieren. Meals: BD

Day Two: Kgalagadi Trans Frontier Park
Get up early to take advantage of the full day of game viewing. Your route however will be determined by rainfall and game migration. With more than 300 species of bird, Kgalagadi is also a bird watcher's paradise. Try to notice as many species of raptor as possible as the park has recorded up to 20. The world's heaviest flying bird, the Kori bustard and the stately secretary bird patrol the riverbeds while the noisy northern black korhaan rule in the dunes. There is an option taking a 3 hr sunset drive or 2 hr night drive and a 3 hr morning walk (if available).

Accommodation : Camp in Park. Meals : BD

Day Three: Kgalagadi - Upington
After game viewing until noon, you will Upington. While driving back, stop to see the Khomani tribe, the last indigenous San tribe in South Africa. These earliest residents of the Kalahari, living here for 40 000 years, consist of only 400 people and are found in an area between 40 and 70 km south of Twee Rivieren. You will have the opportunity to view and purchase their handcraft at one of the roadside stalls.

Accommodation: Molopo Lodge. Meals: BD

Day Four: Molopo - Augrabies Falls National Park
Leave early along the Orange River to arrive at Augrabies Falls National Park, the place famous for 60 m Augrabies Falls. While traveling, visit Tierberg Nature Reserve in Keimoes. View beautiful lush foliage of the Orange River Valley from there. You will also stop at the water tunnels at Kakamas and do some wine tasting at the second largest cooperative wine cellar in the world, the Orange River Wine Cellar. Next in the agenda is the visit to Augrabies Falls, which is the sixth largest waterfall in the world. Enjoy an optional 2 hr sunset drive (if available).

Accommodation: Augrabies. Food: BD

Day Five: Augrabies - Upington
The tour culminates with a bang. In the morning, go on a relaxing 2 km walk to the Augrabies gorge, Arrow Point or be involved in a scenic drive in the park. You may also opt for 4 hr Augrabies 3-in-1 Adventure, consisting of canoeing, hiking & mountain biking in the park. You could also try 2-3 hours of river rafting outside the park.

Depart for Upington and en route visit the Persian Water Wheels at Kakamas. Proceed to Keimoes on the Rockery Route, a scenic gravel road south of the Orange River, passing through a large quiver tree forest. Our next stop is at the largest inhabited inland island in South Africa , Kanoneiland, where virtually every inch of soil is under irrigation. You will arrive in Upington during the afternoon.

Accommodation : none. Food : B

This itinerary is a sampled one and subject to change depending upon the field conditions.