KHAUDUM NATIONAL PARK NAMIBIA

KHAUDUM NATIONAL PARK NAMIBIA- Khaudum National Park in Namibia
Remote, wild and amazing. The Khaudum is the one place that should be visited at least once.
“Not for the feint hearted, for the true adventurer”
Hidden away in Namibia’s north-eastern Kavango Region of Namibia along the Caprivi Strip, the Khaudum National Park is not to be taken lightly. The park covers an extensive area of 3,842 sq km. One of five national parks located in this region of the country. The other parks include Bwabwata National Park, Mudumu National Park, Mangetti National Park, and Nkasa Lupala KHAUDUM National Park, all of them amazing parks to visit during your Caprivi trip.
Rarely visited, this park is remote and unspoiled, very large, extremely wild and with only a rudimentary tourist infrastructure, it could be described as Namibia’s ‘forgotten wilderness’. You will most probably see more elephants than people.
A visit to the Khaudum National Park is all about adventure, discovering a true African wilderness and perhaps a bit of self-discovery. The Khaudum National Park is home to large herds of elephants, the African wild dog, Africa’s most endangered large predator, rare sable antelope, and over 320 species of birds.
Best times to visit would be in the dry season between June to September. Hnoma, Cwiba, and Khaudum are three rivers that cross through the park during the rainy season contributes to the survival of the ecosystem.
Khaudum National Park is an unfenced park to allow for mammals who migrate through the area in search of water and food between Namibia and Botswana.
This is our second time to the Khaudum, this time we explored it as a family. We took more of the back roads and saw so much more animals. It took way longer driving from South to North but is so worth it. We spend the night in the Khaudum camp at the North gate.
Camp fees are around N$770 for the 4 of us for the site.
What to expect going to the Khaudum?
Sand
Sand
oh yes and sand
Thick sand so some 4x4 skills required and I will advise a good ground clearance.
Even though we did this solo and with a trailer, it is not advised unless you have some experience and the trailer is upgraded.
Our trailer is smaller than your normal 4x4 trailer, we specifically did it like that to be able to take it everywhere. It has a 2.5ton axle, tyres and shocks same as the Prado. We have made a few customisations to both the car and trailer.
We saw big herd of elephants, giraffe, kudu, horse antelope and many more buck. After all the rain, the grass made the trip just more splendid bragging with beauty. It was a different feeling to last year Aug, I will recommend May June, it is a good time to visit.
Entrance fees are not that expensive, and visiting this park will give you long lasting memories.