Kalahari Photographic Trip.19 – 25 February 2009
Hi folks, just returned from the Kgalagadi photographic trip. Although the weather was not the greatest for photographic purposes, it was a wonderful trip.
We spent the night at Wit Sand and did some landscape shots in the dunes. With enough time there is plenty of opportunity for good photos .The accommodation was very nice and well priced. I would have liked to stay longer but we had to get moving.
wit sand
We then left for the Kgalagadi Trans Frontier Park and up to Polentswa on the Botswana side, were we camped for 4 days, you can only camp there and you have to be totally self sufficient.
camp site at Polentswa
I must say there is something exhilarating about camping in the wild with no fences to protect you from the lions walking through camp.
lion drinking
The area has five water holes close by, Polentswa , Kousant , Langklaas, Bedinkt and Kwang which range from 3km to 20km stretch of each other and the campsite .
All these water holes have good lighting for photographing in the morning and afternoon.
lioness
As mentioned before, the weather was not the greatest, but we had to make the best of it.
The grass is extremely long so the game viewing was difficult; however we did get a couple of nice landscapes in amongst the wild life.
thunder storm on the access road
In my opinion, this time of the year a better option for game viewing and photography would be to stay along the Twee Rivieren/ Mata Mata road , it’s a lot more open so the game is more visible.
I will definitely go back to Poletswa but between July and November/December, for game viewing, scenery is fantastic all year round
I have posted a couple of the photos on the following link. hiltonkotze.co.za/Kgalagadi_Photographic_2009/
If you have any questions about the area or future trips feel free to contact me.
photos of the campsite: http://www.hiltonkotze.co.za/polentswa/
Our next photographic safari will be to the Kwai River area of Botswana from 30 August – 7 September 2009.