This part of the southern Kalahari is a “green” desert, semi-arid grassland with open savannahs.

Tswalu had lots of the usual safari wildlife (but not elephants),
as well as sightings of pangolin and aardvark, which (unusually)
can be seen there in daylight/twilight during the cooler winter days...
although it was very late twilight by the time we caught up with the aardvark...
they do move quickly!

We also had access to two different groups of meerkats, the subject of research projects.
Both groups had been habituated... although wild animals they were quite happy for people to watch them.
The first group were so at ease with people that they came up and sun-warmed themselves by our legs.
The second group, however, had only recently been habituated and avoided getting too close.

Early mornings were very cold in the landrover:
even with hot water bottles and blankets around us.