The Kalahari Desert is approximately 60 million years old. With the only permanent river that flows through the Kalahari Desert, the Okavango River, linking it from Botswana to South Africa. The Kalahari Desert covers large parts of Botswana, parts of north-west South Africa and eastern and Southern Namibia. The temperature fluctuates hugely from 40 degrees celsius in the day to zero degrees at night.
The Kalahari Desert has signature deep orange colour sand, it is mesmerizing. Contrary to its name the Orange River flows through part of the Kalahari and this area is named the Green Kalahari, they also grow vineyards in this area to make locally produced wine.
There is an incredible amount of wildlife in the Kalahari Desert. Home to the black maned lions, cheetah, springbok, oryx, elephants, ostrich and the African wild dog, even driving between lodges you can see animals in the wild.
From Namibia’s capital Windhoek, you can drive out towards the south-east and be at the Red Dunes Lodge in the Kalahari Desert within two hours. It is an excellent place to start your journey seeing the antelope on one of their sundowner game drives. They even bring along evening drinks and snacks. The Kalahari is the perfect place to start or finish your trip to Namibia.
