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Tswalu Kalahari

Tswalu Kalahari, South Africa
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Private Game Reserve
Nearest Airport
Private airstrip () - 0 mi/0 km
  • Adventure
  • Ecotourism
  • Seclusion
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Southern Kalahari
Tswalu Kalahari,
South Africa

Tswalu is a visionary conservation project in the southern Kalahari, supported by nature-based tourism, with sustainability at its core. With only three camps, the Motse, Tarkuni and Loapi, it represents the lowest ratio of guests to space in a privately protected area in South Africa. With a private safari vehicle, guide and tracker, unscripted and immersive days include tracking black-maned lion, desert black rhino, and elusive creatures like brown hyena, aardvark and pangolin. Guests contribute towards Tswalu’s regenerative vision to leave the world better than how it was found, ensuring habitat and biodiversity restoration for the benefit

Virtuoso Amenities:

For 2025:

  • Upgrade on arrival, subject to availability
  • Daily Breakfast for up to two guests per bedroom, served in the restaurant (already included in property rates)
  • A complimentary 50 minute massage for up to two people, per room, once during stay (must have minimum value of $100 USD equivalent)
  • Complimentary private bush picnic & astronomy evening
  • Early Check-In / Late Check-Out, subject to availability
  • Complimentary Wi-Fi

Promotion(s)

To secure a promotion, contact your travel advisor.
  • Stay 5 Pay 4 at Tarkuni, Loapi or Motse

    Valid for Travel Now Through 31 Dec 2025

    Enjoy five nights at Tswalu with the first night complimentary at Tarkuni, Loapi or Motse. This also available when combining Motse and Loapi (first night at Motse is complimentary.

    Tarkuni is an exclusive-use private homestead suitable for families or a group of friends. We can host a maximum of 10 guests in five en-suite bedrooms, all under one roof.

    Loapi is comprised of six exclusive-use, individual homes, suitable for couples, families, or friends. There are four one-bedroom homes and two two-bedroom homes available to your guests.

    Motse is comprised of nine legae (Setswana for ‘suite’), suitable for solo travel, couples or families. Therea are six with one bedroom and three with two bedrooms.

    Tswalu Kalahari Reserve has the lowest ratio of beds to space in a privately protected area in South Africa. Choosing one of our three camps is less about the obvious luxuries expected on safari - high thread-count sheets, gourmet food, and fine wines - and more about the rare privilege of enjoying exclusive access to 118,000 hectares (292,000 acres) of private wilderness on the southernmost edge of the Kalahari. From exhilarating predator-prey encounters to rare sightings of some of the most elusive species in Africa, every safari is privately guided without any other guests or vehicles besides our own to dilute the experience.

    For a long-term conservation endeavour to remain viable takes much more than philanthropy and passion. By choosing Tswalu, every one of our guests becomes part of an inspiring conservation story backed by a 30-year legacy of protecting one of southern Africa’s last remaining wild places while positively impacting those who call it home.

    For every night our guests choose to spend with us, a significant sum goes directly towards offsetting the cost of conservation - what it takes to manage a privately protected area in a remote region. With this continued support, we can double down on our mission to harness the net-positive impact of luxury, low-footprint safaris to sustain the planet and its people while mitigating climate change and biodiversity loss. In return, our guests will experience an incomparable safari defined by the freedom and flexibility to explore this vast, off-the-beaten-track destination in private, at their own pace.

    Terms and conditions: Offers are mutually exclusive and cannot be combined or used in conjunction with any other special rates or offers | Offer must be requested at the time of booking and cannot be applied retrospectively | Availability of offers is restricted, and Tswalu reserves the right to limit the number of rooms available and to discontinue the offer at any time.

At the Hotel

Features

  • Internet Access
  • Library
  • Lounge/Bar
  • Restaurant

Recreation

  • Fitness Center
  • Horseback Riding
  • Pool
  • Spa
Product Terms & Conditions

Travel advisors may please inquire directly with the property.



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