Northern Cape
Nossob Rest Camp — Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
The far-flung heart of the Kgalagadi: red dunes, camel thorn shade, and lions walking the dry Nossob riverbed…
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Overlanding Trails in Northern Cape
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Northern Cape
Mata Mata Rest Camp — Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Remote SANParks camp on the dry Auob riverbed, with a border gate to Namibia and some of the…
Northern Cape
Twee Rivieren Rest Camp — Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
The main gate camp for Kgalagadi: red Kalahari dunes, camel thorn trees, and the last fuel and shop…
Northern Cape
Safari Centre Upington — Dr Nelson Mandela Drive Kalahari Gateway 4×4 Fitment and Camping Gear Store
4x4 fitment and camping gear store in Upington, the last big town before Kgalagadi and the Northern Cape's…
Northern Cape
Alexander Bay — Orange River Mouth and Diamond Coast Gateway
Where the Orange River meets the Atlantic and the Sperrgebiet begins — the western terminus of the Richtersveld…
Northern Cape
Potjiespram Campsite — Richtersveld National Park
A remote SANParks bush camp deep in the Richtersveld moonscape, sitting along the Orange River corridor with zero…
Northern Cape
Richtersveld National Park — Orange River Canyon Rim Dispersed Camp near Sendelingsdrift
Raw desert canyon rim camping inside the Richtersveld, with the Orange River gorge below and Namibia visible across…
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Transfrontier — Sendelingsdrift to Alexander Bay via the Orange River Desert Canyon Rim (Full Southern Traverse)
Africa's hardest desert meets the Orange River canyon.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Eksteenfontein to Sanddrift — Orange River Desert Canyon Rim via Helskloof Pass and Groot Derm
'Hell's Gorge' into Africa's river canyon.
Botswana
ModerateNossob River Valley 4WD Track — Nossob Camp to Twee Rivieren via the Kgalagadi Fossil Riverbed
Lions in a dry riverbed. Africa's best slow drive.