Tswala Tarkuni fills you with a sense of contentment from being surrounded by so much space, colours, textures, a myriad of sounds and vast silences of the Kalahari wilderness.
Why We Love it and You Will Too
- Exclusive sole-use privacy in a private 5-bedroom homestead available exclusively to a single group
- Enjoy exclusive access to vast red dunes, open plains, and extraordinary Kalahari desert-adapted wildlife
- With a dedicated ranger and tracker, every safari experience is tailored entirely around your group's interests and pace
- Facilities include a cosy lounge with fireplace, dining room, wine cellar, swimming pool, fire pit, boma, spa treatment suite and gazebo
- Meet the adorable Meerkats of Tswalu, go horseback riding, view rock art sites and embark on a guided photographic safari
Your Tswalu Tarkuni Experience
Tswalu is the largest private reserve in South Africa enclosing an area of over 100 000 hectares. Located in the Kalahari Desert in Northern Cape Province of South Africa, it lies 700km from Johannesburg and 270km from Uppington. Tswalu offers a real desert experience with breathtaking landscapes and sunsets in this historic home of the bushman.
Tswalu, where the Kalahari Bushmen once roamed, is an exquisite place where time seems to stand still on a Kalahari serenity safari. Set in a malaria-free area of South Africa, this privately owned, luxurious game reserve is home to many and varied species of wildlife including 85 mammals and 264 birds.
Wildlife you can see on guided private game drives include wildebeest, zebra, giraffe, warthog, Kalahari black-maned lion, desert black rhino, buffalo, springbok, cheetah, hyena, black-backed jackal and adorable meerkats.
Rare and endangered species like the ground pangolin, desert black rhino and African wild dogs can be seen in Tswalu Kalahari Reserve.
The Kalahari region is regarded as the finest area in Africa for star gazing and Tswalu has a high powered telescope for guests' use For artists and photographers - Korannaberg mountain lookout offers breathtaking landscapes.
