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 The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. Rank : 8.7 (average on 9 votes)Coordinates : -25.149511,20.975189 ( Open in Google Maps) Subjects : Among the mongooses meerkats, yellow Mangoose. Very common on south african ground squirrel (Squirrel local). The most common herbivore is the name by which the Springbok rugby team, and that is very nice for jumps making as a game or as an alarm. Among the large herbivores oryx (gemsbok in English), hartebeest local (Red Hartebeest). Nice meeting nell'otocione (bat-eared fox), jackal and in the mantle (Black-Backed Jackal). Among the predators certainly lions (the "subspecies" of the Kalahari beautiful mane), while cheetahs are also present but less visible (those encountered had then all the collar). The leopard, as usual, it is not easy to spot. Not impossible to see the wild cat, while the Honey badger is a prey rarer. The hyena is present with brown and with the Spotted Hyena. Among the common birds weavers, bee-eaters and especially birds of prey. hawk juggler, pygmy falcon, black kites, different types of eagles are easy to see. Less common vultures. Snakes rarely sighted. Some occasional turtle, the different colored agame not anyway.Recommended equipment : A 300 is sufficient. Obviously for birds of prey and small mammals need to climb. As in the rest of Africa, a zoom of the class of 100-400 is pretty darn handy.Best months : the best time is one of our summer is their winter (about 20-25 degrees during the day and at night to 0) and dry. The water is still thinner and therefore the greater proximity of the animals to the pools. In addition, the vegetation does not prevent the sightings. In our winter (their summer) conversely, the presence of water is relatively abundant (it is still a semi-desert) and if there are significant rains the grass can also be high enough to prevent the sightings.How to get there : landing in Johannesburg you can rent a car (no matter if it's a 4x4) and 10-12 hours (obligation of the intermediate stage) TweeRivieren get to the entry point to the south of the park. Alternatively from Cape Town is also back through the wine regions (do not stop for too much wine ...). Do not discard the visit starting from Namibia, the Namibian capital, the park is much closer as the crow flies that departing from Johannesburg.Visits : opening hours at early morning and closing in the evening roughly corresponding to sunrise and sunset. times are fixed, depending on the month and are visible on the park website. for the ticket should get the wildcard that gives access to the various parks is South African and if I remember one year.Notes : Staying in a bungalow, you have the usual level with South African brazier outside, refrigerator and air conditioner often. The shop that is present in almost all the fields for self-catering, is equipped with various canned and frozen meat, but it has neither fruit vegetables. If you have been in Kruger think a smaller version and less equipped shops. The restaurant is only Twee Rivieren the lowest point. The park is popular for good luck, and you can enjoy the tranquility with any car. If you have a 4x4 is there any way that you can do more and is forbidden to ordinary vehicles. The roads are basically two and not far removed from the path of the two rivers (dry) Auob and Nossob Rivers. On the map that you deliver are marked the various man-made ponds bring water to the surface. Especially if you go there in their summer releases very soon because the heat depending on the day, can put in the shade the animals already around 10-11. Wonderful park. Especially for the semi-desert environment and very different from the more commonly frequented parks in Africa. Depending on the points of the park you have an environment quite different, with more or less sparse vegetation and the presence of red dunes. During our visit in February 2009, the south (Twee Rivieren) was dry and bare of animals (such as meerkats but we saw them only here). To the north-east (Nossob) there was a lot of vegetation that prevented even the sighting of pets (or a lion / cheetah crouching ...), while the trees were a convenient stopping point for many birds of prey (and some vulture ). Area road full of jackals. To the north-west (Mata-Mata), perhaps the best area in our time with groups of lions always visible and the vegetation sparse. Here sighted several times the otocioni, wild cat ... Please also note that the Kgalagadi is a park of 3 countries: I described the South African side (which I say is the most full of animals) but there is also a part of Namibia and Botswana. In the fields of customs and border you pass away. In Botwsana need the 4x4, I do not know Namibia. Logistically, the park is far enough away from everything: Upington is about 3 hours by car and in turn is a city quite isolated although we found it. The remoteness means that it is not very popular (as opposed to the Kruger to understand) and much wilder other large parks in South Africa. I think it is among other things the second largest after the Kruger. Absolutely worth a trip, and I think it can be used either in a visit to South Africa to Namibia. | | Nearby:   Windhoek 491 km
 Central Kalahari Game Reserve 535 km
 Madikwe Game Reserve 537 km
 Namib-Naukluft Park 575 km
 Kolmanskop 600 km
 Pilanesberg National Park 611 km
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