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Laurski
CA
Visited:
January 2011
Reviewed: Aug 15, 2011
Unique eco-system in Botswana
We found the accommodation at Tau Pan excellent. The lodge is very new with spacious rooms. We had a large indoor and outdoor shower and an indoor and outdoor sitting room. The food was always excellent and fresh. The lodge uses new Range Rovers with roofs for transportation. Unlike the other Kwando concessions that we visited (Kwara and Lebala) there was less 'off roading' per the CKGR rules. We enjoyed seeing lots of wildlife although not in such abundance as in other parts of Botswana. The steenbocks pronking at dusk was a highlight as was hearing a lion roaring though the night. We are not 'birders' but we found the bird life in the CKGR diverse
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and interesting.Our guides we excellent and we particularly enjoyed the guided walk by the bushman, Scupa. He showed us how to find tubers for water, set snares, make soap out of a plant etc.
We met another couple on the bush plan on the way out who had stayed at Kwando's other lodge, Nxai Pan and loved it.
The Kalahari is without doubt breathtaking: a bushy desert with a good wildlife.
There are less tourists than in the most popular parks, but spotting animals can be harder.
Very isolated - camp sites miles from each other and really in the bush with very few amenities. Birding species limited due to dry conditions - however there are plentiful and specials for the area.
JacoBrits
ZA
Visited:
September 2011
Reviewed: Oct 5, 2011
35-50 years of age
Limited variety of game and bird species. Habitat is not very diverse. Very rustic camping sites.
In the middle of the bush, in the middle of the desert. Anybody there, lions tracks beside your room. Unique.
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DE
Visited:
December 2009
Reviewed: Nov 3, 2011
35-50 years of age
The location and wildlife are a different kind of beauty to other parts of the country. It feels isolated and yet when you are quiet and interested, the area comes a live with all sorts of life forms. Life seems to move slower in the desert.
Alan J Castle
Visited:
September 2009
Reviewed: Jan 6, 2012
A huge area with lots of wildlife but sometimes it's frustratingly difficult to get near to it as you can't go off road. Good camping but very minimalist sites.
~lustedtowander~
US
Visited:
September 2011
Reviewed: Jan 27, 2012
35-50 years of age
The CKGR is a difficult safari destination, requiring many hours on rough roads. Thus, it feels truly wild. You must stay on your toes here!
JacoBrits
ZA
Visited:
April 2010
Reviewed: Jan 29, 2012
35-50 years of age
Well developed but still authentic bush.