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Day 5:
While enjoying breakfast, we’ll have a view of the nearby waterhole
where animals will be coming and going. After breakfast we will
undertake a safari drive to one of the nearby saltpans. Like every
other day we’ll enjoy introducing you to the secrets of the Bushmen's
healing plants when we find something interesting. Break in the
afternoon. Game drive in the evening. Enjoy supper around the fire
under the magnificent African stars and listen to what’s going on
around us.
Overnight stay: Camping
at Mabuasehube Game Reserve.
(WATER AVAILABLE)
Meals:
Full board
Day 6:
After breakfast and breaking up camp we start our last safari in
Mabuasehube. On heavy 4x4 tracks we drive to the small village of
Tshabong which brings us back to civilization. Near "Mc Carthy’s
Rest" we cross the border to South Africa. We overnight at
Cullinan Farm.
OPTIONAL:
ONLY POSSIBLE BETWEEN MIDDLE SEPTEMBER – END FEBRUARY – GAME DRIVE
AT THE NEARBY KALAHARI RANGER LODGE.
This option is a safari drive
in an open vehicle where you will have the privilege of seeing animals
like impalas, roan and sable antelopes, black wildebeest, bontebok
and even white rhinos, that are not found in the Kalahari National
Parks! Overnight stay:
Camping Cullinan Farm
Meals:
Full board
Day 7: After breakfast we hit the road
back to Upington via Hotazel, Kathu and Olifantshoek. We'll arrive
in Upington late afternoon.
Overnight stay: Double
room in Upington
Meals: Full board
Day 8: After breakfast you will be
taken to Upington Airport for your flight.
Additional Program:
4x4 Training
 We
offer you a basic training in driving a 4x4 (with diploma) during
this tour. We will tell you more about the secrets of handling
a 4x4 vehicle in desert conditions. What is possible? What are
the limits? You will be very proud, when you master your first
dune under the guidance of an expert.
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TOUR
5
Mabuasehube Kalahari - Safari
This route leads us into a remote area of the Kalahari Desert. You
will be one of only a few visitors who will get the chance to see
this unique and very beautiful wildlife reserve. The Mabuasehube
Game Reserve is next to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park.
There are no fences between the parks, so that the game can migrate
freely along the natural trails as since thousands of years ago.
This means that large quantities of game can be found in this area.
Due to the presence of abundant prey, the predators are not too
far. Lions, cheetahs, leopards, spotted and brown hyenas, lynx and
wildcats.
TOUR PROGRAM
Day 1:
We leave Upington early in the morning, and drive via Twee Rivieren
- entrance gate to the Kgalagadi National Park - across the border
to Botswana and drive up to Rooiputs. Here, in the wild, we set
up camp. Facilities in all Botswana camps are very basic. Each campsite
has an A-frame shade construction, long drop toilet, mostly NO water.
Camping in the wild of the Kalahari with NO protective fencing.
Nothing to worry about though, as you’ll have a well-experienced
tour guide who can handle the situation.
Enjoy dinner around the fire while listening to the typical Kalahari
sounds of the night. Don’t be surprised if you hear the call of
a Kalahari lion, hyena or black backed jackal during the night.
Overnight stay: Camping
at Rooiputs.
(NO WATER)
Meals:
Full board
Day 2:
Morning safari at sunrise. After breakfast and after breaking up
camp, our expedition leads us further to Nossob Camp. You can spend
the afternoon on your own. You can feel free to visit the small,
but very interesting museum at Nossob. OPTIONAL:
Participate in a night game drive with spotlight, organised by the
Park Authority.
Overnight stay:
Camping at Nossob
(fully equipped camp)
Meals:
Full board
Day 3:
After breakfast our expedition really starts. Through heavy terrain
we proceed with our 4x4 vehicles to Matopi, deep in the Kalahari.
In the middle of nowhere we set up camp somewhere in the shade.
During our trip we will see many interesting things.
Overnight stay:
Camping at Matopi.
(NO WATER)
Meals:
Full board
Day 4:
After breakfast we will teach you more about the footprints of the
wild animals. The 4x4 route will lead us further to the Mabuasehube
Game Reserve. We will report to the ranger on duty, who will certainly
welcome company. He will give us some useful information as where
to find most of the game. We set up our camp on the edge of a big
saltpan. This place will be our base for the next 2 days.
Overnight stay:
Camping at Mabuasehube Game Reserve.
(WATER AVAILABLE)
Meals:
Full board
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