Rain in the Tankwa Karoo (one of the driest parts of South Africa)
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- čas přidán 1. 07. 2024
- The Tankwa Karoo is one of the driest areas in South Africa with some parts receiving less than 100mm of average rainfall per year. It is also very hot with temperatures regularly rising above 40°C. In fact the mean maximum temperature in January is 38.9°C. The R355 road from Ceres to the park is South Africa’s longest road without a town - after you left Ceres there is no town until you reach Calvinia after more than 250kms!
The Tankwa Karoo National Park is about 4 hours drive from Cape Town. We recently visited and experienced RAIN, which caused a number of wash-aways on the roads. The video also shows what to expect if you choose to stay at the Elandsberg cottages in the park, what the Oudebaaskraal dam looks like when its full, and should give you an idea of the landscape.
The park offers quiet solitude and wide open spaces, as well as some game, but you should not expect a "Big 5" reserve with large numbers of game.
The James Hendry video referred to when the Gemsbok is shown can be found here • me, my wife & the wild...
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0:00 Intro - background on the Tankwa Karoo
0:39 Elandsberg Cottages
2:20 Paulshoek Cottage
2:47 Wildlife in the National Park
4:19 Gannaga Pass
5:00 Ouberg Pass
6:47 Flood damage to roads
7:47 Oudebaaskraal dam
8:00 Waterlogged roads
Attributions
The map used in this video is from the Tracks4Africa Southern Africa Atlas (2nd Edition) and the satellite photos from Google Earth Pro.
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Haha good job on the sound effects
The Karoo region has a charm of its own. I have always loved the quiet and the space, at the times we drove through to the Northwest province. Baie dankie vir die pragtige video.
Yes, my wife always says that from time to time she needs to get to a place where she can look far into the distance.
Baaaaie mooi !! Ons leer sommer SA plekke ken waar ons self nooit was nie! Dankie vir die lekker vakansie, hehe.
Bly julle het dit geniet!
Hoe veelvoudig in landskap tog ons mooi land is!👣🐾🦗
Ja, die verskeidenheid in Suid-Afrika is werklik besonders.
Ongelooflik om te sien hoe die Tankwa gelyk het, dankie vir die video. Ook, die nuwe Ranger het baie goed gevaar! 🎉
Dankie! Ons is sover heel tevrede met die nuwe Ranger, en hy is baie ligter op brandstof as ons vorige een... Ek sal dalk een of ander tyd 'n video maak oor hoe ons hom gaan toerus.
@@overlandersa Dit sal ‘n baie lekker video wees om te kyk!
The colours are exceptional . I like the understatement during Ooberg Pass descent : quite scenic 😂
Thanks!
This was beautiful hey! I spent some months in SA and got absolutely smitten. I read about this place, sadly I was near Joburg and both Karoo and Kalahari parks were too far away for my time frame (Kruger was not, so went multiple times, even that was not enough). Thanks for this video, Karoo is stunning!
It is, but the Kalahari and especially the Kgalagadi transfrontier park is really my favorite. Thanks for the encouragement, I really appreciate it.
Great video, thanks.
Thanks, it was a pleasure to share it.
I was up there on a motorcycle this weekend. had to turn back as the roads were a mess. Im glad you guys got out ok.
Yes, I can imagine it would have been very difficult on a motorcycle. I hope you're OK too.
Hi, just a tip. On some parts of the video the music was a bit too loud drowning out the voice comments. Thanks for sharing the video.
Thanks, will look out for that in future.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video👍 I also feel the music was a spoiler though 🥲
Hi, is it the volume of the music that was the issue, or the kind of music?
@@overlandersa the volume
@@Fergus_Afrique OK, thanks. I will pay more attention to that in future.
Good to see so much rain in that arid region.
Yes, indeed. It was amazing to experience.
Baie mooi video. Ek het sommer huimwee nou. Ek en my vrou was in Tankwa so 4 weke terug vanaf Sutherland verby Middelpos en oornag in Gannaga Lodge. Toe met die pas af & deur Tankwa na Da Doer padstal suid van die reservaat en toe oornag by Tankwa Tented Camp. Vandaar met R355 noord na Calvinia en ander draaie verder op res van 2 weke trip in die saal. So lekker soos wat my stofpad fiets ry sal ek eerder met my Everest 4x4 in Tankwa ry met daai nat paaie.
Ek stem definitief saam!
Nice video, music too loud though, cant hear you in certain parts.
Sorry about that - I'll pay more attention to than in future
My hart slaap saans daar, maar my lyf in die stad
Dis soos ek oor die Kalahari voel...
@@overlandersa Kgalagadi is altyd bucketlisted by my, al meer as 'n halfeeu lank. Was nog nooit daar nie, moes dit gedoen het voordat ek gestremd geraak het. Maar mens droom steeds van Gharagab en Dikbaatdskolk. Eendag miskien, maar vir nou is my leefwêreld veertien vierkante meter groot. En CZcams neem my oral.
@@Afriqueleblanq Ai man, ek is jammer om dit te hoor. Afhangende van hoe ernstig jou gestremdheid is, is daar dalk wel hoop. Die Suid-Afrikaanse kant het heelwat eenhede wat met bv. 'n rolstoel toeganklik is. Ek bid dat dit wel vir jou moontlik sal wees om eendag te gaan. Sterkte!
lekker ry ons nou !
Inderdaad!
Wonderlike nuus oor die reën. Sal nou pragtig groen word
'n Mens hoop so.
Good evening. Great Video! I manage the social media for Tankwa Padstal and would like to share your video if you do not mind. Do you have a Facebook Page?
Hi, you are most welcome to share the video. I do not have a Facebook page. Regards.
The music is too loud, it drowns out your voices!
Thanks for pointing that out. I'll pay more attention to the sound balance in future.
Just get rid of the music it detracts from the story. It will save you a lot of effort
Only watched 4 minutes due to owerwelming music
Man o man what I would give to have been there before it all got claimed, privatised and owned.
I often wonder what the more developed parts of South Africa looked like several hundred years ago, before all the developments took place
@@overlandersa there is a painting in the Table Bay hotel that imagines how the Cape flats looked when settlers first arrived....
@@jksinorbit Thanks - the Table Bay hotel is not one of my usual hangouts 🙂, but I'll take a look the next time I'm in the Waterfront.
Sudderlind karoo
Sorry, not sure what you mean?