Living Space
- Bedrooms 5
- Bathrooms 5
- Sleeps 10
Amenities
Toiletries, Hair Dryers, Pool, Safe
- Each suite has a private outdoor deck with sun loungers
- Lounge and dining room with central, double-sided fireplace
- Full bar, including a collection of South African wines
- Selection of teas, plus espresso coffee machine
- 24-hour snack pantry filled with homemade treats
- Upstairs spa treatment suite
- Extensive covered veranda for dining and relaxation
- Environmentally friendly, raised plunge pool
- Sundowner fire pit and family sized boma, both with views
- Private gazebo for game viewing or outdoor massage
Services
Maid(s), Chef(s), Cook, Butler, Groundskeeper/Pool Maintenance
- All meals and beverages, including alcohol
- Private 4×4 safari vehicle with guide and tracker
- Safari activities including day and night game drives, habituated meerkat encounters, visiting rock engraving sites, nature walks, animal tracking, horse riding, birdwatching, and stargazing
- In addition to season-specific outdoor dining experiences, from dune dinners to bush picnics, one complimentary dinner at Restaurant Klein JAN is also included (children over 12 are welcome)
- Naledi – open air sleep out experience including a picnic supper – no advance booking needed
- Laundry & valet services
- Junior ranger program and child-minding services as required
Optional Services
- Nalori – a tented sleep out experience including casual dinner. Max 2 adults and 2 children. Must be booked in advance and is addition to the regular accommodation booked.
- Private guide/pilot room
- Helicopter conservation flights
- Air or road transfers to and from Tswalu
- Spa treatments
- Gift shop purchases
- International telephone calls
- Tswalu Foundation donations
- Gratuities (a guideline of R1540 per vehicle per day: R550 guide/R550 tracker/R440 general staff)
Overview
Situated in South Africa’s immense Savanna Biome, Tswalu lies in a transition zone between the true Kalahari ecotype and arid savannah. The undulating dunes of the reserve are punctuated by the Korannaberg mountains, which contribute to greater habitat diversity than anywhere else in the Kalahari. These mountains are a defining feature of the reserve, casting a benevolent shadow over the red dunes and expansive grasslands that roll away to the horizon. Falling within the semi-arid southern Kalahari, the area is often referred to as the green Kalahari.
Tswalu is South Africa’s largest privately owned game reserve, and its wide, open spaces have long drawn travelers seeking a deeply layered, immersive safari where time is elastic and days unfold at a slower pace. It is a place for nature lovers, who value privileged access to this vast, remaining tract of wilderness far more than conventional notions of luxury. With all this space comes the exclusivity of a private vehicle, guide and tracker, providing the freedom and flexibility to choose where to go and what to see. It also means unlimited time at sightings, which may include some of the elusive species that find sanctuary here, such as aardvark, pangolin and brown hyena. Tswalu is also known for sightings of iconic Kalahari species like the oryx, desert black rhino, black-maned Kalahari lion, cheetah, and wild dog.
Property Details
- 5 King-bedded suites with ensuite bathrooms, all under one thatched roof
- Freestanding tubs and indoor and outdoor showers