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Game reserves of the Northern Cape
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The Northern Cape is a large, dry region of fluctuating temperatures and varying
topographies. As the most arid part of South Africa it offers the visitor an experience
that is not elsewhere available. It is noted for its San rock art, diamond diggings and
large nature reserves.
The Kalahari
National Park (now transformed into the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
stretching into Botswana) comprises two million-hectares of sparsely vegetated, red sand
dunes and dry riverbeds.
The reserve is a sanctuary for antelope, gemsbok, springbok, blue wildebeest, red
hartebeest, eland, lion, leopard, cheetah and smaller game. One of Africa's last true game
reserves, the size of the Park allows for massive migration of different species. |
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Within the Augrabies Falls National Park
the Orange River is at its most impressive as it thunders its way through a ravine and
into a pool walled by sheer granite. This arid piece of lunar landscape-like land, awesome
and strikingly beautiful, offers the visitor over 15 000 ha of unique riverine ecosystems
to explore.
Various animals and indigenous trees can be seen. Giraffe, klipspringer and other game are
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Twisted and faulted, seared by a blistering sun, the 160 000ha or crenellated lava
mountains and sandy plains of the Richtersveld National
Park form southern Africa’s largest mountain desert park. The rugged
Richtersveld is a botanist’s living laboratory, nurturing some 30% of all South
Africa’s succulent plant species.
The home of the quiver tree, the bastard quiver tree, the "halfmens" and
"eight-day" or "miracle grass", the Richtersveld is one of the
world’s most precious and fragile ecosystems |
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The Vaalbos
National Park is situated close to the town of Barkly West on the road from
Kimberley to Postmasburg. The park is inhabited by a large variety of birds and mammals,
including black and white rhino.
From Postmasburg follow the signs to the Witsand Nature
Reserve, with its striking white sand dunes. At the area around Brulsand, a
weird roaring noise is created when the sand is disturbed. The park is known for its
birdlife.
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Situated on the edge of the Kalahari desert,
Tswalu Private Desert Reserve is the
largest privately owned game reserve is South Africa.
Covering a malaria free area of over 100,000 hectares of harsh thorn bush, immense skies,
monumental mountains and red rolling sand dunes, Tswalu is the Africa of a thousand years
ago.
Tswalu has 40 different species of animals and over 250 different species of birds. |
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