From the lush wine farms of the Green Kalahari and Orange River Valley, to dancing around a roaring campfire with San bushmen, to the great Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, to game driving along the borders of Namibia & Botswana amidst rolling red dunes and savannah grasslands in search of the great black maned Kalahari Lion, to adrenaline filled white water rafting on the Orange River, to wine tasting at the worlds second largest wine distillery, to the mighty Augrabies Falls as you gaze into yet another peeerrrrrfect African sunset.....THIS is the intense and "real" African experience you have been looking for... and one never to be forgotten.
Our scheduled tours depart from Cape Town railway station every Wednesday evening at 6:00pm returning on Monday morning at 7:00am. We also have long weekend and study break special departures, please email us if you would like to know more...
Our all inclusive Cape to Kalahari tour package is priced at an unbeatable R3 950 per person (click for currency conversion) and includes a return luxury bus ticket from Cape Town to Upington with Intercape, all meals as per itinerary, top quality camping equipment with comfortable mattresses & sleeping bags, 2 days game driving & overnight camping in the great Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, camping at Molopo Kalahari Lodge and an encounter with San Bushmen, white-water rafting on the Orange River, wine tasting at Oranjerivier Wine Cellars and a 5km guided hike, camping and sundowners at Augrabies Falls.
Please scroll below for our full 4 day Cape to Kalahari safari itinerary and photos.
Our scheduled tours depart from Cape Town railway station every Wednesday evening at 6:00pm returning on Monday morning at 7:00am. We also have long weekend and study break special departures, please email us if you would like to know more...
Our all inclusive Cape to Kalahari tour package is priced at an unbeatable R3 950 per person (click for currency conversion) and includes a return luxury bus ticket from Cape Town to Upington with Intercape, all meals as per itinerary, top quality camping equipment with comfortable mattresses & sleeping bags, 2 days game driving & overnight camping in the great Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, camping at Molopo Kalahari Lodge and an encounter with San Bushmen, white-water rafting on the Orange River, wine tasting at Oranjerivier Wine Cellars and a 5km guided hike, camping and sundowners at Augrabies Falls.
Please scroll below for our full 4 day Cape to Kalahari safari itinerary and photos.
■ Day 1 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park & Mata-Mata Camp
Upon arrival in Upington after a comfortable overnight luxury bus trip from Cape Town (included in the price), an exciting day awaits us this morning as we pick you up and head for the great Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park! One of the largest conservation areas on earth totalling and amazing 3,6 million hectares, being a transfrontier park this means that we’ll be game driving each day along the borders of Namibia, South Africa and Botswana (no visa’s required).
Home to a myriad of big and small game species including huge black-mane lion (the largest in Africa), leopard, cheetah, giraffe, hyena, jackal as well as large herds of antelope including oryx, wildebeest, red hartebeest, springbok, kudu and eland etc.. our game drives are sure to be full of great sightings and great photo opportunities.
Upon arriving in the park at Tweerivieren camp we’ll take an early lunch here as well as a refreshing swim before embarking on a wondrous 4 hour game drive to our camp for tonight in the beautifully wild and remote Mata-Mata camp, situated on the border of Namibia.
In our camp this evening there is a floodlit waterhole situated nearby, so while sitting around our campfire enjoying a scrumptious dinner prepared by your guides, we can view wildlife coming in to drink.
Overnight: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Mata-Mata camp)
Facilities: Hot showers, good ablutions, drinkable water, swimming pool and a shop
Included Meals: Lunch & Dinner
Included Activities: A 4 hour game drive
Upon arrival in Upington after a comfortable overnight luxury bus trip from Cape Town (included in the price), an exciting day awaits us this morning as we pick you up and head for the great Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park! One of the largest conservation areas on earth totalling and amazing 3,6 million hectares, being a transfrontier park this means that we’ll be game driving each day along the borders of Namibia, South Africa and Botswana (no visa’s required).
Home to a myriad of big and small game species including huge black-mane lion (the largest in Africa), leopard, cheetah, giraffe, hyena, jackal as well as large herds of antelope including oryx, wildebeest, red hartebeest, springbok, kudu and eland etc.. our game drives are sure to be full of great sightings and great photo opportunities.
Upon arriving in the park at Tweerivieren camp we’ll take an early lunch here as well as a refreshing swim before embarking on a wondrous 4 hour game drive to our camp for tonight in the beautifully wild and remote Mata-Mata camp, situated on the border of Namibia.
In our camp this evening there is a floodlit waterhole situated nearby, so while sitting around our campfire enjoying a scrumptious dinner prepared by your guides, we can view wildlife coming in to drink.
Overnight: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Mata-Mata camp)
Facilities: Hot showers, good ablutions, drinkable water, swimming pool and a shop
Included Meals: Lunch & Dinner
Included Activities: A 4 hour game drive
■ Day 2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, San Bushmen & Molopo Kalahari Lodge
As early mornings and evenings are the very best times for viewing game in Africa, this morning we’re up early and after packing camp and breakfast we head off on a game drive over the 30km meandering "Dune Road" into the Nossob riverbed, this time on the border of Botswana! On our game drives we drive along the network of gravel roads that criss-cross the park, visiting the various viewpoints and the permanent waterholes around which animals congregate.
After an exciting days game driving along the Nossob riverbed with a relaxing lunch en route at a picnic spot surrounded by wildlife, we arrive back in Tweerivieren camp in the late afternoon. From Tweerivieren we say a fond farewell to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park as we move on to our accommodation for tonight situated just 50km outside the park, at Molopo Kalahari Lodge.
Molopo Lodge is truly an oasis in the desert with a fantastic bar, swimming pool and restaurant, it is also very close to the location of the last indigenous tribe of San Bushman in South Africa, the Khomani. These earliest residents of the Kalahari have been living in this region for over 40 000 years.
In the late afternoon you will have the opportunity to purchase some of their unique and extraordinary handcrafts and jewellery and tonight around our roaring campfire we will invite them to join us for an evening of stories, dance and much laughter, guaranteed!
Overnight: Molopo Kalahari Lodge
Facilities: Hot showers, good ablutions, drinkable water, a swimming pool, bar and restaurant
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Included Activities: A full days' game driving and a cultural exchange with the San Bushmen
As early mornings and evenings are the very best times for viewing game in Africa, this morning we’re up early and after packing camp and breakfast we head off on a game drive over the 30km meandering "Dune Road" into the Nossob riverbed, this time on the border of Botswana! On our game drives we drive along the network of gravel roads that criss-cross the park, visiting the various viewpoints and the permanent waterholes around which animals congregate.
After an exciting days game driving along the Nossob riverbed with a relaxing lunch en route at a picnic spot surrounded by wildlife, we arrive back in Tweerivieren camp in the late afternoon. From Tweerivieren we say a fond farewell to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park as we move on to our accommodation for tonight situated just 50km outside the park, at Molopo Kalahari Lodge.
Molopo Lodge is truly an oasis in the desert with a fantastic bar, swimming pool and restaurant, it is also very close to the location of the last indigenous tribe of San Bushman in South Africa, the Khomani. These earliest residents of the Kalahari have been living in this region for over 40 000 years.
In the late afternoon you will have the opportunity to purchase some of their unique and extraordinary handcrafts and jewellery and tonight around our roaring campfire we will invite them to join us for an evening of stories, dance and much laughter, guaranteed!
Overnight: Molopo Kalahari Lodge
Facilities: Hot showers, good ablutions, drinkable water, a swimming pool, bar and restaurant
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Included Activities: A full days' game driving and a cultural exchange with the San Bushmen
■ Day 3 The Orange River Valley, Wine Tasting & Augrabies Falls National Park
A fun and relaxing day today, after breakfast and breaking camp we leave Molopo and say farewell to the Bushmen as we head back to Upington. After a short stop in town to pick up supplies we make our way through the lush green vineyards of the Orange River Valley to the small oasis town of Keimoes and the worlds second largest wine distillery at Oranjerivier Wine Cellars. Here you will have the opportunity to savour an assortment of their fine wines while your guides prepare a picnic lunch for you on the lawns.
After our wine tasting, in the mid afternoon, we travel a short distance to our camp for tonight in the wonderful Augrabies Falls National Park, situated only a stone's throw from the mighty falls. The name Augrabies derives from the Khoi people who call it 'Akoerabis', meaning 'the place of great noise', here the mighty Orange River thunders it's way into a deep granite gorge giving birth to a spectacular 56m waterfall, the 6th largest cataract falls in the world!
After setting up camp there is an opportunity to go on a fantastic 5km guided hike to explore the park and this evening we soak in yet another splendid African sunset from the lookout platform situated above the falls... the ancient rocky landscape turning from bright orange to crimson red in the setting sun as you savour a few frosty sundowner drinks from the nearby bar. Tonight while your guides prepare your evening meal, the local river guides will join us around our campfire to tell us more about tomorrow's planned adventure on the water.
Overnight: Augrabies Falls National Park
Facilities: Hot showers, good ablutions, drinkable water, 5 swimming pools and a bar
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Included Activities: Wine tasting at Oranjerivier Wine Cellars
A 5km guided hike
A fun and relaxing day today, after breakfast and breaking camp we leave Molopo and say farewell to the Bushmen as we head back to Upington. After a short stop in town to pick up supplies we make our way through the lush green vineyards of the Orange River Valley to the small oasis town of Keimoes and the worlds second largest wine distillery at Oranjerivier Wine Cellars. Here you will have the opportunity to savour an assortment of their fine wines while your guides prepare a picnic lunch for you on the lawns.
After our wine tasting, in the mid afternoon, we travel a short distance to our camp for tonight in the wonderful Augrabies Falls National Park, situated only a stone's throw from the mighty falls. The name Augrabies derives from the Khoi people who call it 'Akoerabis', meaning 'the place of great noise', here the mighty Orange River thunders it's way into a deep granite gorge giving birth to a spectacular 56m waterfall, the 6th largest cataract falls in the world!
After setting up camp there is an opportunity to go on a fantastic 5km guided hike to explore the park and this evening we soak in yet another splendid African sunset from the lookout platform situated above the falls... the ancient rocky landscape turning from bright orange to crimson red in the setting sun as you savour a few frosty sundowner drinks from the nearby bar. Tonight while your guides prepare your evening meal, the local river guides will join us around our campfire to tell us more about tomorrow's planned adventure on the water.
Overnight: Augrabies Falls National Park
Facilities: Hot showers, good ablutions, drinkable water, 5 swimming pools and a bar
Included Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Included Activities: Wine tasting at Oranjerivier Wine Cellars
A 5km guided hike
■Day 4 The Orange River, Optional Activities & White Water Rafting
This morning has been reserved for you to enjoy some of the optional activities on offer in the area. Here you have the choice of horseback or quadbike trail riding, a really fun morning spent fly fishing with an experienced instructor, or you can simply kick back and relax around camp, go swimming, shop for gifts at the curio shop or take a long walk along the gorge.
At 1pm we'll have lunch and then join our river guides for a fun filled afternoons' white water rafting. Aptly named "The Rush" our rafting excursion leaves no confusion to what you will be experiencing on the river today, one thing IS guaranteed... an adventurous, wet and adrenaline filled afternoon is going to be had by all! (Please note: If rafting is really not your thing there are other gentler alternatives available, like canoeing or body boarding, or tubing on calmer sections of the river.)
After your rafting adventure you will then be brought back to camp in the late afternoon where after showering and changing we pack up camp before an opportunity for you to take in one last sunset. We then board our vehicle for a short 20km drive to the town of Kakamas, here you will have sufficient time to get a take away and some snacks at a local shop before we meet the Intercape bus together for your return overnight bus trip back to Cape Town.
Included Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Included Activities: An afternoon white water rafting "The Rush!"
Optional Activities: A 2 hour quadbike trail excursion R280 pp
A 2 hour horseback riding excursion R250 pp
A 4 hour guided fly-fishing excursion R350 pp
This morning has been reserved for you to enjoy some of the optional activities on offer in the area. Here you have the choice of horseback or quadbike trail riding, a really fun morning spent fly fishing with an experienced instructor, or you can simply kick back and relax around camp, go swimming, shop for gifts at the curio shop or take a long walk along the gorge.
At 1pm we'll have lunch and then join our river guides for a fun filled afternoons' white water rafting. Aptly named "The Rush" our rafting excursion leaves no confusion to what you will be experiencing on the river today, one thing IS guaranteed... an adventurous, wet and adrenaline filled afternoon is going to be had by all! (Please note: If rafting is really not your thing there are other gentler alternatives available, like canoeing or body boarding, or tubing on calmer sections of the river.)
After your rafting adventure you will then be brought back to camp in the late afternoon where after showering and changing we pack up camp before an opportunity for you to take in one last sunset. We then board our vehicle for a short 20km drive to the town of Kakamas, here you will have sufficient time to get a take away and some snacks at a local shop before we meet the Intercape bus together for your return overnight bus trip back to Cape Town.
Included Meals: Breakfast & Lunch
Included Activities: An afternoon white water rafting "The Rush!"
Optional Activities: A 2 hour quadbike trail excursion R280 pp
A 2 hour horseback riding excursion R250 pp
A 4 hour guided fly-fishing excursion R350 pp
