Kglagadi and Namaqualand 4x4 Tour

Day 1 - Upington to Dreghorn Game Farm

Pick up at Upington Airport at 12:30 and via Askham, 160km north of Upington, in the Red Dune Kalahari. As soon as we see the first red dunes outside Upington, we know the Kalahari and Red Dunes are waiting for us. Refreshments on the stoep of Molopo Lodge, before we leave to overnight at Dreghorn Game Farm.

Accommodation: Dreghorn Game Farm Chalets

Dinner: Eco Ventures ‘Braai’ (DB&B)

Day 2 - Dreghorn Game Farm to Nossob Camp

We enter The Kglagadi National Park at Tweerivieren Gate and continue along the Nossob river bordering Botswana to Nossob Camp, where we will stay for the next 2 nights.

Late afternoon Game drive or game watching from the chalet overlooking the waterhole.

Accommodation: Nossob Camp Riverfront Chalets

Dinner: Eco Ventures ‘Braai’ (DB&B)

Day 3

Game drives in the direction of Unions End. Afternoon at leisure in camp or game watching at the waterhole.

Late afternoon Game drive

Accommodation: Nossob Camp Riverfront Chalets

Dinner: Eco Ventures ‘Braai’ (DB&B)

Day 4 - Nossob Camp to Mata Mata Camp

We depart after breakfast and follow the scenic dune road and along the ancient Auob river-bed, while Game watching to Mata Mata  Camp. Brunch at a picnic site. 

Late afternoon Game drive, visiting a few water holes

Overnight: Mata Mata Camp Riverfront Chalets – en suite Chalets

Dinner: Eco Ventures ‘Braai’ (DB&B)

Day 5 - Kglagadi to Augrabies Falls

Along the Auob Riverbed and via Tweerivieren, following the ancient Molopo Riverbed to the forgotten village of Noenieputs. From here we make our way into the Riemvasmaak Mountains to Augrabies National Park.  Today’s scenery will change from Red Dunes to ‘hardeveld’ and Mountains.

Overnight: Augrabies Falls National Park Chalets

Dinner: Eco Ventures ‘Braai’(DB&B)

Day 6 - Visit Augrabies Falls and via Nous and Pofadder to Klein Pella.

Early morning visit to Augrabies Falls with a game drive and picnic breakfast at the Oranjekom Viewpoint.

We take all the back-roads to Pofadder and Klein Pella Guest Farm, the biggest date farm in the Southern hemisphere.  Sundowners before dinner on the banks of the Orange River. 

Accommodation and Dinner: Klein Pella Guest Farm en suite rooms (DB&B)

Day 7 - Klein Pella along the Orange River and via Bulletrap to Nigramoep

We start our journey further into Boesmanland and the Richtersveld. Overlooking the Namibian Plato, we drive in a western direction via Goodhouse and along the Orange River. Picnic lunch on the banks of the Orange River. Lookout for Quiver Trees and beautiful landscapes of distant Mountains and Granite Koppies. We drive along true Boesmanland landscapes and jeep-tracks. We look out for the first ‘Halfmense’ on this section, and ‘Boompie-alleen. We join the N7 Tar-road about 44km before Vioolsdrif Border Post for our last 60km of the day to Nigramoep Slow Living Guest Farm.

Accommodation and Dinner: Beautiful restored Farmhouses at Nigramoep Guest Farm (DB&B)

Day 8 - Nigramoep via Springbok and Goegap Reserve to Kamieskroon

After breakfast we do a Flower-Drive on the farm overlooking the Schaap River Canyon. Transfer via Springbok to Goegap Nature reserve and the Droedap Road to Kamieskroon.

Dinner: Kliphuis Kombuis

Accommodation: Harry’s Place Guesthouse en-suite rooms in Kamieskroon (B&B)

Day 9 - Flower Drives into Kamies Mountains

We drive via the Arkoep jeep track and pick up a gravel road to Nourivier, visiting the Quiver Tree Forest. Down Kamies Pass to ‘Skilpad’ and visiting Namaqua National Park, which is famous for spectacular daisies.

Dinner: Kliphuis Kombuis

Accommodation: Harry’s Place Guesthouse en-suite rooms in Kamieskroon (B&B)

Day 10 - Kamieskroon via Leliefontein and Garies to Van Rhynsdorp

Beautiful Namaqualand scenery on a jeep tracks, between farms, into the Kamies Mountains. Granite hills with quiver trees. Lunch at G’nis se winkel

From Garies we leave for Van Rhynsdorp to overnight at Letsatsi Lodge, a restored monastery.

Dinner: Red Ox Restaurant

Accommodation: Letsatsi Lodge en suite luxury tented accommodation.

Day 11 - Van Rhynsdorp to Clanwilliam

We explore Gifberg and after a wine tasting at Klawer Cellars, we follow the back-roads to the top of Brand se Berg and via Traveller’s Rest and Pakhuis Pass to Clanwilliam.

After exploring the Village, we drive a jeep track along the Olifants River to overnight on a Guest Farm near Clanwilliam. Enjoy the Cederberg Mountains with rooibos fields and white daisies underneath citrus trees.

Accommodation and Dinner: Rondegat Chalets, overlooking Clanwilliam Dam(DB&B)

Day 12

Leave early for CPT International Airport , to arrive by 11:00