Central Kalahari Game Reserve

We've all returned safely from our three nights spent in Central Kalahari Game Reserve, the second largest terrestrial game reserve in the world (52,800 square kilometers). While there we went on game drives in the mornings and afternoons and had some nice wildlife sightings, including numerous springbok and gemsbok, bat-eared foxes, giraffes, a brown hyena, and much more. 

Tomorrow morning we head out into the Okavango Delta for four nights. We will be without cell coverage and internet again, but we will have the satellite phone on from 7-8 (Botswana time), for emergencies only.

The satellite phone number: 00881631627587

Stay tuned for more updates on our journey into the wetlands of the Okavango Delta.

Driving into the park through the Tsau Gate, one of the main entrances to CKGR.

We saw a number of giraffe on our way into the park and on our game drives.

 Bat-eared foxes use their large ears for thermoregulation, crucial in the extreme temperatures of the Kalahari.

Enjoying an afternoon game drive. 

We followed this brown hyena down the road back to our camp for a kilometer while it marked its territory.

Deception Valley as the sun goes down.