TRAVEL
TSWALU
Kalahari, South Africa
For years, Tswalu has been one of South Africa’s best kept secrets even though it is South Africa’s largest private game reserve, set in the green Kalahari. Tswalu’s two camps, The Motse and Tarkuni, accommodate just 28 people and will surprise and delight with the highest standards of comfort, aesthetics, design and service.
Once the Oppenheimer family home at Tswalu, Tarkuni Homestead offers a natural, home from home bush camp feel with understated elegance and, a sense of luxury, relaxation and tranquility. With your own private chef and guide, guests experience comfort and an incredible sense of space in their own secluded piece of the Kalahari.
The Motse and Tarkuni serve as focal points for guests’ Kalahari experience, and as launchpads for your safari adventures. Built from organic materials and outfitted to the highest standards, they manifest the warmth and hospitality of the people of the Kalahari.
The private suites include a spacious bedroom with king-size or twin beds, a luxurious bathroom with a bath and outdoor shower, and comfortable seating and study areas. The suites embrace the natural outdoor experience with organic-shaped flowing outdoor decks off the bedrooms and the addition of natural Kalahari stone walls to add privacy and seclusion to each deck space. The sunny decks lead onto private terraces with beds which can be made up as evening star-beds for guests who would like to experience the thrill of sleeping under the vast Kalahari skies.
Designed and sited to make the best of Tswalu’s dramatic and expansive views, The Motse and Tarkuni provide exclusivity, privacy, and unfettered access to one of southern Africa’s last true wildernesses. At Tswalu, there are only two camps and you’ll be one of just 28 or fewer guests. Enjoy the privacy and exclusivity that define contemporary luxury – and experience the Kalahari at your own pace.
The Motse was completely reimagined in 2019. It is a secluded ‘village’ of nine legae (dwellings),
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each with an open viewing deck and open fireplace. Tswalu’s overall purpose is to leave our world better than how we found it, and they do this through restoring the Kalahari landscape and bringing it back to its own natural beauty. Fittingly, the Motse is casually elegant with a focus on simplicity and comfort. It evokes a mood of peace, authenticity and intimacy and it delivers a new world of luxury and privacy. The green Kalahari is nature at its most diverse and surprising, and to spend time here is to be touched by exuberant, soulful beauty. Tswalu lets you reconnect with the richness of the earth. It offers an escape to a place that’s governed by the ancient rhythms of the seasons, rather than the clock and the calendar. It offers a vision of hope that brings together conservation, research and unrivalled safari experience. https://tswalu.com/
