Safaris, camping and sightseeing are not on the cards for South Africans just yet. Level 3 regulations stipulate that national parks and game reserves will remain closed.
In the meantime, nothing stops us from looking back on previous trips and going down memory lane. Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is celebrating its 20th birthday, and has challenged safari goers to share their photos and to recall their favourite memories of visits to the park.
The park spans the Kalahari Desert region of the Northern Cape and Botswana. Its vast wildlife includes migrating herds of wildebeest and springbok, as well as predators like the beautiful black-maned Kalahari lion.
You can join the virtual celebration by sharing your pictures on Twitter, using the #Kgalagadi2020
Take a look at some of the best pictures shared so far:
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is celebrating 20 years of Transfrontier conservation. Join in the fun and share your memorable @KgalagadiT_NP moments. #Kgalagadi2020 #TravelTomorrow pic.twitter.com/QSqTqXor1A
— SANParks (@SANParks) May 28, 2020
#GoEverywhere #SeeEverything
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▪#ThrowbackThursday to our first trip to the Kgalagadi. A very rewarding trip. The semi-arid savanna makes wildlife much easier to spot.📸 Kgalagadi TP, Northern Cape🇿🇦
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▪#TravelTomorrow #Kgalagadi2020 @SANParks pic.twitter.com/keWEfWZQfT— Travel Gigolo (@TravelGigolo) May 21, 2020
Throwback to Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
Mission: birdwatching#Kgalagadi2020 #LiveYourWild #TravelTomorrow #LBBExperience pic.twitter.com/mjSteLFVyb— #LBBExperience (@LefaBkBobo) May 28, 2020
#TravelTomorrow #Kgalagadi2020 @boundless_sa @NorthernCapeSA @Tourism_gov_za @SANParksKTP @empowermzansi #Cheetha #AftertheRain #MataMata pic.twitter.com/nqNqOxdfAg
— Bryan Milne (@BryanKDM) May 21, 2020
#TravelTomorrow #Kgalagadi2020 @boundless_sa @NorthernCapeSA @Tourism_gov_za @SANParksKTP @empowermzansi #Sunset #camping #Toyota#Kgalagadi #NorthenCape #AfricaSafari from our first trip, first campsite and first sighting, #special. pic.twitter.com/aCqm6FXocR
— Bryan Milne (@BryanKDM) May 21, 2020
Have you spent time in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park? Then share your memorable moments in celebration of the park turning 20. Check @KgalagadiT_NP for today’s challenge. #LiveYourWild #Kgalagadi2020 #TravelTomorrow
📷 @WildMag pic.twitter.com/7fqnYxhhWw
— SANParks (@SANParks) May 27, 2020
Animal fact:
Honey Badgers are solitary animals that spend a great deal of time actively patrolling large territories in search of almost anything edible.https://t.co/G6C18efrK4📷 @moosavarachia09 #kgalagadi #wildearth #travel #wildlife #nature #kgalagadi2020 #legendsafaris pic.twitter.com/rE2hOz79ze
— Legend Safaris (@legend_safaris) May 27, 2020
We visited #Kgalagadi2020 in 2019. Absolutely worth a visit. We‘ll definitely come back. Stay strong! #TravelTomorrow #NorthernCape @NorthernCapeSA @BotswanaTourism @SANParksKTP pic.twitter.com/W3PiEhummX
— Marcus (@rima0014) May 24, 2020
Be a seeker. Cultivate curiosity.
Travel #SouthAfrica. Happy Birthday to my beloved Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the Kalahari Desert region of South Africa and #Botswana. #kgalagadi2020 #wildlifephotography pic.twitter.com/OArdrX6KcT
— Dorothée Lefering (@DoroLef) May 19, 2020
Nice big scorpion lit at night with a UV torch. Mpayathutwa wilderness camp site , Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park, Botswana #Kgalagadi2020 pic.twitter.com/2xI1LBNymi
— Dennis, TheBushFundi – not in the bush (@TheBushFundi) May 20, 2020
Two brothers at Mpayathutlwa Pan wilderness camp, Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park , November 2014. They spent the whole glorious day with us in our unfenced camp #Africa #Wilderness #Lion #Kgalagadi2020 pic.twitter.com/2Wkxo43ve3
— Dennis, TheBushFundi – not in the bush (@TheBushFundi) May 20, 2020
Image credit: Twitter/SANParks