Contact Details Trisport
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- Sonja Otto
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Hike through the spellbinding wonders of the Kalahari Red Dune Route. Immerse in a kaleidoscope of breathtaking landscapes, from the glistening white saltpans to the mysterious black rock koppies, aptly named the Lost City. Marvel at the fiery red sand dunes and traverse the dry riverbeds, all beneath the vast expanse of open skies. Experience the majestic flat-topped acacia trees, symbolic of this remarkable route. Each night, indulge in the comfort of our exquisite lodges, where proper showers and toilets await. Delight in a sumptuous feast provided by our gracious hosts, while you recline and bask in the mesmerizing sunset, whether from your private deck or atop a crimson dune.
Cost:
R14900 sharing
R18900 Single
Dates: See our website for the 2025 dates
Distances:
Day 1: 16 km
Day 2: 15km
Day 3: 4km, cultural hike and experience with a Komani San guide
Day 4: 11km
Day 5: 5km
Included:
-5 Nights Accommodation in lodges
-5 Days hiking;
-Branded Trisport goody bag
-All meals from dinner Day 1 to dinner the last night at Kgalagadi Lodge
-Visiting the Kalahari The Lost City;
-The Cultural hike and experience with a Komani San guide
-The Lunch at a Komani San Kitchen
-Guided walk and experience by a Komani San Guide
-Staying on Private Game Reserves
-Sunset Game drive at Dreghorn Game Reserve with sundowners
-Sunset Game drive at Kgalagadi Lodge’s Game reserve, outside the Kgalagadi Park
-Hiking over the Salt pan
-Sundowners over the Saltpans (for your own account)
-Game drives at some venues, with your own car or with us
-The last night’s Game drive and sunset snacks and drinks at Kgalagadi-Lodge
-See the Vulture Restaurant, depending on the time of the year and if there are vultures around
-Experience the Camel Milking
-Amazing food
-Hospitality of the Kalahari
-All permissions and payments to the private landowners.
-Tourism levies
-All organising by Trisport
Itinerary
DAY 1
14:00 onwards Arrive at the Kalahari Goerapan 90km from Upington, check-in and relax
18:00 Meet at the lodge/bar for welcoming and drinks
19:00 Dinner
DAY 2
6:30 Breakfast
7:30 Hike on Goerapan over a saltpan and red sand dunes
11:30 Light lunch
12.30 Check out and drive to Molopo Lodge outside Askham (90km)
14:00 Check in at Molopo Lodge
17:00 Sundowners on a sand dune, drinks for your own account
19:00 Drinks and Dinner
DAY 3
7:00 Breakfast and check out
8:00 Drive to Koppieskraal
8.30: Experience the Camel milking, touching the camels and tasting the camel milk products
9:00 to 12:00 Hike over the flat salt pan, through the Lost City,
13:00 Packed Lunch at Koppieskraal farmhouse
14:00 Drive to Dreghorn Game Reserve, check in and enjoy Dreghorn swimming pool in the middle of the Red Dunes
18:30 Dinner,
Day 4
7:00 Breakfast
8:30 Hike with a Komani San guide. Experience the tracks and stories of the animals told by our guide. Lern about the history of the Komani San in the Kalahari
12:00 Lunch at Ant Koeras, a Komani San kitchen. Chill the rest of the afternoon in your comfortable chalets in the middle of the red sand dunes or enjoy the swimming pool
16:00 Game drive and Sundowners on the Dunes
19.30 Dinner
Day 5:
6:30 Breakfast
7:00 Drive to Kalahari trails
7:30 Experience the Meerkats, interact with them, watch their social behavior and enjoy their interaction with each other, maybe they will come to you, smell you, etc
9:00 Hike on Kalahari trails, a guide will teach us to “read the newspaper” by looking at the tracts of all the insects and animals that were walking on the dunes the night before or the early morning
12:00 Drive to Kgalagadi Lodge, enjoy a light lunch and a cold beer, and swim in the pool overlooking Botswana
16:00 Sunset Game drive with snacks and drinks provided by us at Kgalagadi Lode’s Game Reserve, outside the Kgalagadi National Park
19:00 Dinner
Day 6
6:30 Last Sunrise hike on the single-track hiking trail at Kgalagadi Game Lodge, see the beautiful sunrise over the dunes and Botswana
9:30 Breakfast (own account)
11:00 Check out and Good Byes or book an extra night with Kgalagadi Lodge