Kalahari Adventure
Overview
This is the most practical and scenic 5-days Central Kalahari Game Reserve. February is the ideal month to travel as it is lush and green, newborn antelopes like Oryx’s and springboks
Route: Gweta or Maun → Matswere Gate → Deception Valley → Sunday/Piper Pans back to Matswere Gate → Gweta or Maun
Itenary
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Day 1: Gweta → Deception Valley (CKGR)
06:00–08:00 departure from Gweta or Maun. (5 hours): tar to Rakops, then 50 km sand to Matswere Gate.
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Afternoon
Enter park -: straight into afternoon game drive in legendary Deception Valley. Look for black-maned lions, cheetah on the open plains, and the springboks
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Overnight
Exclusive wild campsite in Deception Valley (bucket shower, bush loo, campfire dinner under a ridiculous starfield).
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Day 2: Deception Valley & Passarge Valley
Morning and afternoon game drive to exploration of the fossil river valleys, track lion prides, giraffes, cheetahs, honey badger, brown hyena etc
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Overnight
Wild camping in Passarge Pans (one of the most scenic sites in CKGR).
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Day 3: Passarge → Sunday Waterhole & Piper Pan
Long but stunning game drive south (3 hours on sand). Visit Sunday Waterhole and the vast Piper Pan system – excellent for cheetah and huge herds of oryx & springbok.
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Afternoon
Afternoon explore Piper Pan: attracting sandgrouse at dawn/dusk.
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Overnight
Wild camping on the edge of Piper Pan.
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Day 4: Piper Pan → Letiahau Waterhole area
Morning drive to Letiahau (pumped borehole – one of the only permanent water points), Great chance for big lion coalitions and giraffe
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Late afternoon
Slow cruise looking for aardwolf and bat-eared foxes emerging at dusk
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Overnight
Wild camping near Letiahau – last night of total wilderness
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Day 5: Letiahau → Gweta
Early final game drive, then head north to Matswere Gate.
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Afternoon
Drive ~6 hours drive back to Gweta. Drive 6 hours back to Maun
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Even
Drop-off at Makgadikgadi Plains Campsite or Maun