Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
A vast park of red dunes and dry riverbeds on the border with Botswana, where South Africa's Kalahari Gemsbok National Park joins Botswana's Gemsbok National Park. It is known for black maned lions, cheetahs, gemsbok, and camps along the Nossob and Auob river beds.
- Where
- Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -25.7667, 20.3833
Get the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Northern Cape volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
Khomani Cultural Landscape 8.8 km
A stretch of red Kalahari dunes in the far north of the Northern Cape, home to the Khomani San people. It was listed by UNESCO in 2017 for the way their culture, language and knowledge of the desert have continued through generations.
Augrabies Falls 314 km
A waterfall on the Orange River in the Northern Cape, where the river drops about 56 metres into a granite gorge some 240 metres deep. It lies inside Augrabies Falls National Park, and the name comes from a Khoikhoi word for the place of great noise.
Richtersveld 445 km
A rugged desert landscape of mountains and dry gorges in the far north west, in a bend of the Orange River on the Namibian border. Nama herders still move their livestock seasonally here, and the Richtersveld was listed by UNESCO as a cultural landscape in 2007.
Mokala National Park 544 km
A reserve of 26,485 hectares in the Plooysburg area southwest of Kimberley, established on 19 June 2007. Mokala is the Setswana name for the camel thorn tree, and the park protects rare antelope such as roan and sable.
Big Hole, Kimberley 544 km
A huge hand dug diamond mine in the middle of Kimberley, worked from 1871 until 1914 by thousands of diggers using picks and shovels. It is about 215 metres deep and holds a green pool of water, with a mining museum and a replica town beside it.
Namaqua National Park 549 km
A national park on the Atlantic edge of Namaqualand, in a biodiversity hotspot with the largest concentration of succulent plants in the world. In spring the dry land is covered by wildflowers.
Madikwe Game Reserve 596 km
A 750 square kilometre reserve of bushland north of Groot Marico, reaching the Botswana border and named after the Madikwe or Marico River. It is a Big Five reserve and is known for its African wild dogs.
Sun City 674 km
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Questions
Where is Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is in Upington, Northern Cape, South Africa. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Khomani Cultural Landscape (8.8 km), Augrabies Falls (314 km), Richtersveld (445 km).
How do I get the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Northern Cape volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Northern Cape volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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