Welcome to Kumaga Camping

Khumaga (Kumaga) is one of the two camp sites in the Makgadikgadi National Park in Botswana. The Njuca Hills (little more than mounds but any rise in the ground is significant in this flat landscape) in the south has two campsites with a bush toilet as the only facility.

Khumaga camp site in the north has 5 camp stands and is pleasantly situated overlooking the Boteti river bed. There is no water available at Njuca Hills and the Khumaga water has a strong sulfur smell and is unsuitable for drinking.

Makgadikgadi Park has only two camp sites. Khumaga s the base for the exploration along the Boteti River.
Njuca Hills is closed but there is Tree Island in the Eastern Plains, a way to explore en-route to Nxai Pan.

The area of present Makgadikgadi Park was declared a game reserve in 1970 and in December 1992, the boundaries were extended and National Park status was attained. The present park covers some 4900 square kilometres.

Makgadikgadi, the name of which implies a vast open lifeless land, is not without its folklore. There are stories of people setting out from Gweta to explore the land that lay between them and the Boteti River to seek a favourable environment in which to settle.

Khumaga (Kumaga), 48 kilometres south-west of the main entrance, is situated on the banks of the Boteti River and is provided with an ablution block and water standpipe. This site, which is also an alternative entry point to the park, is provided with an ablution block and a standpipe.

Gradually, one by one, they fell and died. This is a sobering thought, but quite understandable when personally witnessing these mirages. The camp sites are located within the park.

They entered these great thirstlands at the driest time of year, drawn by what they perceived as large lakes of sparkling water on the horizon. Suffering badly from thirst, the lakes kept drawing them hurriedly on in their attempts to reach the life-giving water that always remained just ahead of them.

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