Rooikop Water hole:
Location:
This water hole is the first water hole you will pass, after Nossob water hole, on your way south to Maries draai from Nossob camp. It will take you less than 10 minutes to reach this spot and a good option if it is too difficult to decide to go north or south.
Apparently there is a brown hyaena den close-by ( spotted during 2011), but we did not have any luck with this predator. Our best sightings were lions on most of our visits and once off a leopard.
The water hole is surrounded by camel thorn trees and in the summer months you will find natural pools near the man made water hole. The borehole is 92 m deep and pleasant to drink.
GPS coordinates:
S25deg 27'4.8" and E20deg 36'54.3"
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Flavour of the month - June 2013 - Rooikop
The nearest camp is
Nossob (4 km)
Other distances:
Grootkolk (100 km)
Urikaruus (110 km)
The rest is even further away.
Nossob (4 km)
Other distances:
Grootkolk (100 km)
Urikaruus (110 km)
The rest is even further away.
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Flavour of the month - June 2013 - Rooikop
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Afrikaans:
rooi = red
kop = head
A prominent dune hill wich serves as a landmark.
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Re: Flavour of the month - Rooikop
Will it be possible that we can get a pic of the same lion at Rooikop by two unrelated Wildies? These naughtly boys were spotted in 2011 at Rooikop.
Kgalagadi: Dec 2015
KNP Maroela, Shingwedzi & Pretoriuskop: March 2016
KNP Maroela, Shingwedzi & Pretoriuskop: March 2016
Re: Flavour of the month - June 2013 - Rooikop
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Re: Flavour of the month - June 2013 - Rooikop
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Re: Flavour of the month - June 2013 - Rooikop
I often saw Falcon here... even waiting for a "drama", but too much tree and hard to have a picture
and BBJ and... will search
never saw Lions here, your are
in fact very few people stop here
and BBJ and... will search
never saw Lions here, your are
in fact very few people stop here
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Re: Flavour of the month - June 2013 - Rooikop
PRWIN, BJ & Moshi told us that there was a Martial on top of a bush just down the road from Rooikop as we headed towards Maries.
Thanks for the tip guys.
Thanks for the tip guys.
Dewi
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Re: Flavour of the month - June 2013 - Rooikop
Dewi
What is the good of having a nice house without a decent planet to put it on? (H D Thoreau)
What is the good of having a nice house without a decent planet to put it on? (H D Thoreau)
Re: Flavour of the month - June 2013 - Rooikop
Dewi
What is the good of having a nice house without a decent planet to put it on? (H D Thoreau)
What is the good of having a nice house without a decent planet to put it on? (H D Thoreau)