Covering over 50 000 km², the Central Kalahari game Reserve is the largest, most remotely situated reserve in Southern Africa, and the second largest wildlife reserve in the world. Home to a wide variety of incredible wildlife, including lion, leopard, wild dog, cheetah, brown hyena, giraffe, blue wildebeest, eland, kudu, gemsbok and red hartebeest. In the wet summer months, wildlife gather at the best grazing areas in the northern reaches of the reserve.
The land in the park gently undulates, and is alternatively covered with sparse bush and long grass, which conceals the prevalent sand dunes. Deception Valley, which began to form 16,000 years ago, is found in the northern extremities of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, and it’s lush grasses are known to attract hordes of wildlife in the rainy season for the ultimate Botswana safari.
The most popular time of year to visit the reserve is undoubtedly in between January and April – summer – when the inter-dune valleys are lush with vegetation, attracting wildlife in great numbers. While this is the most beautiful, and exciting time of year, it is also the most difficult in terms of travel, with the rain often making the roads difficult to navigate.
