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SANParks Clarifies Kgalagadi Border Closure Matter

17 March 2020

Following the announcement of the closure of certain port of entries between South African and our neighbouring countries to mitigate the impact of COVID 19 (corona virus) spread; South African National Parks (SANParks) would like to clarify that the Twee Rivieren Entrance Gate is still open and will remain open for visitors to Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. It is only the border post that is closed.

According to SANParks, only emigration is closed at Twee Rivieren… “meaning travellers cannot enter the Park and exit to Namibia at Mata Mata or exit into Botswana through one of their gates. However you can still enter the Park and exit the park at Twee Rivieren.”


Issued by: South African National Parks (SANParks)
Corporate Communications: Tel: 012 426 5170
Media Enquiries:
Reynold “Rey” Thakhuli: SANParks Acting Head of Communications
Tel: 012 426 5203 cell: 073 373 4999 or
email: rey.thakhuli@sanparks.org

What they are trying to say is that NO cross border traffic will be allowed via KTP.

Not sure if this applies to the little Botswana camps in the greater park?

It sounds like it. Also because once you are in one of those camps nothing stops you for going further into Botswana.

I am not too sure that all this border closing will help not spreading the virus Of course if there have been no cases in Botswana, it does have a sense