INTRODUCTION

Your adventure begins in Cape Town and travels north into the Cedarberg Mountains. We spend quality time in the area before the Augrabies National Park. Here we conduct an extensive game drive before the true desert as we head into Botswana and make our home in the Kalahari Transfronteir Park for three nights. Open camps and game drives into the pristine wilderness in our land rovers. The Silence of the Fish River Canyon and the Richtersvelt National Park await us. We spend an extensive period in this special destination before turning south to the Gifberg and finally return to Cape Town.

TRANSFRONTEIR DESERT SAFARI HIGHLIGHTS
The Cedarberg Mountain hikes
Augrabies National Park Game drives
The Mabuasehube Game Reserve solitude and wildlife
The desert lion
The Kalahari & Kaglagadi National Park
Fish River Canyon
Richtersvelt National Park – Nature Par Excellence
Gifberg San rock art and hidden caves.

DAY 1
We depart from our guest lodge in cape town and travel into the true remote wilderness area of the western cape, in the cedarberg mountains. The afternoon is spent on a short walk to a waterfall, or a swim in one of the many rock pools or rivers. Today we relax, for tomorrow we walk.
Bungalows
Distance – 200 km
Duration -  3 hrs
Conditions – tar & dirt

DAY 2
Today we explore the cedarberg mountains. Unique rock formation hikes, wine farms, trekking opportunities or just simply relaxing next to a mountain stream. We return to our base after our excursion, and have a welcome swim.
Bungalows.
Distance – 100 km
Duration -  5 hrs
Conditions - dirt

DAY 3 & 4
Onto augrabies falls national park. After setting up camp, we will head out to search for eland, giraffe, gemsbok and klipspringer antelope. Witness the spectacular augrabies falls, where the mighty orange river plunges over the granite gorge on its lonely journey to the atlantic ocean.
Bungalows
Distance – 600 km
Duration - 8 hrs
Conditions – tar & good dirt

DAY 5
Kuruman is our stop today. Depart early, and journey into the maize farmlands of south africa.
Spend the late afternoon escaping the heat in the pool.
Tonight we re-enter civilization, and enjoy a restaurant meal.
Bungalows
Distance – 450 km
Duration - 5 hrs
Conditions - tar

DAY 6 & 7
The transfrontier pearl called mabuasehube game reserve tonight. A wild camping night. A little jewel, but a precious jewel. After tedious big sand we finally reach the pearl, encased in its shell of sand. Late afternoon sees us sifting the red sands, searching for those who have not been found. After setting up camp we spend the days searching the pans and dunes, absorbing this desert.
Tented camp
Distance – 450 km
Duration - 6 hrs
Conditions – tar & 4x4 dirt

DAY 8
With full jerry cans of water and fuel, we embark on an expedition into the wilds of the kalahari, the bush camp in the matopi region is our goal for tonight. En route, a hard earned brunch and siesta period to while away the heat of this unforgiving land.
Tented camp
Distance – 150 km
Duration -  8 hrs
Conditions – 4x4 dirt game drives

DAYS 9 & 10
Travel the dusty road to one of the best-kept secrets in africa: the red sands of the kalahari. The kaglagadi transfrontier park is one of the largest protected wilderness areas in africa. The search begins.
Rise with the sun and resume our search, often spending long periods waiting for that special moment at waterholes or in the dunes. The kalahari lion is the largest lion found in the world and just to spend a moment with this black maned king of the beasts is not only a privilege but also an experience that you will never forget. The lion, the raptors and the desert dwelling creatures will fascinate all wildlife enthusiasts. The game drive takes us north on the nossob river.
Bungalows
Distance – 200 km
Duration - 8 hrs
Conditions - 4x4 dirt game drives

DAY 11
We leave via the mata mata entry gate and travel onto the fish river canyon, the second largest canyon in the world. Sunset is spent enjoying the red sky and listening to the silence.
A fantastic destination.
Bungalows
Distance - 400 km
Duration - 7 hrs
Conditions – 4x4 & good dirt

DAYS 12 & 13 & 14
The richtersveld national park, first we restock on supplies and thereafter cross the orange river on a pont whereupon we enter the barren richtersveld national park. After checking in at the entry gate at sendelingsdrift, make for our campsite. After setting up camp, we cool off in the river. We spend three days in this pristine wilderness, searching for unique euphorbia and rare desert succulents. The days are hot, the nights cold, but the experience exhilarating.
Bungalows / tented
Distance – 300 km
Duration - 5 hrs
Conditions – 4x4 dirt

DAYS 15
A mountain of poison. Gifberg. Why poison? We spend the afternoon searching for the answer to this question. The splendour of the namaqualand flower carpet in springtime is a sight to behold. Bungalows
Distance - 600 km
Duration - 8 hrs
Conditions – 4x4 / dirt & tar

DAY 16

The final day in the wilds of africa. We explore the san caves and mountain pathways, enjoying our last day of solitude. Spend quality time in the wilderness with your guide, hiking, swimming or simply relaxing. Overnight gifberg.
Bungalows
Distance – 10 km
Duration --  2 hrs
Conditions – 4x4

DAY 17
Homeward bound - the route takes the land rover past fields of citrus and over steep mountain ranges towards a table like mountain. The safari ends upon arrival in cape town in the afternoon.
Distance – 300 km
Duration - 4 hrs
Conditions – 4x4 & tar