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It makes me wonder in whose best interests all this came about and with the hope that one day our children and their children will be able to see wildlife as we do today. One of the stipulations on the conservancies requirements is that the locals are not to dwell close to the watering holes. The area has masses of birds that migrate to it after a good rainfall which is roughly 400 – 450mm per year. These include Antelopes, Wildebeest, Hartebeest, Eland, Tsessebe, Springbok, Wild Dogs, Kudu, Oryx, Giraffe, Steenbok, Elephant, Lion, Cheetahs, Leopard, Hyaena and Wild Dogs. Home to a variety of predators and wild game. They have lived here for over 40 000 years in this semi-desert region covered by tall grasses, thorn bushes and ancient baobabs. The hunter-gatherers, also known as the Kung, San or Bushmen. The Nyae Nyae Conservancy, which consists of 9,030 square kilometres of Kalahari woodlands and combines with 3,842 000 km2 of Khaudum Game Reserve. No animals, animal products or plant products may be allowed to return unless covered by an official veterinary permit” by the Directorate of Veterinary Services. The veterinary control point that states: “You are entering a stock disease controlled area. Some of the animals they hunt are Elephants, Cape Buffalo, Hippopotamus, Crocodile, Roan Antelope, Sable Antelope, Springbok, Zebra, Greater Kudu, Warthog, Chobe Bushbuck, Hyaena and Baboons. This area is around 1.000.000ha where the animals are in their natural habitat without fences. Its aim is to help the locals co-exist with tourism and “sustainable” living. They have the support of the WWF, some United States organisation and others. While doing some reading up about the Conservancy, I found out that it is one of the many conservancies in this area and various other parts of Namibia that allow for trophy hunting! It is “their” way of helping the local people as they are hunter-gatherers by culture. We went through this gate into the Ondjou Conservancy. The weather was perfect for driving, keeping us cool as we headed Northwards. Red dune areas on top of nearly every little hill we climbed. Once the rain dries up and the land becomes dry, it leaves the way with several corrugated tracks. The clay sand would become very groggy and slippery to drive on. There are places where recent rainfall has damaged the road. The condition of the C44 road was excellent, with a few areas where you need to drive off the road and onto the verge to detour around a few deep, soft sand holes where vehicles had struggled, in the past, to drive through.
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The C44 road to the left and Botswana straight ahead.Ī few detour areas which make for a smoother drive. The horsepower of a local guy we passed along the road. We took the C22 back to Drimiopsis then the C44 all the way up to Tsumkwe, making a detour by doing a portion of the 4×4 Baobab trail which is just off the C44, closer to Tsumkwe. We were on the road at 8.41 Nam time, after paying our camping fees, and taking a walk around the reception and bar area. Day 5 – 04 August 2013 – Harnas Wildlife Foundation, Drimiopsis to Tsumkwe, Otjozondjupa via the Baobab 4×4 trail, camping at Tsumkwe Country Lodge – Co-ordinates for Tsumkwe: S19 36.086 E20 29.736 – Distance: 394.61km – Duration: 7h46min – Descent in elevation 1010ft.