Jack's Camp, Botswana


Jack's Camp is located deep in the Kalahari Desert on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans, the largest saltpans in the world. Ten green roomy and stylish canvas tents have been fashioned in classical style and are set into a palm grove creating an oasis of civilization in what can be the harshest of stark environments. A safari to Jack's Camp is a complete desert experience focusing on species unique to the area such as aardvark, gemsbuck and springbuck. It is the only place where guests are virtually guaranteed to see the rare and elusive brown hyaena and be able to walk through the Kalahari with a gang of habituated but, wild meerkats!

Location

The lodge is approximately a 50 minute flight from Maun and approximately 1 hours 30 minute flight from Kasane.

Highlights

  • Venturing far into the centre of the Makgadikgadi, on 4wd quad bikes, you are able to explore remote archaeological sites, periodically discovering never before documented fossil beds of extinct giant zebra and hippo.
  • The fact that you can travel across the pans at great speed and still arrive nowhere only underlines the pans immensity. There is nothing out here. Absolutely nothing!

Facilities

Facilities available at Jacks Camp include:

  • A mess tent for dining
  • A tea tent with Persian carpet cushions for socializing
  • A shop tent.

Activities

Activities during the wet season (Nov – Mar) include day and night game drives, game walks with Bushmen trackers and bird walks. Depending on the amount of recent rainfall, guests will have usage of 4WD quad bikes and vehicles on the salt pans, an exhilarating way to see the area. The dry season accommodates much more extensive use of the quad bikes out on the pans. All other activities are available as well.

Meal Basis:

Fully inclusive accommodation including all meals, activities, local brand beverages, expert guiding and Park Fees.

Child Policy:

All ages welcome. Children under 8 require a private vehicle and guide.

Accommodation:

Jacks Camp offers 10 x green roomy and stylish canvas tents with en-suite bathrooms and indoor and outdoor showers.

Jack's Camp

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Customer Review

Holiday to Botswana during February 2011

Botswana Review

All I really know about Botswana is the camps I stayed in and the bush apart from a brief visit to Maun which can probably best be described as a "frontier" town but it seemed to me to be clean and orderly

Rated...

Signed:

Bill Passmore

Botswana Factfile

Timezone:
GMT + 2 hours
Language:
Setswana, English, local languages
Currency:
Pula, US Dollar
Best time:
Year round destination
Flights:
11 hours from Europe
Visas:
Not needed for many Europeans & Americans, call for info
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