Male lion yawning in dense green and yellow bushes.

The Kalahari! The name conjures up images of vast open arid spaces stretching as far as the eye can see. A stark mysterious and unexplored land full of exotic wildlife. The Kalahari contains the largest continuous expanse of sand on earth and is also home to the first people - considered to be one of the oldest cultures on Earth.

From this ‘waterless place’ or ‘the great thirst’, as it is known in the Tswana language, we bring to you stories of discovery, of desert-adapted wildlife, and of a culture where affluence is not measured in abundance.

The Central Kalahari Game Reserve’s Cheetahs: Speed on the Salt Pans

Published on: 06/04/2026 | Contributors: Sarah Kingdom

In the heart of Botswana lies one of Africa’s most incredible predator landscapes, the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Here, horizons stretch uninterrupted, fossil river valleys slice gently through golden grasslands, salt pans shimmer beneath vast, unbroken skies. And across this immense, exposed terrain moves one of the most perfectly designed hunters on earth, the Cheetah.

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A Photographer’s Guide to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve - Light, dust, dramatic skies and the art of capturing desert wildlife

Published on: 02/03/2026 | Contributors: Sarah Kingdom

The Central Kalahari is a land of scale and subtlety; vast horizons, fossil river valleys, rolling grasslands and salt pans that seem to dissolve in mirages. To photograph it well requires a shift in mindset. This is not about chasing sightings, it’s about reading light, anticipating movement, and embracing minimalism. Here’s how to make the most of it..

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Desert Bones and Dust Trails: Reading the Kalahari’s Ancient Ground

Published on: 02/02/2026 | Contributors: Sarah Kingdom

The CKGR is often described as one of the last great wildernesses of southern Africa, but it’s more than a wildlife sanctuary. Beneath the salt pans and sparse acacia trees lies a chronicle of the earth’s history written in sediment and bone. This is a place where geology, palaeontology, and hydrology converge to reveal an ancient world that predates the modern Kalahari sands.

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