Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Botswana · Ghanzi · 1100 m
Description
The Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) is one of the world’s largest protected areas, covering around 52,800 square kilometres in the heart of Botswana. Its vast landscape of dry grassland, scrub and fossil river valleys is renowned for its distinctive black-maned Kalahari lions, large herds of springbok and oryx, and diverse predator population. The Deception Valley is particularly celebrated as one of the reserve’s prime wildlife-viewing areas. The reserve is also closely connected to the history and culture of the San, whose traditional knowledge reflects thousands of years of adaptation to the Kalahari environment. Far from major settlements, the CKGR also offers exceptionally dark skies and spectacular views of the southern stars.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 2 to 4 days (optimal 3 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: May – September
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- Nov
- Dec
Highlights
- Black-maned Kalahari lion sightings
- Deception Valley game drives
- San cultural walks and encounters
- Kalahari cheetah and leopard sightings
- Brown hyena sightings
- Kalahari meerkat sightings
- Central Kalahari wilderness and solitude
- Kalahari sand dunes and pans
- Nighttime stargazing
- Sunday Pan
- Passarge Valley
- Kalahari bush camping