Kalahari Desert, Namibia (South)
- Highlights: Red desert dunes, Kokerboom/Quiver Tree Forest, African Wildlife (Black-maned Kalahari Lion, Giraffe, Warthog, Meerkat, etc.)
- Activities: walk throught he e Quiver Tree Forest, enjoy game-drives in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Botswana and South Africa, Namibian border)
In contrast to the high sand dunes in Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert, the look of the Kalahari is characterized by little grass clumps and red dunes. They are not very high but long and have a sharp crest. Spot African wildlife like Black-maned Kalahari Lion, Oryx, Giraffe, Warthog or little Meerkat (Suricate) on game-drives or just enjoy the silence around you.
The Kalahari Desert offers warm colours and great contrasts. A superb photo motive is a light brown, black and white Gemsbok (Oryx) standing with its long horns on top of a deep red sand dune with little green and golden tufts of grass.
The Kalahari Desert covers eastern and southern Namibia, large parts of Botswana and the north-western area of South Africa. It cant be defined as a real desert as it receives too much rain. It can rather be called a fossil desert. This area in Namibia is inhabited by the San people (Namibian bushmen), who used to be hunter-gatherers. They are now surviving by game hunting and collecting edible plants, like berries or desert melons. Accommodation in the Namibian Kalahari:
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Kalahari Desert activities in Namibia:
- Visit the Kokerboom/Quiver Tree Forest
- Hop over the Namibian border to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in Botswana and South Africa
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