Northern Cape, South Africa · Africa
The best of Kalahari (2026)
Red dunes, black-maned lions and meerkats in South Africa's Northern Cape.
The southern Kalahari in the Northern Cape is red dunes and open sky, home to Tswalu Kalahari, South Africa's largest private reserve, and the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park shared with Botswana.
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