Magotho Khwai and Central Kalahari (CKGR) - Botswana 2019 Part 3
We depart Audi Camp in Maun for the short journey into the Khwai concession where we stay at Magotho, Khwai Community Campsite. The campsite had no facilities at the time, but was full of adventure. We saw an abundance of game along the majestic Khwai river including lion, wild dog, honey badger, python, hippo, elephant, girraffe, waterbuck, kudu, impala, buffalo, warthog and stunning birdlife.
We stayed in Campsite 1 which had decent shade and grass - one night, we were privileged to experience a lion kill in our camp - it was extremely dark, too dark to record video of the kill as it woke us up, but the noise as they took a zebra down and dragged it into the bush, brought several vehicles to the grass next to our camp at first light.
We reluctantly left Magotho camp and headed to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, stopping at Makgadikgadi Pans National Park on the way, overnighting at Khumaga Camp.
In CKGR, we stayed at Lekhubu wild camp, with absolutely no facilities. We moved on to stay at Deception Pan campsite, which has a fire pit, pit toilet and shower enclosure. There is no water available at any of these camps, and no river to get water from. We had fewer sightings at CKGR but enjoyed the more arid terrain and extreme isolation. We did see jackel, lion, honey badger, springbok, gemsbok, warthog, bat eared fox, giraffe and a cape cobra!
Botswana 2020 Behind-the-scenes (Part 1 of 2) - Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
In February 2020 we travelled overland to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pan National Parks in Botswana to film the desert wildlife of the Kalahari and the zebra migration during the rainy season. In this short film, I hope to show you a bit about what goes into filming high resolution content in the remote African wilderness. This is my first behind-the-scenes video, so please let us know in the comments if you would like me to make more of this kind of content.
The adventure starts in Hermanus, near the Southern tip of Africa. Since my usual assistant was unable to come on this trip, my mother kindly offered to join and help with the driving. We travelled via the Karoo into Botswana and on to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. In the CKGR we camped for 3 nights in Deception Valley filming desert wildlife, birds, lions and cheetahs. Then we travelled West to Tau Pan Camp where we spent most of our time on the pan itself, filming the herds of wildebeest, gemsbok (oryx) and springbok, as well as a beautiful male lion, a cheetah, a giraffe, bat-eared foxes, and black-backed jackals. After a few nights at Tau Pan, we moved East again to Leopard Pan, where we camped for a 3 more nights. From Leopard Pan, they visited the small copse of trees where Mark and Delia Owens camped in the 1970s. They later wrote the book 'Cry of the Kalahari' about this experience.
After more sightings of lions and other Kalahari birds and animals, we headed out of the park. In part 2 of this series we visit Boteti River Camp, near the gate of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park as well as South Camp in Nxai Pan National Park.
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Africa Bush Flying // Central Kalahari Game Reserve and Botswana's Okavango Delta bush plane Day 3
Africa Bush flying - DAY 3
Bush Pilots exploring Botswana's Okavango Delta and the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.
Stop by the Safari camps of the Delta.
Most remotely situation, and the largest game reserve in Southern Africa, Central Kalahari Game Reserve, is also the second largest wildlife reserve in the world, encompassing 52,800 sq. km.
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Central Kalahari Game Reserve, and
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Edge of the Delta - Khwai River.
Follow along, as I explore the Okavango Delta, by bush plane, riding along with Ian Chamberlain, a pilot for MackAir.
In 2019, this region is in the midst of a severe drought. Join as we fly to the safari lodge airstrips, and view the Okavango Delta from above.
With Botswana's large concentrations of birds and animals, this area is perhaps one of the best places to view animals and birds in Africa. It is one of Africa's last remaining great wildlife habitat and provides refuge to huge concentrations of wildlife.
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0:00 Introduction
1:57 Previously on Botswana Bush flying
3:23 Departing Maun
6:26 Maun to Haina Ventures
09:02 Haina Ventures
14:30 Deception Valley
17:00 Runway safety and procedures
19:31 Botswana's Game Fences - the Khuke veterinary fence
20:55 Deception Valley to Khwai River
22:00 Khwai River
23:35 Khwai River to Maun
24:50 Next up : Zimbabwe and Victoria Falls
Chobe, Savuti and Khwai 2021: Episode 6 - Camping at Magotho in Khwai PART 2
In September 2021, we embarked on a 24 day overlanding trip through Botswana!
In this episode, we stay at Magotho Camp in Khwai, which is run by the Khwai Community Trust. Magotho is very rustic with the bare minimum facilities and you need to be self sufficient to comfortably stay here.
Khwai Concession is situated between the Chobe and Moremi reserves, and therefore there are no park fees payable to stay in this area.
In saying that, it is one of the most wild, scenic and immersive wilderness experience we have ever had. Wildlife is abundant and there is never a boring drive. We have had lion, hyena, leopard, wild dog, honey badger and more RIGHT in our campsite.
Check out our video and feel free to ask more questions about the incredible Khwai area of Botswana in the comments!
Kalahari Deception Valley April 2023 Botswana
We spend 4 days exploring the deception valley in the CKGR Kalahari, we track lions and find a pride of 7 lions that we watch every sunrise in deception, we also find a leopard and lots of other cool sightings. we camp two nights at kori camp 4 and our last night we stay at the wilderness camp 8.
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filmed April 2023
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2021 Botswana Adventure: - Episode 2 - Mankwe to Magotho
Episode 2 (of 3) of our June 2021 Botswana Adventure.
This trip was more than 2 years in the making. Due to Covid, our trip for 2020 had to be cancelled.
This year we ALMOST were not able to do this trip, again Covid.
For this trip, we enjoyed the Khwai River area and Moremi Game Reserve.
Needles to say, we had many water crossings and getting stuck in the mud on occasion... Great fun was had - This was truly an Adventure!
Khwai and Moremi Game Reserve is fantastic place for Game Viewing. One of the best in the world.
Combine your love of Nature and Wild Life to Adventurous exploration - You have the PERFECT playground for an African Adventure!
Did we Experience Wild Africa on this Trip? - 101% YES WE DID!
Botswana self drive guided with 4x4ventures: Stage2
#4x4ventures continues the adventure and takes you into the more wild parts of #Botswana.
Stage 2 of the adventures sees us travel from Planet Baobab to Maun, and on wards to South Gate at the entrance to the #Moremi Reserve.
We take a rest day, with some great game viewing, and a potjie (South African Beef Stew), full of the good stuff.
On wards we travel to the Magotho campsite, which is part of the Khwai Community trust. This will be the highlight to your next trip - a fantastic place. Another rest day as we soaked the wilderness in, at every corner, eyes wide open, we encounter scenes shown on post cards. A place every adventurer must experience.
Stay tuned for Stage 2 episode 2, where we pick up on day 8 and travel northwards o the wilderness that is the Linyanti.
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Traversée du Central Kalahari Game Reserve Botswana
Ci-dessous ↓ les pages de mon blog décrivant notre traversée du CKGR du sud au nord (Botswana). Au départ de l'Afrique du sud.
Bonjour à toutes et à tous,
voici la vidéo d'un de nos périples au Botswana : la traversée du Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). Ce fut une belle expérience ! À l'intérieur de ce parc durant 5 jours, nous avons parcouru 677 km de piste sablonneuse, souvent avec du sable profond. Mais également, avec de la pluie, des orages, un soleil de plomb et une chaleur écrasante. En ce qui me concerne, un petit bémol : la partie sud du parc m'a déçue, la faune est rare, les pistes sont étroites, et la visibilité est réduite. Ce n’est qu’à partir de Piper Pan, situé dans le nord du parc, où nous avons pu observer de nombreux animaux.
En ce qui concerne les dangers ou les difficultés, nous n'avons eu aucun problème. Néanmoins, il est important d'avoir une expérience de la conduite sur piste très sablonneuse, puis, par sécurité réaliser cette traversée à deux voitures. Je ne renouvellerai pas ce périple ( du sud au nord ), car personnellement, je n'y trouve pas un grand intérêt, sauf pour se lancer des défis. En outre, je reviendrai encore et encore !!!, sans aucune lassitude dans le nord du CKGR. De Deception Valley jusqu'à Piper Pan et Motopi : mes deux sites favoris. C'est un parc magnifique, je l'adore !!!
2007 Botswana Part 1 - Central Kalahari game reserve
In 2007 we took a December vacation to Botswana. This is the first of a three part series of our trip. We did not have much in terms of video equipment so this video is a compilation of our photos.
Overlanding Central Kalahari Game Reserve | Fuel, Fires & Felines | Episode 4
With months of planning and 1000's of kilometres apart 4 YouTubers decided to go on a journey together into one of the remotest regions in Africa, the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR). Not only did we enter the CKGR, but we transversed it's great plains from North to South. A journey that took us 12 days to complete with plenty of challenges in the way. From rain, to capturing wildlife at it's very best in terms of kills, punctures and far far too many snakes, it was an adventure second to none.
Our final part of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve series comes to its last episode as we make our way from Bape to Molose in the Khutse Game Reserve. A favourite place of ours as the once amazing waterhole has always been a fruitful playground to both lion and elephant alike. We aim our vehicles South finally to drive the 96km of REALLY thick sand down to Khutse. With the sand being thicker than i have ever experienced it, suddenly fuel becomes a problem for us all. The vehicles going through far more litres than expected and the sand only getting worse.
Arriving in Molose we spend an afternoon relaxing and catching up on much needed cold beverages before heading off for a late afternoon game drive. Beautiful as always the waterhole is calm and peaceful with an abundance of game coming in for a late afternoon drink, much like we needed while in camp.
Our focus after Molose was to head to the main Khutse Camps themselves...the rest of the story i leave you to follow from the video...ENJOY!!!!
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Lions devouring an impala literally on footsteps of Khwai Magotho campsite, Botswana
we were camping on river banks of Khwai river in Botswana - Khwai Magotho campsite;
when right on the footsteps of our site a pack of lions took over an impala put down by wild dogs no more than 20 minutes earlier... needless to say we did not have steaks that night :-o
BOTSWANA TRIP 2022 - Coming soon! | Epic 3-part series trailer
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We spent 9 unforgettable days at Magotho in the Khwai Concession, and another 3 days at Deception Valley in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. In between we also took a helicopter flight over the Okavango Delta - an experience I'll never forget...
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Self Drive Camping in Central Kalahari Game Reserve Botswana
We loved camping in Central Kalahari especially at Sunday Pan.
Camping in Botswana - Moremi, Savuti, Chobe and Kubu Island
Camping in Botswana - Moremi, Savuti, Chobe and Kubu Island
It’s been more than a year since I’ve been to Botswana. Join Ryan, Ed and I as we cross the Limpopo again for an exciting new adventure!
Camps we stayed at on this trip; Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Khumaga camp in the Makgadikgadi National park, Southgate Makwee and SKL Khwai camp in the Moremi Game Reserve, Savuti campsite in Chobe National Park, Chobe Safari Lodge, Elephant sands and Kubu Island.
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Botswana - Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Episode 3
Ons oornag 5 aande in Central Kalahari.
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Suzuki Jimny - Central Kalahari Game Reserve | Adventure to Botswana - Part 2
In April 2021 we took our Gen 3 Suzuki Jimny on an epic adventure across Botswana. With our route plan done by Ultimate Routes we spent 30 days exploring the most beautiful and wild places we have ever experienced.
In Part 2, we travel to Kori Camp in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) and spend 5 days soaking up the magic of the Deception Valley.
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Interior & overlanding gear upgrades to Jimnothy were done by African Sky Adventure Company - This includes our battery system, fridge, extra lights, awning, strengthened and serviced our Front Runner Roof Rack, refitted our roof top tent to accommodate two jerrycans and had previously fitted the Front Runner under roof rack table kit, the drop down tailgate prep table, and the African Sky interior roof storage net.
Mechanical upgrades to Jimnothy were done in 2020 Zombie Offroad - This includes 50 mm Des Sol 4x4 Adventure Hardware lift kit, supplied with Gabriel HDP Shocks, the Zombie Offroad steering damper, as well as the extended brake lines, EBC Brake pads, and 32 mm wheel spacers.
We also upgraded our tyres to the 215/75 R15 General Grabber AT3 at BestDrive specifically for Botswana
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Camping in the Central Kalahari
The Central Kalahari Game Reserve, or CKGR, is located in central Botswana. This is the largest and by far the most remote reserve in southern Africa and the second largest in the world. It covers a whopping 52,000 square km.
Crossing the Central Kalahari has been a long-time dream of mine. March 2020 would see us cross the reserve from North to South. Join me as I review Kori, Sunday pan, Letiahau, Xade, Bape, Molose and Khutse!
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Magotho Camp Khwai Preview
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Crossing Central Kalahari Botswana 2019
Crossing the Central Kalahari Botswana South to North. 650km deep Sand roads and grandiose African scenic.
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2 week Photographic Safari of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve - Jan 2020
A video documenting our trip to Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) - Jan 2020
A fun 2 week holiday through the CKGR with Scott, Ian and Joni
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