SAN CAMP
San Camp is situated deep in the Kalahari, right on the edge of the main Makgadikgadi saltpan. Here, khaki and white canvas blends into the salty expanse and the only colours are the blue of the sky, the white of the salt and the golden yellow of the grasslands.
San Camp is a return to the true safari experience, with no running water or electricity. The camp’s hub is a romantic white canvas pavilion, with a fluttering valance beneath its eaves. Two poles support the main chamber where everyone meets for meals at a long communal dining table. Interesting collections of bones, pottery, stone tools and beadwork fill the antique display cases; the spoils of many family safaris through the area. Six pale khaki canvas tents with en-suite bucket showers and flushing toilets create an oasis of civilisation in what can be the harshest of stark environments.
Activities are aimed at guests gaining an astonishing holistic understanding of the Kalahari and all its inhabitants. The Kalahari Desert is its own universe, the only place where guests are virtually guaranteed to see the rare and elusive brown hyena and be able to walk through the Kalahari with a gang of habituated, yet wild meerkats! The guides at San Camp team up with a small group of Zu/’hoasi Bushmen to guide guests on morning walks and game drives. During the dry winter months, venture into the centre of the Makgadikgadi on quad bikes, and explore remote archaeological sites.amount of birdlife of the well appointed "mess tent."
