🗺️ ROUTE 6
Joburg → Kalahari Desert → Kgalagadi National Park loop
A 4×4 self-drive journey linking 4 highlights from Kuruman to Augrabies Falls National Park. The GPS audio guide tells you the story of each place as you pass.
The journey
A road linking 4 stops
1Kuruman›2Upington›3Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park›4Augrabies Falls National Park
Highlights
Stories along the way
Kuruman
A spring gushing 20 million litres a day in the middle of the desert
Upington
Vineyards grown from river water in the middle of the desert
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park
The first park to erase a national border
Augrabies Falls National Park
A name born from a sound
Stories along the way
Read all the stories of this route before you go
We’ve written up the history, culture and nature commentary narrated by the GPS audio guide. Discover every story on this journey now.
Route 6: how to plan your trip
Tell us your dates and group size, and we’ll recommend a 4×4 camper and travel preparations tailored to this route.