Western Side of the Park
We had spent a morning on the Western side of the park by exiting the park and using the R521 towards Pontdrift (road condition not too bad). This side of the park is very different, first impressions are that it's very flat and not as interesting. We went to the bird hide which had a bit of life along with a gigantic troop of baboons – now we understand why they have been reported as such a gigantic problem at the camps on this side, there just seemed to be hundreds of them. The bird hide also had a surprise water-monitor which was a cool sighting. As for the rest of our drive – thank goodness the ground was dry else we would not have made it in some parts, the "roads" are not very obvious and we could definitely not drive along the river side. We left the Western side using the "shorter" Den Staat private road that runs between private land and the park. Interesting road with elephants either side (no fences, but you're on an "outside" road), super corrugated for a lot of the way, so would suggest the Pontdrift road.
Mapungubwe Tiana's 50th Birthday Trip · 15 MAR 2022