Khaudum

Khaudum is an extremely remote park of classic Kalahari bushvelt landscapes and infamously deep sand on the roads. There are reasonable populations of elephant, roan, wildog and lion. Situated next to Botswana and immediately north of Bushmanland, Kaudum is a wild, seldom-visited area of dry woodland savannah growing on old stabilised Kalahari sand-dunes. These are interspersed with flat, clay pans and the whole area is laced with a life-giving network of omurambas.
Omuramba is a Herero word meaning ‘vague river bed’, which is used to describe a drainage line that rarely, if ever, actually flows above ground but often gives rise to a number of water-holes along its course. In Kaudum, the omurambas generally lie along east-west lines and ultimately link into the Okavango’s river system, flowing underground into the Delta when the rains come. However, during the dry season the flood in the Okavango Delta helps to raise the level of the water-table in these omurambas – ensuring that the water-holes don't dry up, and do attract game into Kaudum. The vegetation here can be thick in comparison with Namibia's drier parks to the west. Rhodesian teak and false mopane dominate the dunes, while acacias and leadwoods are found in the clay pans.

Lodges and Camps in Namibia: Beach Lodge - Casa Piccolo - Mahangu Safari Lodge - Mazambala - Oase Guest House - Phantom Farmhouse - The Desert Homestead

Botswana Destinations: Chobe National Park

Zimbabwe Destinations: Victoria Falls

Animals of Namibia: African Wild Dog - African Elephant - Cheetah - Flamingos - Giraffe - Hartebeest - Hippo - Leopard - Lion - Red Lechwe - Roan Antelope - Sitatunga -Spotted Hyena - Springbok - Wildebeest - Zebra