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Average price: USD 8990 per person sharing
Base yourself in Cape Town and then connect to a truly magical destination that is so far off the beaten track that it is generally only reachable by scheduled charter flight from Cape Town or Johannesburg. This reserve lies in the Northern Cape and forms part of the Southern Kalahari. It is serviced by a private, hard-top airfield, and on arrival you will be welcomed at the foot of the aircraft stairs by your personal field guide and tracker who will take care of you for the duration of your stay, arranging every aspect of your private safari.
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As South Africa’s biggest privately owned game reserve, Tswalu has an extremely low ratio of guests to space. This low-impact approach to ecotourism means that you’ll be one of no more than 28 guests with exclusive access to one of southern Africa’s last great wildernesses. Privacy, exclusivity and flexibility have always been central to the Tswalu guest experience, from dining and down time to the diverse safari activities, from interpretative walks and horse riding to spending time in the field with one of the research teams from Dedeben Research Centre, which falls under the Tswalu Foundation. The Motse is a luxury camp with nine private guest legae (Tswana for ‘home’); three are specifically for families, with two bedrooms. The Moste is perfectly positioned to take in the wide, open spaces that are so typical of the southern Kalahari’s dramatic beauty. By choosing to stay in one of these small, luxury camps, guests are contributing towards the conservation of the southern Kalahari’s biodiversity.
Average price: USD 8990 per person sharing
Useful things to know before you embark on this amazing journey
All locations on this tour are malaria-free.
Tswalu operates a daily scheduled charter service direct to the reserve’s own airstrip from both Cape Town International Airport and Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport.
Tswalu is not a big 5 destination, but offers a more specialised safari experience where you will find many rare and critically endangered species such as the African Wild Dog and Black Rhino and five of the most elusive species in Africa. There are 85 mammals and 264 bird species at Tswalu, and many reptiles, insects and butterflies. Many of the animals on the reserve are dry savanna specialists, well adapted to the harsh conditions of the savanna biome with its extreme temperatures and scarcity of water in the winter months.
Tswalu offers a variety of unique activities. Aside from Game Drives and Bush Walks, Horse Riding and a visit to a meerkat colony are amongst our favourites. Tswalu also had an incredible sleep-out activity on the Kalahari Dunes which needs to be pre-reserved.