The Central Kalahari Game Reserve can be reached by regularly scheduled flights to Maun or Gabarone. From there it's reached by road via the A3, with the shortest distance being from Maun. The Central Kalahari Game Reserve is a vast protected area within the Kalahari Desert of central Botswana. Networks of roads provide access. 4-wheel-drive vehicles are essential. It was established to protect the living space of the Kung Bushmen. The best time to visit is shortly after the summer rains arrive, which occurs most but not all years between November and March. During this time thousands of animals such as gemsbok, springbok, giraffe, eland, kudu, wildebeest, and warthogs roam the plains. Many predators and scavengers are in attendance including Brown Hyena, Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, African Wild Dog, Bat-eared Fox, and jackals.

Over 350 species of birds have been recorded in the reserve, which offers some of the best birding in Botswana during this time of year. Night drives to view nocturnal animals including predators on the prowl can be arranged through the various lodges on private lands adjacent to the reserve.

Birds of central Kalahari include;

Common Ostrich, Egyptian Goose, Spur-winged Goose, Cape Shoveler, Cape Teal, Red-billed Duck, Southern Pochard, Helmeted Guineafowl, Crested Francolin, Coqui Francolin, Orange River Francolin, Common Quail, Harlequin Quail, Red-billed Francolin, Swainson's Francolin, Ring-necked Dove, Laughing Dove, Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove, Namaqua Dove, Namaqua Sandgrouse, Yellow-throated Sandgrouse, Double-banded Sandgrouse, Burchell's Sandgrouse, Red-crested Bustard, White-quilled Bustard, Black-bellied Bustard, Gray Go-away-bird and many more