Caracal Rendezvous by Johan Siggesson (Facebook | Instagram | website): Just in time before darkness, we reach the winding single-track road leading up the dunes to our camp. Our Land Cruiser is set to 4 wheel drive to cope with the soft sand. The strong Kalahari sun is quickly receding and the darkness is once again dominating the landscape. My first day in the Kalahari desert is soon just a fleeting memory. I have visited Africa a number of times before, but this would be my first time in this very special area. Together with my co-travelers I am spending almost 4 weeks in the south-western corner of the Kalahari - Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Africa is so much larger than most people realise and distances and areas are often vast. Just play with the thought that inside Africa you could fit The US, all Europe, and China. The Kalahari desert on its own is the size of Spain x 2 and the KTP is approximately the size of Switzerland. The KTP is a transfrontier park which essentially means that the park straddles the border between two countries. In this, case those countries are South Africa and Botswana. This is done for the benefit of conversation so that animals can roam freely without man-made obstacles. The park is bordering Namibia to the west and has almost reached legendary status amongst nature photographers. Its impressive landscapes, stunning desert light and great variety of birds and other wildlife should be enough to make it onto...
Published By: Nikonrumors - Sunday, 23 August, 2020