Khaudum National Park is one of Namibia's wildest corners. Here, one can enjoy the real Kalahari far from the main tourist routes. This in Namibian dimensions small, but still 3 841 km² large park offers the great opportunity to experience the unique flora and fauna of the "Northern Kalahari Sandveld". Khaudum National Park is located in the south-eastern corner of Namibia's Kavango Region. The Park was initially proclaimed as a game reserve in 1989. In this game reserve local residents were allowed to move and hunt on a sustainable basis. In 1998 Khaudum's status was upgraded to a national park. Sparsely populated lands surround the park. Kavango people, mainly belonging to the Gciriku tribe live west and north of the park, whereas San people/bushmen are the main residents south of it. The area south of Khaudum is known as the Nyae-Nyae Conservancy, a large communal area in which local residents are entitled to utilize their wildlife on a sustainable basis. Wildlife migrates between the conservancy and Khaudum, as no fences separate these two areas. In this way Khaudum National Park, the Nyae-Nyae Conservancy and the surrounding lands form a more than 11 000 km² large contiguous wilderness area.