Tourism Development Plan Khomani San Community - The African ...

TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLAN - ‡KHOMANI SAN COMMUNITY
high-quality, surfaced airstrip, and is available for access by chartered aircraft. No other air
access is possible inside the KTP or on the directly adjacent land.
Table 1: Location of air strips near to the planning domain.
Place Location Condition
Upington 200km south of planning domain Excellent, tarred, regional air hub for
Northern Cape Province
Twee Rivieren
Just north of the Twee Rivieren resort
and park station
Excellent, tarred
Road access into the planning domain is possible via a number of high quality, tar and gravelsurfaced
roads as listed in Table 2 and Map 2. Other minor access roads and internal tracks exist
within the area. Proclaimed minor roads are mostly gravel-surfaced, whereas other internal
tracks are sandy and require 4x4 vehicles for year-round access.
Table 2: Main access roads into the planning domain.
From Description Condition
South
Africa
− From Upington or Rietfontein via the
tarred R360
− Excellent, tarred
Namibia − From Riefontein border post via
Keetmanshoop / Koës / Aroab along the
C11 & C16
− From Mata Mata Border post via Gochas
along the C15
Botswana − From Mabuasehube via Tshabong,
McCarthy’s Rest border post & C380
− From Kaa via Trans-Kalahari Highway
(Kang and Logkwabe)
−
−
−
−
Good, well maintained
gravel roads
Good, well maintained
gravel road
Gravel, variable quality
Gravel, variable quality
The border posts in this area are essential infrastructure to enable the flow of tourists through the
planning domain. The relevant border posts are listed in Table 3 and illustrated in Map 2.
Table 3: Border posts in and adjacent to the planning domain.
Name
Rietfontein
Mata Mata
Twee Rivieren
McCarthy’s Rest
Gemsbok
Between
South Africa & Namibia
South Africa & Namibia
South Africa & Botswana
South Africa & Botswana
South Africa & Botswana
According to Erasmus (pers comm., 2009), on average over 1,000 park visitors use the Mata
Mata border facility between Namibia and South Africa during the five peak tourism months
between May and September (i.e. including exits and entries). Between February and August
2009 a total of 5,353 park visitors used the Mata Mata gate, representing approximately 20% of
park visitors in the South African component (Erasmum, pers comm., 2009). Interestingly,
according to /Goagoseb (pers comm., 2009) the Namibian immigrations officials at Mata Mata
processed a total of 931 arrivals and 8,171 departures during the 2008 calendar year.
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