The Central Kalahari Game Reserve is a massive (53,000 km²) expanse of sand dunes, grass and craggy camelthorn trees. The four dry riverbeds that traverse the area are ancient, and often fossilised with salt pans.

Safaris to this remote wilderness are for those seeking something off the beaten track, for lasting memories of the road less travelled.

Southern Africa’s aboriginal inhabitants, the San (bushmen) still live remote lives in and around the Kalahari, and its possible to spend time with them to learn their ways – a good lesson in truly sustainable living.

From a wildlife perspective, this area hosts the famous black-maned Kalahari lions and has strong but nomadic populations of dryland specialists like cheetah, brown hyena, gemsbok, springbok and eland as well as leopard, wild dog, spotted hyena, giraffe, kudu, wildebeest, ostrich and hartebeest, and smaller species like pangolin, ground squirrel, African wildcat, honey badger, Cape and bat-eared fox. The area does not have enough water to sustain elephants or buffalos.