Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

The Kgalagadi is a top pick with repeat tourists. The obvious desert climate and extraordinary predator sightings create exceptional photographic opportunities. It just has two of the Big Five: leopard and lion. The park has plentiful, diverse wildlife. It is home to large mammalian predators like lions, cheetahs, African leopards, and hyenas. Migratory herds of enormous herbivores like blue wildebeest, springbok, eland, and red hartebeest additionally live and move occasionally inside the park, giving food to the predators. 

Kgalagadi is well known for its large, black-maned Kalahari lions. Adorable ground squirrels fly all through their tunnels in the rest camps, and the nocturnal springhare is another creature that flourishes in the sandy climate. The big cats are effectively seen. Bat-eared foxes and brown hyenas are two of the more modest predators you may see, and exceptionally fortunate visitors may run over the slippery pangolin. The desert-adapted springbok and gemsbok are the primary antelope species.

The best time for wildlife viewing in Kgalagadi is at the end of the Wet season, generally from March to May, when animals assemble in the riverbeds. Although, many may lean toward the cooler cold weather from May to September, generally speaking, wildlife viewing is acceptable consistently. The mid-year months from October to April are extremely hot.

The Kalagadi Transfrontier Park has a list of around 280 species among which only 92 are residents. The remainder comprises mainly nomadic, migratory and vagrant species. A variety of raptors might be seen, the commonest being Tawny and Black-breasted (chested) Snake Eagle, Bateleur, White-backed and Lappet-faced Vulture, just as more modest species like Pale Chanting Goshawk, Gabar Goshawk, Pygmy Falcon and Greater Kestrel. Larks and Sparrowlarks (Finchlarks) are bountiful, especially after good rains which is likewise a fun opportunity to see seed-eaters, for example, Violet-eared Waxbill, Black-throated Canary, Shaft-tailed Whydah and Lark-like Bunting. Kori Bustard is common along both the Auob and Nossob riverbeds with Ludwig's Bustard being moderately common during summer.

Kgalagadi National Park is an excellent park for bird watching throughout the year. However, the best time to visit is in the Wet season from November to April, when migratory birds are available as well as resident species. The midday heat can be extreme at this time so cooler winter months from May to September are preferred which offer the best overall climatic conditions.

The best time for wildlife viewing in Kgalagadi is at the end of the Wet season, generally from March to May, when animals assemble in the riverbeds. Although, many may lean toward the cooler cold weather from May to September, generally speaking, wildlife viewing is acceptable consistently. The mid-year months from October to April are extremely hot.