Khaudum National Park

An adventurous safari in a huge expanse of dry woodland savannah on the edge of the Kalahari

Remote and little-visited, Khaudum is a vast region of dry, brittle thornveld, and like Kaokoland in Namibia’s northwest, a tough part of the country to travel in – you need a four-wheel-drive in a convoy of at least two vehicles, have experience in driving in soft sand, and be completely self-sufficient. Overall animal sightings are rare, but that doesn’t mean they’re not there, and there are healthy numbers of tsessebe and roan antelope, red hartebeest, elephant, and predators including lion, spotted hyena and wild dog. Here, game viewing is a real skill; you have to be patient and know something about the animals and their movements, and perhaps track spoor as the San (Bushmen) do; animal tracks can be seen in the red Kalahari sand if you look hard. Khaudum is an adventurous destination, but being in such a wild place can be ample reward for the challenging terrain.