If you’re after more than soft sheets and a great bottle of wine when you travel (and trust us, we love both of those too), and you’re looking for a unique, one-of-a-kind Out of Africa experience above all else, look no further than a trip to Botswana’s desert camps. Below we’ve selected four camps that take you […]
The sprawling 100 000ha Tswalu Kalahari Reserve is one of the largest private game reserves in Africa. Once an overgrazed farm and hunting ranch, Tswalu has since been transformed by its owners, into a model of sustainable tourism and local empowerment, making it an extraordinary community-based conservation success story. And that’s before its wildlife and […]
If the word ‘Kalahari’ makes you think of a lifeless red desert then it’s time you set about visiting the Kalahari, and tried a safari to one of Botswana’s three Kalahari parks – Nxai Pan National Park, the vast Central Kalahari Game Reserve and Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. You’ll be amazed by he scenery, the […]
1. Jack’s Camp, Botswana The iconic Jack’s Camp is our first of the safari lodges to visit in Africa as soon as possible! Jacks is an oasis of comfort and style in the midst of the Kalahari – think luxurious and stylish old-world tents, complete with bhukara-muslin draped walls, Persian rugs, and vintage lithographs, as well […]
There are few sights in the world that can rival the night sky of Africa, making a star-gazing African sleep-out a must-do experience. You’ll find little light pollution to interfere with sky-watching and only the sounds of the African night to lull you to sleep. With luxury tree houses, elevated sleep-out decks and sky beds, […]
Far more than miles and miles of empty sand, a Kalahari safari offers incredible, diverse scenery and staggeringly beautiful night skies, but it’s the wealth of wildlife you’ll find most surprising. Besides classic Kalahari animals such as zebra, wildebeest, oryx, eland, springbok and giraffe, Botswana’s Nxai Pan National Park, Central Kalahari Game Reserve and Makgadikgadi Pans National Park have a reputation […]
Peak tourist time in Botswana is during the northern hemisphere summer holidays – winter time (and the dry season) in Botswana. This means sparse vegetation and easy to spot game. It also means that this prime wildlife destination becomes pretty busy with other safari goers, and prices are elevated to match. There is however a lot […]
After spending four incredible days in the Okavango Delta, we made our way home via the majestic Makgadikgadi Pans, one of the most visually stunning landscapes in Southern Africa. The enormous salt pans (covering an area roughly the size of Portugal) are dry, sparse and desolate for much of the year. In the summer months, the rainy season, […]