Three kilometres north of Rakops, on the west side, is the signposted turn-off leading 45 km to the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) boundary and, beyond that, 8,8 km to Matswere Camp and permit office.
The CKGR access road is usually in very poor conditions.
If you were to take this track and drive 13 dusty and uncomfortable kilometres westwards, you would arrive at the top of an age old sand ridge.
This is an ancient shoreline, an offshore barrier beach of the old palaeo - lake.
The Gidiwke Ridge marks the lake's western margin when it was at its greatest extent.
Ascend to its summit and look back.
If you do this in the afternoon, so that the sun is behind you, a stunning view unfolds.
Even from this relatively low elevation, the whole of the old lake bed lies before you.
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