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- Black-maned Kalahari lions: The park’s signature animal. Dark-maned males often rest in the shade of camelthorn trees along the riverbeds, and dawn drives give the best odds.
- Nossob Riverbed: The long dry channel that runs north from Twee Rivieren. Waterholes along it draw gemsbok, springbok and wildebeest, and predators follow.
- Auob Riverbed: The more compact route toward Mata Mata. It is a classic for cheetah, which hunt on the open flats, and for pale chanting goshawks perched on trees.
- Mata Mata: A camp on the Namibian border with a good waterhole near the fence. It makes a natural turnaround point and a good place to watch birds and small mammals up close.
- Red Kalahari dunes: Parallel ridges of rust-colored sand covered in sparse grass. Sunrise and sunset are the best times to photograph
- Black-maned Kalahari lions: The park’s signature animal. Dark-maned males often rest in the shade of camelthorn trees along the riverbeds, and dawn drives give the best odds.
- Nossob Riverbed: The long dry channel that runs north from Twee Rivieren. Waterholes along it draw gemsbok, springbok and wildebeest, and predators follow.
- Auob Riverbed: The more compact route toward Mata Mata. It is a classic for cheetah, which hunt on the open flats, and for pale chanting goshawks perched on trees.
- Mata Mata: A camp on the Namibian border with a good waterhole near the fence. It makes a natural turnaround point and a good place to watch birds and small mammals up close.
- Red Kalahari dunes: Parallel ridges of rust-colored sand covered in sparse grass. Sunrise and sunset are the best times to photograph them from the roadside.
- Meerkat colonies: Groups of meerkats pop out of their burrows beside the roads in the morning. They stand on guard and are easy to watch from the car.
- Sociable weaver nests: Giant communal nests hang in camelthorn trees, some large enough to house hundreds of birds. Pygmy falcons and other small birds often nest in the same structures.
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