San Camp

Makgadikgadi Pans | Botswana San Camp offers safaris on the edge of the awe-inspiring Makgadikgadi salt pans. Under the protection of massive desert palms, Safari-style tents provide luxury accommodation in a minimalist style with a feather-light ecological impact.

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Overview

San Camp is a nomadic-style tented camp on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pan. While the safaris offered here might only be for some, avid nature lovers will find it a fantastic experience.

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Highlights & What to Expect

Observe the antics of habituated meerkats near camp as they scurry about their daily lives.
San Camp is seasonal and is only open from the 1st of April to the 15th of October.
Experience a walk in the wilderness accompanied by a Bushman guide. These people have inhabited the Kalahari for thousands of years and are renowned for their mastery of bushcraft.
You can embark on horseback safaris of various durations while staying at the camp.
Quad bike over the salt pan to Kubu Island, a rocky outcrop with splendid views across the vast expanse of the pans and ancient baobab trees.
Spot unique desert wildlife on morning and night game drives.

Location & Setting

San camp is on the edge of Nwetwe Pan, one of the most picturesque areas of the Makgadikgadi Pans. It is an old world-tented camp sheltered beneath the protection of giant palm trees. The camp exudes an ambiance of romance and offers a truly unique African safari experience. It is accessible from Maun via a light charter flight.

Rooms

San Camp has tents far enough apart to enable privacy and a unique, personal experience of this otherworldly landscape. Each tent has a private bathroom with bucket showers, flush toilets, and canvas and wood basins - basic but sufficient. The camp is powered by solar, so it has little environmental impact, while guests can still retreat into the lap of luxury with excellent service and heavenly cuisine.

Facilities

The view here on the edge is so vast that the Southern African night skies will leave the guest humbled and breathless - perfect for stargazing. San Camp offers game drives and quad rides into the vast pan. The guides and trackers during these excursions are experts that will make you feel safe and informed. The mess tent has a library, while the tea tent offers a hideaway from the Kalahari sun and a yoga tent for relaxing reflection.