Green Kalahari

A vast area with dramatically different landscapes - from harsh, semi-arid desolation to verdant valleys with lush green vineyards near the Orange River - South Africa's largest river.   It's the Orange too that provides the drama and thunder of the Augrabies Falls - roaring down 56m via a series of granite cataracts ...

This area is also home to the mighty Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, the first of its kind in Africa - which covers almost 3.7 million hectares of sparsely vegetated, red sand dunes and dry riverbeds.  Here you'll find the typical residents of the area in their masses: gemsbok, springbok, blue wildebeest, red hartebeest, eland, lion, leopard, cheetah and smaller game. This is one of Africa’s last, vast pristine game reserves, where mass migration of different species is still possible.

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Top 10 Attractions:

• Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
• Spitskop Nature Reserve (13 kms from Upington)
• Augrabies Falls
• Augrabies Falls National Park
• The Riemvasmakers Cultural Experience
• Upington - the cultural & economic hub of the area
• Hot Springs at Riemvasmaak
• Orange River Wine Cellars
• Kalahari Adventure Centre
• Operating Waterwheels of Kakamas

For more info, visit Northern Cape Tourism