The salt pan at Koppieskraal turning pink at last light
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Thirty-nine ways to spend a night on the route

Grass huts, tented camps, farm cottages, a hotel with a bar that has heard everything, and a lodge deep inside the park. Filter by where you are going and what you want.

39 places
The lodge under the Dark Sky Sanctuary — !Xaus LodgeGame lodge

!Xaus Lodge

Twelve chalets deep inside the park, at the heart of Africa's only Dark Sky Sanctuary

65 km to the gateSelf-cateringGame viewing+2
Satellite view of the land at Aunt Koera's Farm Kitchen
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Farm kitchen

Aunt Koera's Farm Kitchen

Roosterkoek and traditional food on the R360, cooked to order

63 km to the gateA table to eat at
A grass hut at Boesmansrus — BoesmansrusTraditional homestay

Boesmansrus

Two traditional grass huts and a living museum of how the Kalahari San live

61 km to the gateCampingCulture & heritage
The units under the camelthorn — De Stalle, Van ZylsrusSelf-catering

De Stalle, Van Zylsrus

Self-catering three kilometres out of Van Zylsrus, built for the sunsets

222 km to the gateSelf-catering
The coffee shop in Askham — Diamond T Coffee ShopCoffee shop

Diamond T Coffee Shop

The only coffee shop in Askham, and everything in it is home-baked

75 km to the gateA table to eat at
The farmyard and the track in — Dreghorn Kalahari Game FarmWorking farm

Dreghorn Kalahari Game Farm

A working farm with five chalets and camp sites that each have their own kitchen

69 km to the gateSelf-cateringCamping+3
Inside one of the units — Duiker's Self-CateringSelf-catering

Duiker's Self-Catering

Two self-catering units in Askham, an hour short of the park gate

75 km to the gateSelf-catering
The tented camp — Erin Game RanchTented camp

Erin Game Ranch

A tented camp for twelve on a stocked traditional farm

63 km to the gateCampingGame viewing+1
The chalet stoep at dusk — GemsbokkieSelf-catering

Gemsbokkie

One fully equipped chalet and a bush camp, and nothing else for miles

113 km to the gateSelf-cateringCamping
The courtyard — Kalahari CottageGuest house

Kalahari Cottage

Old-fashioned hospitality in the mining town of Hotazel

529 km to the gateA table to eat at
The fire bowl at dusk — Kalahari ErfenisGuest farm

Kalahari Erfenis

Luxury rooms, game drives and veld walks on a Kalahari heritage farm

544 km to the gateGame viewingA table to eat at
The farmstead at sunset — Kalahari Farmstead & CottageFarmstead

Kalahari Farmstead & Cottage

A nine-bedroom farmstead for twenty-six, with no lights and no traffic

146 km to the gateSelf-cateringGame viewing+1
The lodge above the pan — Kalahari Goerapan LodgeLodge

Kalahari Goerapan Lodge

Good chalets and camp sites looking straight out over the pan

148 km to the gateSelf-cateringCamping
Fire on the riverbank — Kalahari Guesthouse & FarmstallGuest house & farm stall

Kalahari Guesthouse & Farmstall

The only farm stall on the R360 — lamb, boerewors, biltong, and a bed

201 km to the gateSelf-cateringCamping+1
The house under the camelthorns — Kalahari HartsplekGuest suite

Kalahari Hartsplek

A private suite in Askham under ancient camelthorn trees, with a fire pit

75 km to the gateSelf-cateringDark skies
The tented camp at Rietfontein — Kalahari Info Centre & Tented CampTented camp

Kalahari Info Centre & Tented Camp

Twenty-five tents and five chalets at Rietfontein, out on the Mier flats

132 km to the gateCampingA table to eat at
One of the en-suite bedrooms — Kalahari Sands GuesthouseGuest house

Kalahari Sands Guesthouse

Self-catering chalets in Askham, each with its own braai

75 km to the gateSelf-catering
One of the meerkats — Kalahari Trails Nature ReserveNature reserve

Kalahari Trails Nature Reserve

A guest house over the Nossob riverbed, and a family of rescued meerkats

37 km to the gateSelf-cateringGame viewing+1
The homestead at dusk — Kalkpoort HomesteadFarm homestead

Kalkpoort Homestead

A self-catering homestead and two cottages a stone's throw off the R360

174 km to the gateSelf-cateringGame viewing
The pool and the chalets — KameelboomkoelteChalets

Kameelboomkoelte

A stopover built around a big blue pool, on the way to the park

75 km to the gateSelf-cateringSwimming pool
A bedroom at the guest house — Kgalagadi Guest HouseGuest house

Kgalagadi Guest House

Eight air-conditioned rooms, a bar and a veranda in Van Zylsrus

222 km to the gateSelf-cateringCamping
Chalets on the ridge at dusk — Kgalagadi Lifestyle LodgeLodge & camp

Kgalagadi Lifestyle Lodge

Thirty-three chalets, a restaurant and a store — five kilometres from the gate

6 km to the gateSelf-cateringCamping+4
A rest camp in the park — Kgalagadi Transfrontier ParkNational park

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

Red dunes to the horizon, black-maned lions, and the road to Botswana

204 km to the gateCampingGame viewing+1
The salt pan at sunset — Koppieskraal Camel FarmCamel farm

Koppieskraal Camel Farm

Camping on ten thousand hectares of salt pan, surrounded by nothing at all

112 km to the gateCampingDark skies+1
Fire outside the field camp — Loch Maree Guest Farm & Field CampGuest farm

Loch Maree Guest Farm & Field Camp

A guest farm and an air-conditioned field camp, ninety kilometres from the park

91 km to the gateSelf-catering4x4 trails+1
The lodge and the pool from the air — Molopo Kalahari LodgeLodge

Molopo Kalahari Lodge

Luxury chalets and camp sites sixty kilometres from the park, with the Khomani San next door

60 km to the gateSelf-cateringCamping+3
The lapa at Ratelpan — RatelpanEco lodge

Ratelpan

A lifestyle farm and eco lodge ninety kilometres north of Upington

187 km to the gateSelf-catering4x4 trails+1
The bush camp under the camelthorns — Rea FarmsteadBush camp & camping

Rea Farmstead

Seven camp sites, a bush camp for twelve, and a farm stall worth stopping for

67 km to the gateSelf-cateringCamping+1
A bedroom at Rooiduin — Rooiduin Guest FarmGuest farm

Rooiduin Guest Farm

A house that sleeps eight, a big camp site, and dunes to board down

33 km to the gateSelf-cateringCamping+1
The guest house and the palms — Rooipan Guest HouseGuest house

Rooipan Guest House

The halfway house on the R360, exactly between Upington and the park

135 km to the gateSelf-catering
Camp on the pan at sunset — Thirstland TrailsGuided trails

Thirstland Trails

Guided trips, sundowners on a red dune, and a braai out in the veld

75 km to the gateCamping4x4 trails+2
The lodge and the pool — Torgos LodgeLodge

Torgos Lodge

Stone and tented chalets seven kilometres short of the Mata Mata gate

131 km to the gateSelf-cateringCamping+1
The hotel — Van Zylsrus HotelHotel

Van Zylsrus Hotel

Nine rooms, Kalahari cooking, and a bar that has heard everything

222 km to the gateA table to eat at
Wind-rippled red sand — Vinkies Kalahari ExperienceTraditional huts

Vinkies Kalahari Experience

Traditional huts and guided heritage days on the Khomani San farms

60 km to the gateCampingCulture & heritage
Rondavels in the tall grass — Vischgat Game FarmGame farm

Vischgat Game Farm

A game farm set up for weekends, families and hunting — one stop, buy and relax

126 km to the gateSelf-cateringGame viewing+2
The farm from the air — Wildsgenot JaghuisHunting house

Wildsgenot Jaghuis

A hunting house for eight between Askham and Van Zylsrus, where it is still quiet

145 km to the gateSelf-cateringDark skies+1
Inside the lodge — Winkelhaak Nguni LodgeGame lodge

Winkelhaak Nguni Lodge

A lodge for twenty-five on six thousand hectares, with its own airstrip

188 km to the gateSelf-cateringGame viewing+1
The family suite — ZoutpanGuest suite & bush camp

Zoutpan

A family suite and a bush camp on a private reserve above a big salt pan

90 km to the gateSelf-cateringCamping+1
The salt pan with water in it — Zoutpanputs Game LodgeGame lodge

Zoutpanputs Game Lodge

Bungalows around an old camelthorn at the foot of a red dune

82 km to the gateSelf-cateringCamping+2

Distances to the gate are by road to Twee Rivieren, the main Kgalagadi entrance, measured on the OpenStreetMap road network. Confirm the last stretch with your host — some of it is gravel.