Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park Twee Rivieren to Mata Mata
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- Опубліковано 24 кві 2021
- 2021 trip to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park, spending a little over a week on an overlanding road trip around the Kgalagadi. In episode 1, we shuttle between Twee Rivieren and Mata Mata as well as taking a detour across the dunes to the Nossob River, with a 2 night stay at the stunning Kalahari Tented Camp.
Some awesome game viewing with lions, cheetahs and the greatest treat of all, a leopard chilling on a low tree branch less than 150 metres from the road. The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park really is one of my favourite game reserves in South Africa. Although it's becoming more and more popular, with the accompanying increase in traffic and difficulty securing a booking, it's still so well worth the effort in reaching this remote spot.
Next episode we will travel overland across the Kalahari dunes to an upmarket lodge close, iXaus in the south west of the Kgalagadi National Park, close to the Namibian border, a real treat. And, the best of all, perfect timing brought us close up with a cheetah family.
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Great video Chris, thanks👍
I'm so glad you enjoyed it👌
At 4:20; Lions may eat grass if they have an upset stomach. Eating grass causes a stomach irritation which may induce vomiting. Yard cats do the same thing.
Thanks for that info John, my dogs do the same thing 🤣
Interesting. I just assumed that maybe he was trying out a new diet 😂 going vegan
So beautiful place 🤩💕
One of my favourite places in the world.
@@Kangela yes.....very peaceful and beautiful
union makes strength... especially in south africa
Sure does.
this is as cool as as it gets for south africa! 🔑🔝
Almost.
Your videos makes us nostalgic! Thanks for sharing. Can’t wait to return!
I'm so glad you have enjoyed my videos, Africa is a special place indeed 🌍 😀
Fantastic Videos with many Informations from the Kgalagadi Park. We start our holiday in South Africa in two weeks and we visit the KTP Park for the first time. Your channel is subscribed and a like of course. Best Wishes from Germany, Ralf
Thank you for your feedback Ralf, I'm glad you enjoyed the videos. Enjoy your visit to the Kgalagadi, it's my all time favourite.
I’ve just returned from 2 weeks in the Botswanan side. Even more spectacular and wild than the SA side. I had to sleep in my car on night 1 as there were mating lions where my tent had to go 🤣🤣🤣
That sounds incredible Mark, I have yet to make it into the Botswana part of the park. It’s definitely in the cards though. Thanks so much for sharing.
Loved the video.loved the magnificent views just beautiful the sunset was super🌻
Thank you so much 😊 I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Kgalagadi - of course!
Of course.
What a lovely place. 😉
It really is!
Kangela Life bringing in unbounded sweat to Kgalagadi!! ⛔️🐼
LOL, that's true.
stage; camera, code - top-notch 💋 👮
Thanks
Thank you for sharing we were there last month for a week but saw very few cats
I know the feeling. On our 8 day trip, there was a period of 3 days when cat sightings were very limited. I guess that’s what makes it do special when you do drive round a corner and there they are!
I'm looking for this to make it to 1st place of my traveling bucketlist. 💰✔️
You won't regret it if you go.
You were indeed very lucky with the cats
We certainly were fortunate, it was an awesome trip, and booked very much at the last minute.
@@Kangela thank you very much for a beautiful video
Chris what camera did you use to get your footage ? great video by the way !
Thank you Christo, I was using a Canon R5 and 500 zoom for most of the wildlife stuff and a GoPro 8 and 9 for the rest.
your stimulating travel-posts helps me pressing onwards.
That's good to hear.
this is almost like the real McCoy ⚓️
It IS the real McCoy.
Wonderful video this video is a great credit to you and your travels fanlious thank you for your efforts fiona Clarke from Perth Australua
Thanks so much for those kind words Fiona. Hearing from people who enjoy my content is incredibly rewarding.
@@Kangela just love your adventure videos and I wish I could visit the camps and enjoy all the wonderful scenery and wildlife .Hopefully after covid I can ho to some of the camp sites you have visited thank you regards fiona clarke
I truly hope so too👌 Got a couple more videos coming over the next 2 or 3 weeks from our recent Namibia (southern part) trip. And planning to be back there in September for the north, which will include Etosha. So keep an eye out for that.
it is now becoming definite past regret!! 😲🏝
Thanks
We were there at the same time as you. I remember seeing your vehicle a few times. Did you see when the leopard stalked and chased the jackal on the Nossob road about 10km from TR?
That's awesome, pity we didn't have the chance to chat. I heard about the leopard, but didn't see it. There's always next time though 😉
at least some fine-tuning is still possible to get it look fabulous.
I don't understand the message but thanks for contributing anyway.
Omg 😍😍😍 all those cats . I would just go mad . Which routes are the best to see the lions ?
Hi Fathima, lions roam over quite large territories, so one which is there today, may be a long way away the next. But we've always had good lion sightings on the road between Twee Rivieren and Mata Mata, along the Auob river.
@@Kangela thank you . I would love to see that many lions . I cant find accomodation at all in the park - go figure. Loved ure video 😍 im so jealous
It’s very popular, people book a year ahead. My advice is to keep watching the SANParks website every day for cancellations. That’s what we did. Good luck, I hope you get there soon.
@@Kangela thank you kindly. If i had to choose just one camp to stay which would u recommend ?
@@fathima9524 I personally like Mata Mata the best, it's smaller than the other 2 main rest camps and has a great vibe.
It looks like most of your route you could do with a 2 wheel drive vehicle.
A lot of the route can be done in a 2WD vehicle, apart from the section to !Xaus Lodge, that does require 4WD. Also some of the flooded area on the Nossob road. Conditions do change with the seasons, so I would recommend a high clearance vehicle at least, although most of the time it doesn't HAVE to be 4x4.
omg, how can you even pronounce that? 😆🤔
It doesn't exactly roll of the tongue I agree.