Namibia / Botswana / South Africa
Kalahari
Red sand plains. Acacia scrub. A silence that is geological, not atmospheric.
Overview
Not a desert by rainfall — it receives too much — but a deep sand sheet that covers much of southern Africa. In Namibia, the Kalahari runs along the eastern border: red dunes, camelthorn acacias, and the San people, the original inhabitants of the region.
Best Time To Visit
May to September — cooler days, cold nights.
Landscape
Red sand, camelthorn acacia, long horizons.
What you will see.
San tracker walksSunset dune drivesKgalagadi Transfrontier Park (Botswana side)
What moves here.
01
Gemsbok
02
Springbok
03
Meerkat
04
Brown hyena
