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Mata-Mata Rest Camp

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park · near Askham (approximate) · Northern Cape National park camp

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A shaded terrace with a table and braai looking out over the dry Auob riverbed at Mata-Mata
Terrace of a river-front unit at Mata-Mata Rest Camp, looking over the Auob riverbed. Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0. Credits

A rest camp on the banks of the Auob River on the park's western boundary with Namibia, about 2.5 hours' drive from Twee Rivieren. It has chalets and camp sites, a pool, shop and fuel, and a Raptor Interpretation Centre. Solar power supplies electricity during the day, and there is no telephone or cellphone signal. Giraffe are often seen around the camp.

Known for

  • Auob riverbed
  • Namibian border
  • Raptor Interpretation Centre
  • No cellphone signal

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