!Khamab Kalahari Reserve

Khamab lions
Full
2023
Tour no
Tour No.9
Date
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Cost
Tour Cost R21 800 per person sharing
INCLUDED:
  • Accommodation
  • Entrance fees
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • EXCLUDED
  • Gratuities
  • Personal items, Curios, Laundry, Telephone calls
  • iKhamab is the San word for Cape Fox, a shy predator. This is an authentic and exclusive safari experience in the Kalahari untouched, harsh, the real thing. This tour is an exclusive trip to a 96 000ha private reserve with the lodge as the only accommodation with the Big 5 on your doorstep. You will never experience an open vehicle safari better than the one at  !Khamab.

    Day 1:

    Option 1: If you wish to fly up it is a 1.5-hour flight landing near the lodge. An open safari vehicle and Ranger will take you to Khamba. ** flight not included in costs.

    OPTION 2:

    We depart early from JHB at 07H00 and head for the North West province. This is a long drive but well worth the traveling and we will do convenience stops and brunch in Sannieshof. We arrive in Vryburg in the afternoon and sleepover at a Guesthouse to split the distance we have to travel as the Khamab is 97 kilometers from any tarred road. At leisure for the rest of the afternoon and dinner at the guesthouse.

    Full board trip with soft drinks included.

    Day 2:

    After breakfast, we depart further into the NW province heading towards Tosca (convenience stop), and soon after we leave the tar road and meet the green Kalahari in all its splendor. During this part of the trip we reduce our speed and enjoy the Kalahari with a picnic along the road. Once we reach the gate and enter Khamab, Ian and Mark take over with cold drinks and check you into your accommodation. Enjoy a late afternoon open vehicle game drive. Dinner in the boma depending on weather conditions.

    Day 3,4 & 5:

    Depart early after a cold breakfast and explore this reserve. You might spot the anti-poaching unit and what an honor to meet these guys protecting endangered species. The Big 5 are here and the reserve Ecologist has been working for the past 16 years preparing the reserve for visitors like you. We have to work to find the big 5 and at the same time, see the amazing bird life and smaller Kalahari animals. This is really authentic and exclusive. The Kalahari is harsh so be prepared for hot weather during the day and cool to cold at night.

    We will enjoy the morning and afternoon game drives to also view the nocturnal wildlife and enjoy the sunrise and sunset with a drink in hand. On one of the days, we will have a longer game drive and enjoy lunch in the bush as we travel down south to see the Khamab Game Reserve with amazing nature around you. It is a long day but well worth the experience. Lunch will be under a Camel thorn tree.

    Returning to the Lodge to rest and enjoy dinner.

    Day 6:

    After breakfast either depart back home by road via Vryburg or depart for the landing strip for your flight back to Johannesburg. You will be met at the airport for your transport to your home or hotel.

    !KHAMAB LODGE

    The lodge lodge is perfectly situated near Botswana overlooking a water hole.

    !Khamba Lodge offers Kalahari 5 star accommodation as a game lodge situated in for eco-tourists and visitors. Tucked away on the south-eastern edge of the Kalahari is !Khamab Kalahari Reserve, the largest, private, Big-5 reserve in South Africa.!khamab lodge

    This 96 000ha reserve has the vision to become a premier conservation area renowned for its positive contribution to the conservation of landscapes, habitats and ecological processes and the full spectrum of herbivores and carnivores typical of the eastern Kalahari Bushveld.

    The Kalahari has been called a predator’s paradise. You will find all of southern Africa’s large carnivore species at !Khamab. Lion, leopard, African wild dog, cheetah, spotted and brown hyena all call !Khamab home. Also, many of the smaller, and often shy carnivore species are present. Black-backed jackal, caracal, aardwolf, African wild cat, honey badger, bat-eared fox, Cape fox, meerkat and two mongoose species are always special to see.

    Lower in the food chain you will find the typical ungulate species of the Kalahari. Adapted to survive in this semi-desert with only short periods of available surface water are gemsbok, eland, giraffe, red hartebeest, steenbok, and springbok.

    With permanent water now provided in nine waterholes, species that were known to be present in large numbers as they migrated through the area during wet periods in the past are now flourishing. Blue wildebeest and zebra are flourishing at !Khamab and form an important food source for the large predators on the reserve. !Khamab’s proximity to the Molopo River puts the current location of the reserve in the historic migration routes of many species that moved west, following the river course – before humans occupied the area and fences prevented migration in large numbers. Elephant, buffalo, kudu and small populations of both rhino species now occur permanently on the reserve

    The Kalahari is also well known for its raptors, and !Khamab provides a place where many can soar in the skies. The reserve provides a safe place where two vulture species – the white-backed and lappet-faced vultures – can build their nests in tall camelthorn or shepherd’s trees. Other common raptors include bateleur, secretary bird and several eagle, owl, falcon, goshawk and kite species. The reserve is also home to other birds that are synonymous with the Kalahari. This includes the largest bird in the world, the ostrich, and the heaviest flying bird, the kori bustard.

     

     

     

     

     

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