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Visitor Tips

  • A 4×4 with high-ground clearance and low-range capabilities is recommended.
  • As outdoor lighting in camps is limited, a torch/headlamp is required when walking outside at night.
  • The main camps do have drinking water albeit very mineralised. The Wilderness camps do not have potable water and one should provide their own drinking water.
  • Swimming pools at Twee Rivieren, Kalahari Tent camps, Mata Mata and Nossob camps.
  • Power points at camping sites, in Twee Rivieren, Mata Mata and Nossob camps.
  • Hides at waterholes at Mata Mata, Nossob and Twee Rivieren Rest Camps.
  • Waterhole at Bitterpan, Grootkolk, Kieliekrankie, Urikaruus, Gharagab and Kalahari Tent camps.
  • Bitterpan, Grootkolk, Kieliekrankie, Urikaruus, Gharagab and Kalahari Tent camps are not fenced.
  • Guests staying at Bitterpan, Grootkolk, Kieliekrankie, Urikaruus, Gharagab and Kalahari Tent camps must take their own wood and drinking water.
  • For trails that start in Twee Rivieren, it is advisable to book the night after the trail, in Nossob camp.
  • Distance from Upington – 250 km.
  • Shoes are essential on summer evenings for protection against the possibility of scorpion stings.
  • Keep an emergency supply of 10 litres of water in your vehicle.
  • In the event of a breakdown, remain in your vehicle – it is the safest place.
  • This is a low-risk malaria area. Consult your chemist.
  • There is a Predator Centre at Nossob Rest Camp.
  • There is a Raptor Centre at Mata Mata Rest Camp.
  • There is an Interpretation Centre at Twee Rivieren Rest Camp, celebrating the ǂKhomani San.