Kalahari's Red Dune Route
This route leaves Upington for the red dunes of Kgalagadi. Augrabies Falls and Nossob add longer branches before the journey ends at !Xaus Lodge.
Highlights include:
- Watching the Orange River plunge through the gorge at Augrabies Falls
- Stopping at Dundi Augrabies Falls Lodge near the park
- Breaking the Kgalagadi journey at Kameelboomkoelte
- Entering Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park through Twee Rivieren
- Following the Nossob river road through red-dune country
- Staying among the dunes at community-owned !Xaus Lodge
South Africa road trip from Upington Airport to !Xaus Lodge (309 km, about 4 hours driving). Plan this trip with Sideroads Africa.
Stops along the way
- Augrabies Falls National Park: Where the mighty Orange River thunders down a 56-meter granite gorge in a deafening spectacle.
- Dundi Augrabies Falls Lodge: Lodge on Airport Boulevard about 3 km from Augrabies Falls — a comfortable overnight before or after the park
- Kameelboomkoelte: Air-conditioned Kalahari chalets ideal for Kgalagadi stopovers
- Twee Rivieren Rest Camp: Gateway rest camp to Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the Kalahari dunes
- Nossob Rest Camp: SANParks rest camp on the Nossob river road in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park — classic red-dune predator country
- !Xaus Lodge: Community-owned lodge in the red dunes of the !Ae!Hai Kalahari Heritage Park — 4x4 dune access west of the Auob