Cheetah hunting and setting up camp in the Kalahari (Rooiputs Ep3)

We leave the luxury of Rooiputs Lodge, and set up camp at the unfenced Rooiputs #campsite. After pitching the tent, we head out for an afternoon drive and film a #cheetah on the #hunt at sunset.
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In this wildlife filmmaking behind-the-scenes series, Rob and Andy travel to Rooiputs in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Rooiputs is the name of the waterhole, campsite, and lodge 25km up the Nossob river from Twee Rivieren/Two Rivers. On this safari our primary objective is to find and film caracal, but we are also looking for general Kalahari wildlife: lion, cheetah, leopard, raptors, gemsbok, cape cobra, and all the smaller species that make this part of the world so special. The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is a massive game reserve and national park in the Kalahari. It occupies an area of 38 000 square kilometres. The reserve spans both South Africa and Botswana and borders Namibia. Rooiputs campsite and lodge are across from Rooiputs waterhole, on the Botswana side of the dry Nossob riverbed that marks the border between South Africa and Botswana. The harsh Kalahari environment, vast red dunes, and ancient riverbeds support a fascinating variety of desert-adapted species, making this conservation area a very popular destination for wildlife photography and cinematography. Unlike most of our adventures, in this series we are only visiting one location and thoroughly exploring a small section of the park in search of the elusive caracal. Follow along as we set up camp in the unfenced wilderness campsite and attempt to capture footage of the park's diverse and majestic wildlife.
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Filmed and edited by Robert Hofmeyr and Andrew Caldwell.
Behind-the-scenes shot on a GoPro Hero 11. Timelapses filmed on a GoPro Hero 10. For the telephoto wildlife shots we used a Canon 200-400mm f4 lens on a Red V-Raptor camera. Aerials filmed using a Mavic 3 Pro.
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Chapters:
00:00 Early morning drive
00:28 Intro
00:56 Alone in the Kgalagadi
01:56 Spotted hyena
02:54 Lions at the picnic spot
04:32 Heading back to the lodge
05:55 Hitching trailer in soft sand
08:02 Bye bye Rooputs Lodge
08:55 Setting up camp
09:31 Campsite tour
13:22 Cheetah hunting
Music for this series was licensed from soundstripe.com
#kalahari #wildlifephotography #africansafari

[@heierlidiane]

Always great to see the human experiment play out in the wilderness(Andy Vs Rob)...oh and the animal footy is top notch as always! There is an open invitation for Andy on our channel (Soul Tonic Life) if he feels too abused. We have soft pool noodle on our poo bucket.

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

😂 Thanks Diane. No way I'm telling Andy that.

[@heierlidiane]

@@MovingPicturesAfrica party pooper 🤣😉👍🏼

[@joanhuggett5164]

The best bit: Andy "on the hunt" for a caracal. I believe in you Andy :)
Nice comfy camp with the roomy annex and a safety fence. All set for good times to come.
Fantastic footage of the cheetah and jackals. You're the best Robert.

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

Thanks so much Joan ☺️

[@ruudthoomes2608]

Fantastic footage again!

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

Thanks Ruud!

[@Platesmasher]

3:39 What a place for a toilet! I think people will have great motivation to get their bowels moving 😅

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

😂 thankfully we did not end up using the emergency toilet.

[@wbrianna27]

Stunning footage and thoroughly entertaining as usual guys.❤😅

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

Thank you 👍

[@shaunmoller2997]

An epic episode epic content

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

Thank you 😊

[@smetlenn6480]

This episode was very fun to watch! Beautiful footage of the wildlife and the campsite looks amazing😁

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

Thanks Smet. Yeah it is an incredible place.

[@J.Dibble]

Beautiful sunsets! Another fun episode. 👍

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

Thank you.

[@gerhardmeyer5083]

Hi. Do you also have the kitchen canopy? I am on the hunt for a new RTT and the Howling moon looks to be my best bet, but I also want to have a canopy over the kitchen area. Thanks

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

Hi Gerhard. No I don't. I think they do sell one though.

[@Mr09260]

Late back to camp Not a good example thats why Rooiputs will be Fenced one day because of many SA guests at these Bots camp spoil it for everybody

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

Hi Peter. We have a film permit and permission from the officer in charge.

[@Varkolis]

@@MovingPicturesAfrica Typical comment from certain individuals!

[@MovingPicturesAfrica]

@@Varkolis Yeah. I could just delete the comments, but I think it's better to make it clear here that we were not breaking the rules.