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ACCOMMODATION
San
Camp is located deep in the Kalahari Desert on the
edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans, the largest saltpans
in the world. A maximum of 12 guests are accommodated
in 6 large walk-in white canvas tents on slightly
elevated wooden platforms with private facilities
(short drop toilets).
These facilities are private
but are approximately 3-4 metres from the tent. Camp
amenities include a mess tent for dining. After the
rains (December to April), there can be enormous herds
of Wildebeest, Zebra and Springbok (with the accompanying
predators) on the open grasslands.
The summer rains also leave a warm shallow layer of
water that entices waterfowl and flamingos. Activities
are conducted in open 4x4 vehicles, custom designed
for this terrain and accompanied by knowledgeable
guides. In the winter months only, all-purpose ATV
vehicles (four wheeler motorcycles/Quad bikes) are
available, allowing guests to travel across the saltpans.
Walks with a Bushman tracker and visits to historical
boabab trees used by Livingstone and Selous are alternative
options.
CAMP
DESCRIPTION
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Mess tent with small museum and games chest, maps
and bar.
• Al fresco dinning weather permitting
GAME
VIEWING
Year round: unique desert species - Suricate (Meerkats),
Brown Hyaena, Aardvark, Aardwolf, Gemsbuck, Springbuck,
etc.
Wet season: Flamingo, Stork, Wattled Crane, Waterfowl,
Annual Wildebeest and Zebra migration.
ACTIVITIES
Wet Season:
- Game drives in open 4x4 Landcruisers - the camp
has 2 custom designed vehicles each seating 5 guests
when allowing each guest an outside seat.
- A morning spent with the Suricate (Meerkat)
- Bird walks to observe migratory waterfowl breeding
/ feeding sites.
- Very limited usage of 4WD quad bikes and vehicles
on pans -weather permitting.
- Night drives to view migration and unique desert
wildlife.
- Game walk with Bushman trackers.
- Visit to Chapman's Baobab (the campsite of Livingstone,
Selous and Baines)
- Visit remote area dwellings / cattle posts to gain
insight into local tribal tradition and culture.
- Explore undocumented archaeological sites to search
for stone tools and fossils of extinct mega fauna
left in the area by early settlements, weather permitting.
Dry Season:
- Extensive usage of 4WD quad bikes
- Explore undocumented archaeological sites to search
for stone tools and fossils of extinct mega fauna
left in the area by early settlements, weather permitting.
- Night drives to view unique desert wildlife.
- Game walk with Bushman trackers.
- Visit to Chapman's Baobab (the campsite of Livingstone,
Selous and Baines
- A morning spent with the Suricate (Meerkat)
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