Kgalagadi – Bitterpan

• Base rate 2 people – Max 2 people – No additional persons allowed – No children under 12
• 2 single beds – Seperate bathroom with wc and shower
• Communal kitchen and braai area – Gas and solar energy – Gas fridge / freezer – Utensils
• 4×4 access only, no trailers allowed – Un-fenced camp
• Check in at Nossob Rest Camp

• Base rate 2 people – Max 2 people – No additional persons allowed – No children under 12
• 2 single beds – Seperate bathroom with wc and shower
• Communal kitchen and braai area – Gas and solar energy – Gas fridge / freezer – Utensils
• 4×4 access only, no trailers allowed – Un-fenced camp
• Check in at Nossob Rest Camp – Unit accessible to the mobility challenged

The Wilderness camps do not have potable water and one should provide their own drinking water.

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 own wood and drinking water.

Only guests staying at Bitterpan and Gharagab are allowed to make use of 4X4 roads to Bitterpan and Gharagab.

NO TRAILERS ALLOWED ON THESE ROADS.

Enquiries can be made at the reception desks, subject to availability

• 4 x 4 Routes, when available
• Nossob 4 x 4 Eco Trail - 214km (contact Twee Rivieren)
• Bitterpan trail - 120 km
• Mabuasehube Wilderness Trail - 155km
• Wilderness Trail (starting at Polentswa) - 257km
• Direct Route – Nossob Riverbed to Mabuasehube - 170km
• Direct Route – Kannaguass to Kaa - 85km

• Laundry tubs in camping area of Twee Rivieren, Nossob and Mata-Mata.
• Twee Rivieren, the largest rest camp and administrative base, has a swimming pool, shop, and cell phone reception.
• Restaurant - serves breakfast and dinner (A-la-Carte)
• Predator centre at Nossob.
• Hides at water hole at Nossob and Mata Mata.
• The camps have limited freezing facilities and cannot provide a freezing service to tourists.
• Shops in Twee Rivieren, Mata-Mata and Nossob sell commodities.
• Petrol and diesel are available at Mata-Mata, Nossob and Twee Rivieren.
• Five picnic sites throughout the Park with barbecue facilities and communal ablution
• Swimming pool in Twee Rivieren, Kalahari Tent Camp, Mata Mata and Nossob.

The Kalahari is a semi-arid region with an average rainfall of 150mm in the southwest to 350mm in the northeast. The unreliable and irregular rains often accompanied by strong winds and dust-storms, between November and April.

Temperatures vary greatly from -11°C on cold winter nights to 42°C in the shade on summer days when the ground surface temperature reaches a sizzling 70°C. During the winter months, when frost is common, the ground surface temperature can be 25°C lower that the temperature of the air.

Winter in the Kalahari is a cool, dry season from September to October and then a hot, wet season from November to April.

• Office Hours: 07:30 to Sundown

Closest shop to Kalahari Tent camp is at Mata Mata camp (3 km away).

Distance from Upington – 250 km.

NB Visitors must allow for the following travelling time

From Twee Rivieren to the other camps:

Kieliekrankie	1½ hours
Urikaruus	2½ hours
Kalahari Tented	3½ hours
Mata Mata	3½ hours
Nossob	4½ hours
Bitterpan	6½ hours
Grootkolk	7½ hours
Gharagab	Not possible in one day.

Travelling distances within the park

Twee Rivieren – Nossob	3½ hrs
Twee Rivieren – Mata-Mata	2½ hrs
Twee Rivieren – Kalahari Tented	2½ hrs
Twee Rivieren – Grootkolk	6 hrs
Nossob – Union’s End	3 hrs
Nossob – Mata-Mata, via Kamqua dune	3½ hrs
Nossob – Bitterpan	2½ hrs
Bitterpan – Mata-Mata	2 hrs
Nossob – Grootkolk	2½ hrs
Mata-Mata – Kalahari Tent Camp	4 km

• Pets are not allowed in a National Park.
• Kindly note that no firearms will be allowed in the park.
• No open game viewing vehicles or vehicles modified with an open roof or roof will be allowed
• The use of motorbikes and quad bikes are not allowed in the Park.
• Shoes are essential on summer evenings for protection against the possibility of scorpion stings.
• Keep an emergency supply of 10 litres 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.
• Roads in the park have gravel surfaces.
• The use of drones inside (and over) our national parks is strictly prohibited.
• Shops in Mata Mata, Nossob and Twee Rivieren camps sell basic commodities.
• There are no credit/debit card facilities at any of the shops, except for Twee Rivieren.
• A 4x4 with high ground clearance and low range capabilities is recommended.
• Twee Rivieren is the only camp with a restaurant.
• 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.
• Hide at waterhole in Mata Mata and Nossob camps. Waterhole at Bitterpan, Grootkolk, Kieliekrankie, Urikaruus, Gharagab and Kalahari Tent camps.
• Predator centre at Nossob camp. Bitterpan, Grootkolk, Kieliekrankie, Urikaruus, Gharagab and Kalahari Tent camps are not fenced.
• Only guests staying at Bitterpan and Gharagab are allowed to make use of these 4X4 roads
• NO TRAILERS ALLOWED ON THESE 4x4 ROADS.

Tourists wanting to exit the park other than the point of entry must kindly note

that all immigration controls must be done at Twee Rivieren / Two Rivers and a minimum of two nights stay in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is required to be allowed to pass through the Mata Mata border post to and from Namibia or when entering or exiting the Park to or from Botswana.

Tourists crossing into Namibia

Kindly note that the standard black and white ‘ZA’ vehicle sticker is required. A road levy per trailer and per vehicle is payable at Namibian immigration when entering Namibia.

Tourists travelling from and to Namibia please acquaint yourself with the summer and winter time differences between South Africa and Namibia to plan accordingly. Winter changes - 1hr.the first Sunday in April until the first Sunday in September