Safaris and Wilderness Travel
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The Kalahari Desert is surprisingly full of really interesting stuff and is definitely worth seeing as part of a Botswana safari. There is no shortage of curious wildlife, some camps that will simply knock your safari boots right off, the remarkable Bushmen tribespeople, and of course, the very funky meerkat.
Related to the mongoose, meerkats are found in the most inhospitable areas in southern Africa. Highly gregarious, they burrow in the sands of the Kalahari and go out foraging en-masse, seeking beetles and lizards. Since they in turn are popular snacks for birds of prey, they take turns standing alertly on their hind legs on anything raised (including any convenient person) to survey the landscape for danger.
They don’t seem unduly phased by people and, once a little habituated, will happily carry out their daily chores in the company of a human fan-club. This makes for a very entertaining morning out in the bush, especially if you’re travelling with kids. If you are keen to see meerkats in the fur, so to speak, you can do so in Botswana in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and the Makgadikgadi Pans.
San Camp, little sister to the eccentric Jack's Camp presents the opportunity to encounter an other-worldly place where the curve in the earth can be seen with your own eyes. San Camp manages to be both simple and luxurious at the same time because of the attention to detail and the fact that you know that you are privileged to experience this empty part of Africa without the chance of seeing another person...surely a luxury in itself. Read more?
Jacks camp and it’s sister, San Camp, offer one of the most unusual safari experiences in Africa. They are located in the harsh and rarefied environment of the Mkgadikgadi salt pans in northern Botswana. Read more?
Catherine's long experience of, and enthusiasm for Africa, makes her a mine of travel information. Add to the mix her vivacious character and inscrutable attention to detail and there are few people you'd rather have plan your holiday.
