Perhaps the most remote game reserve in Africa, the Central Kalahari Game Reserve offers numbers and variety of animals that might surprise visitors to a semi-arid desert region.

The stark plains support desert-dwellers such as aardwolf, meerkat and Cape foxes, but after the rains, the grasslands attract herds of antelope, wildebeest, giraffe, and other herbivores, especially in Deception Valley in the northern reaches of the park.

These prey animals attract and support big predators, such as wild dogs, cheetahs, leopards, lions, and both brown and spotted hyenas.

WHY YOU SHOULD VISIT CENTRAL KALAHARI GAME RESERVE

• A fantastic place for an authentic San Bushmen experience. Go on a nature walk and learn their ancient traditions, used to track game and live in harmony with the land.
• This is the only place in Africa where you’ll see black-maned lion. If you see images of male lions with a ring of dark hair at the base of their manes, they’re from this region.
• Visiting this region makes a stark contrast with the marshes and waterways of the Okavango Delta and northern parts of Botswana.
• The Central Kalahari Reserve is home and/or migratory host to around 200 species of birds, making it a must-see on a birding safari tour of Botswana.

OUR TIP – PLANNING TRIP TO CENTRAL KALAHARI GAME RESERVE

“During the rainy season, the Kalahari has a lot of animals due to the lush grasses, including big black-maned lions. This makes this region a good choice for people that can only travel during the rainy season (i.e. November to March), which is a time often less popular in other parts of Africa, or further north in Botswana.”

Pierre Burden

African Safari Expert, New African Safaris

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