Brian Barnes, Nicky Oppenheimer’s chauffeur in London, has been making the most amazing walking sticks for the last three years. He recently visited Tswalu to host workshops for staff wanting to learn the art of stick making.
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Please find our rates below
Rates include:
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| 2013 Rates are per person |
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| The Motse | |
| Per person rate (based on 2 people sharing) | R8900 |
| Single occupancy | R11300 |
| Children under 12 yrs sharing with parents in a standard suite (max 2 children sharing) | Complimentary |
| Child over 12 yrs sharing with parents in a standard suite (max 1 child sharing) | R2450 |
| Per person rate (based on 2 people sharing) + Family suite supplement | R8900 x 2 + R7000 |
| (allows for 2 adults and 2 children 0-17 years sharing free of charge) | |
| Extra child in family suite | R2450 |
| Motse exclusive use rate (up to 20 people) | R120000 |
| Tarkuni | |
| Exclusive use only (up to 10 people) | R49000 |
| Private Vehicle Hire with personal Field Guide and Tracker | Vehicle rate per day | R2800 |
| Flights | |
| 2013 | |
| JNB/Tswalu | One way R3400 Return R6600 |
| CPT/Tswalu | One way R4000 Return R7800 |
| Schedule Times: JNB 13h00 (1hr 30 min flight) CPT 11h00 (2 hr flight) JNB flight departs from Tswalu at 15h00 CPT flight departs from Tswalu at 13h30 Luggage allowance of 12 kg per person in soft sided bag Minimum 2 passengers - flights are non-commissionable | |
In 2010, Roger visited Tswalu for the first time and was immediately struck by the beauty and scale of this extraordinary landscape. Over the few days he was with us, Roger constantly sketched the plants and grasses which captured his imagination; he watched masked weavers building their nests throughout the day and marvelled at, as any jeweller would, the constellations of the Southern Kalahari’s “diamond skies at night.
From these inspirations , Roger has created a magnificent series of jewellery, now available here at the reserve and through his own website. Each piece is hand-made in 18 carat gold and diamonds at Roger’s UK studio. Importantly, a precentage of all profits from the sale of the collection, will go to the Tswalu Foundation, funding further research and conservation initiatives into the very ecology which inspired these jewels.
Click here to view Roger Doyle’s Tswalu Collection
Brian Barnes, Nicky Oppenheimer’s chauffeur in London, has been making the most amazing walking sticks for the last three years. He recently visited Tswalu to host workshops for staff wanting to learn the art of stick making.
Tswalu Kalahari Spa is a combination of sensual spaces which combine to create an inspirational venue for what must be one of the most unusual spa experiences in Africa.
Designed to enhance the natural beauty of the Kalahari and take advantage of the superb climate, the outdoor treatment area is within an indigenous spa garden where guests may find the occasional antelope grazing alongside them and be lulled into a deep state of relaxation by the sound of birdsong.
The indoor spa area is a natural extension of the earth, inspired by nature and the splendour of the Kalahari, with natural finishes and fabrics and simple spaces which together create a sense of tranquility and barefoot elegance.
Guests may also choose to have their treatments at an outdoor tsala, where a rustic structure protects one from the elements and is positioned to give a bird’s eye view of the open grasslands of the reserve against the backdrop of the Korannaberg Mountain range.
The Spa at Tswalu Kalahari is an integral component of the overall Tswalu guest experience. Surrounded by endless blue skies and the unique vegetation of the Green Kalahari, guests who indulge in the authentic signature massages will discover the Spa’s philosophy of “nature above man”…
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Please find our rates below
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| 2012 Rates are per person |
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| The Motse | |
| Per person rate (based on 2 people sharing) | R7700 |
| Single occupancy | R9900 |
| Children under 12 yrs sharing with parents in a standard suite (max 2 children sharing) | Complimentary |
| Child over 12 yrs sharing with parents in a standard suite (max 1 child sharing) | R2200 |
| Family suite supplement | R6000 |
| Extra child in family suite | R2200 |
| Motse exclusive use rate (up to 20 people) | R110000 |
| Tarkuni | |
| Exclusive use only (up to 10 people) | R42000 |
| Private Vehicle Hire with personal Field Guide and Tracker | Vehicle rate per day | R2800 |
| Flights | |
| 2012 | |
| JNB/Tswalu | One way R3080 Return R6050 |
| CPT/Tswalu | One way R3630 Return R7150 |
| Schedule Times: JNB 13h00 (1hr 30 min flight) CPT 11h00 (2 hr flight) JNB flight departs from Tswalu at 15h00 CPT flight departs from Tswalu at 13h30 Luggage allowance of 12 kg per person in soft sided bag Minimum 2 passengers - flights are non-commissionable | |
Imagine sleeping in a luxury king-size bed on a raised deck in the middle of a game reserve, surrounded by the calls of nocturnal animals, with nothing between you and the brilliant stars of the Kalahari night sky…
Tswalu Kalahari’s newly launched sleepout deck, The Malori (meaning ‘dreamer’ in Tswana), offers guests the unique experience of a safari sleepout on a magnificent 100,000ha five star private game reserve.
The Malori deck boasts a raised platform with a thatched overhang for protection should it rain. Guests can choose to sleep under the thatch or further along the deck where it is completely open. The quaint bush suite also has weather-proof blinds which can be rolled up or down according to preference.
There is no compromise on luxury. The king-size bed is dressed with exquisite Aldona linen. Luxury towelling robes and slippers are provided and an adjacent outdoor toilet, basin and shower are just a short distance away along a lighted walkway. A simple fold-up table and camping chairs and a cushioned couch complete the barefoot luxury.
The Malori deck is built to maximise the exquisite surroundings and has panoramic views of the vast plains of the Green Kalahari. It is orientated to showcase the incomparable Kalahari sunsets.
Guests are escorted to the sleepout by a guide on a game vehicle from either The Motse or Tarkuni Private Villa . On arrival, the guide sets up drinks and snacks and while the guests are enjoying the spectacular views over their sundowners, the chef prepares dinner.
Dinner is a relaxed meal prepared in front of the guests, followed by dessert.
Guests are then left to enjoy a cheese and biscuit platter and a night cap, before retiring in privacy to enjoy their own Kalahari sleepout experience!
Wake at sunrise to birdsong and the sounds of the early morning in the Kalahari. Your guide will bring your tea and coffee tray and set up a delicious continental breakfast on the deck.
Or you can choose to take a horse ride, walking trail or game drive back to the main camp, stopping for a picnic breakfast along the way.
Tswalu also provide children’s camping beds, so the whole family can enjoy an exhilarating Kalahari sleepout under the stars.
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Directions to Anglo American Hangar
(Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport)
Directions to the ExecuJetHangar
(Cape Town International Airport)
Alternative Transport Arrangements
Take a scheduled South African Airlines or SA Express flight to Upington or Kimberley.
You can choose to drive to Tswalu. And a good many of our guests do. Recommended routes are detailed for you below:
You can choose to drive to Tswalu. And a good many of our guests do. Recommended routes are detailed for you below:
You can choose to drive to Tswalu. And a good many of our guests do. Recommended routes are detailed for you below:
Tswalu creates the perfect place & atmosphere for the most romantic escape - be it your honeymoon or just time together…... 2 people, 100 000 hectares, thousands more stars.
Romance Package Includes:
• Spouse stays free
• Gift in suite on arrival
• Full board luxury accommodation for 2 adults
• Private vehicle, dedicated personal guide and tracker for the duration of your stay
• All beverages & selected wines
• A couple’s spa treatment
• Walking safaris led by an experienced field guide
• Private horseback ride through the savannah to a romantic sundowner in the dunes
• Scrumptous gourmet continental picnic when on your private game drive
• Private 5 course menu gourmand deck dinner with wine pairing
• Valet & laundry
• Romantic turndown
Terms & Conditions apply:
• Min 3 night stay
• All packages are mutually exclusive
• Flights excluded
• Single rate applies
Tswalu Kalahari can be easily accessed by both road and air. Private scheduled charters offered daily flights from Johannesburg or Cape Town International Airports directly onto Tswalu Kalahari’s’ own private tarred airstrip. Click here for details on road access to Tswalu.
The climate at Tswalu varies depending on the time of year you visit so please visit our weather section for further details. It is however always advisable to pack sunscreen, a hat, and a good pair of walking shoes. In summer, light cool clothing is best with a light warm clothing item for early morning game drives. In winter, please remember a warm jacket and some cooler clothing for the afternoons.
Please also note that Tswalu Kalahari is free of malaria and other tropical diseases.
Tswalu means “new beginning” in the Tswana language.
The serenity of the reserve’s vastness and the intimacy of our properties combine to create the perfect place for any new beginning. A wedding celebrated here, or a honeymoon begun, could not be more memorable. Big birthdays become bigger still. As always, our ambition is to create an experience with you, not just for you; our staff can help you build in imaginative details throughout your stay.
As just one example of what is possible, our Honeymoon Under The Diamond Skies is centred around three nights in a suite at the Motse, where you will be greeted with champagne when you arrive. A private vehicle with your own personal Field Guide and Tracker will be at your disposal, guaranteeing the ultimate bespoke safari experience. You can gently ride on horseback across the savannahs to a romantic cocktail on the dunes as the sun sets. Our secluded spa offers relaxing reflexology or a luxurious massage to you both. And on your last night here, a private dinner on your own deck comes complete with a telescope to gaze at thousands of stars.
For weddings, milestones or simply Christmas in the Kalahari, we will work with you to bring your own vision to life. The desert is yours.
Our Executive Chef, Theresa Fehrsen, has a style which defines modern South African cuisine. Tswalu is proud to be a member of the prestigious Relais & Chateaux and to meet its exacting standards. But here you will enjoy food you will never see anywhere else in the world.
With an emphasis on the qualities of individual ingredients, Theresa creates new interpretations of classic South African dishes such as charkalaka or koeksisters. Elsewhere inspiration comes directly from the Kalahari and treasures such as the rare Kalahari truffle. Sometimes local colour creates a simple accent, such as a hollandaise made with inkomasi, the traditional buttermilk of the Tswana.
As our menus change, so do our venues. Sundowners are followed by dune dinners and spectacular sunsets. Tswalu’s Kalahari Feast is a modern reworking of the traditional “boma” braai. Breakfasts may take place with panoramic views of the waterhole where our Southern Pride of black-maned lions may also start their day. At any time, you may choose a romantic supper in the privacy of your own deck, with a vintage wine and a telescope to gaze at a thousand stars.
Our service aims to be gentle yet meticulous. As Justin Cartwright wrote in Conde Nast Traveller, “this unobtrusive professionalism is the special quality of Tswalu.”
For all bookings, a 25% deposit is required within 14 days of making a reservation. If a booking is not confirmed it will be released automatically from our system after this time. Please note that a reservation is not confirmed nor secure until this deposit has been paid. Tswalu reserves the right to release any accommodation being held where this required deposit has not been received within the stated period.
The balance of the accommodation charges and the costs of all transfers must be paid in advance, no later than 30 days prior to a guest’s arrival. Tswalu reserves the right to cancel any booking should payment not be received in full. If a booking is made within 30 days prior to arrival, full payment will be required at the time of booking.
All extra charges incurred during a guest’s stay must be settled at the lodge on departure.
Please note that flight transfer costs are included in the definition of bookings for the purposes of this agreement and Tswalu’s cancellation policy.
Cancellation Policy
90 - 46 days prior to arrival a 25% cancellation fee will apply
45 - 22 days prior to arrival a 50% cancellation fee will apply
21 - 0 days prior to arrival a 100% cancellation fee will apply
Please note that the Christmas period (15 December to 15 January) and Easter period are exceptions here as any booking for those periods which has been confirmed to us in writing will be subject to full cancellation fees regardless of the time of cancellation.
In the unlikely event of the cancellation of a confirmed booking, travel insurance must cover our Cancellation Terms and Conditions.
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Tswalu offers every photographer and film-maker a unique chance to capture their own observations of the Kalahari. But the desert and its eco-system are too complex to be defined in one image or film. The dunes and the grasslands hold too many secrets; the landscape can change in an instant with the first drops of rain.
To make a reservation enquiry at Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, please complete our online booking enquiry form or contact us by phone or email. Contact details for Tswalu Marketing can also be found on this page. Alternatively, contact us by filling the form below and we will respond to you within 24hrs.
If you would like to make a reservation enquiry, please complete the form below and we will contact you by telephone or email within 24 hours. Alternatively you may book online through Relais & Chateaux by clicking here.
Please find our rates below
Rates include:
Rates exclude:
| 2011 Rates are per person |
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| The Motse | |
| Per person rate (based on 2 people sharing) | R7000 |
| Single occupancy | R9600 |
| Children under 12 yrs sharing with parents in a standard suite (max 2 children sharing) | Free |
| Child over 12 yrs sharing with parents in a standard suite (max 1 child sharing) | R3500 |
| Family suite (based on 4 people, including private vehicle, dedicated personal guide and tracker) | R20000 |
| Family suite supplement | R6000 |
| Extra child in family suite | R2000 |
| Motse exclusive use rate (up to 20 people) | R100000 |
| Tarkuni | |
| Exclusive use only (up to 10 people) | R38000 |
| Private Vehicle Hire with personal Field Guide and Tracker | Vehicle rate per day | R2500 |
| Flights | |
| 2011 | |
| JNB/Tswalu | One way R2800 Return R5500 |
| CPT/Tswalu | One way R3300 Return R6500 |
| Schedule Times: JNB 13h00 (1hr 30 min flight) CPT 11h00 (2 hr flight) JNB flight departs from Tswalu at 15h00 CPT flight departs from Tswalu at 13h30 Luggage allowance of 12 kg per person in soft sided bag Minimum 2 passengers - flights are non-commissionable | |
Set amidst two rolling mountain ranges, Tarkuni is the Oppenheimer family’s own personal home here at Tswalu and the ultimate private sanctuary.
Recently redesigned to uncompromising standards of comfort and elegance, Tarkuni is an exceptional choice for families or groups of great friends. Its five luxurious suites, each with a magnificent en-suite bathroom, accommodate a maximum of 10 guests.
Tarkuni creates an oasis of serenity in the desert. The home has its own dedicated team including a host and private chef to ensure a completely personal service. A private vehicle, personal field guide and tracker ensure an equally bespoke safari experience.
Tarkuni’s quiet pool and shady salas offer calm and contemplation. Its own traditional boma has seen many celebrations. And its beguiling charm has led many guests to return to what becomes their home in the Kalahari.
Our main property, the Motse, nestles at the foot of the Korannaberg mountains, facing westwards across the grasslands of the Kalahari. Motse means “village” in Tswana and our village consists of just eight spacious and secluded “legae” (another Tswana word, for “little house”) or suites.
These legaes are built of local stone, rich red clay and traditional Kalahari thatch. Recently redesigned by world-renowned Boyd Ferguson, our suites define an elegant, barefoot luxury. Writing in Conde Nast Traveller, Justin Cartwright describes their charm;
“A style has evolved in southern Africa of safari chic, which involves a fusion of African artefacts and art with very contemporary furniture. Nowhere I have seen does it as well as Tswalu.”- Conde Nast Traveller, December 2009
Each suite comprises a spacious bedroom with an open fire, a sumptuous en-suite bathroom with both indoor and outdoor shower, and a large dressing and study area. Your private sun deck overlooks a waterhole and the changing Kalahari animals it attracts.
Two legae have been designed especially for families. Each offers two separate bedroom suites with their own en-suite bathrooms, separated by an expansive living room again leading on to a shady, private terrace. These legae are each over 170 square metres in size and create the perfect environment for any family group.
The Motse accommodates no more than 20 guests at any one time to make for a truly intimate Kalahari safari experience. The main house is a spectacular space in which to meet, with its elevated decks and elegant lounges. An infinity pool offers an endless view over the savannahs and a secluded spa is designed to complete your total relaxation. The mezzanine library is equipped with satellite tv (the Motse also has full broadband Wi-Fi access throughout) and its museum cases display rare artefacts from the area. All profits from our exclusive Foundation Gift Shop go directly to fund important new research on the reserve.
Tswalu Kalahari has a large community of 142 staff together with their families. Sometimes the number of our employees surprises visitors. Here at Tswalu, staff levels are high to ensure the highest levels of service for our guests but also because we are directly responsible for the conservation and care of 100,000 hectares. So ours is a big family.
The majority of staff grew up on the remote farms from which Tswalu was first formed. Others come from the nearest towns, Deben (90 kilometres away) or Kuruman (120 kilometres). But Tswalu is everyone’s home now.
In 2009 we completed development of our new staff village. Our houses have been designed on sound environmental principles, emphasising insulation from the hot Kalahari sun. Planting of indigenous, deciduous trees provides shade in summer and the sun’s warmth in winter. Each house is fitted with solar water heating and low energy lighting.
These new homes lie within easy reach of our creche, sports facilities and Primary Healthcare Clinic. Tswalu runs its own registered pre-school for all children. In addition we have a full-time teacher devoted to our adult literacy programme where learning is all computer-based, raising further skills in the process. This investment is transforming literacy levels from 12% a decade ago to over 70% today. But we’re aiming for 100%.
We operate a fully equipped Primary Healthcare Clinic. All treatment is free of charge, not just for Tswalu residents but for anyone from the surrounding area. We take pride in our standards of care, which result from a three-way partnership. The State’s Department of Health provides medication, Tswalu provides the buildings, vehicles and employs a full-time nurse, and a group of medical professionals in Germany, led by Dr. Ludwig Focking, provides equipment. Ludwig is a former guest who fell in love with Tswalu and first proposed our clinic; he also trains our nurse at his practice in Germany.
Our clinic also plays a vital role in the local community in conducting extensive educational awareness on HIV/AIDS as well as the importance of proper nutrition. To encourage healthy eating, we have created food gardens and planted citrus orchards.
In this way, Tswalu now provides opportunities for employment, skills training and free healthcare to a community that historically had no access to these fundamentals. Now we are also hoping to assist other communities. We have already donated a game drive vehicle to a community-run game reserve in Kuruman. We have even given our own ostriches to a communal ostrich farm.
Tswalu Kalahari has achieved Fair Trade in Tourism accreditation, based largely on this positive impact on the local community as well as our enviromental and conservation achievements.
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We believe that the day’s activities should be created around your individual desires. A personal consultation on arrival ensures that we understand exactly what you want to do.
Our game drives are never standard; if, at a moment’s notice, you want to spend an entire day in the bush, we will pack a delicious picnic and take off. Bush walks offer the chance to get closer to the land, even to track desert black rhino on foot. Top quality horses can accommodate all levels of riding ability.
You can explore the Kalahari from every possible angle. Our two donkeys, Pedro and Don Juan, pull a traditional Kalahari cart, still a main form of transport for many here today. Hot-air balloon trips over this vast wilderness can be booked in advance. Or you can simply sleep out under the thousands of stars in the Kalahari’s “diamond skies”.
For anyone with a particular passion, special talks can be arranged with the reserve’s ecologists. Photographers will find unending possibilities here at Tswalu, combining shots of unique wildlife with dazzling panoramas. Walks to ancient archaeological sites will reveal rock carvings created by the Bushmen up to 380,000 years ago, some of the oldest art on Earth.
At other times, the pools or shaded salas beckon. Our exclusive spa completes your relaxation; its range of soothing and revitalising treatments celebrates the natural heritage of Africa.
Tswalu Kalahari Spa is now a combination of sensual spaces which combine to create an inspirational venue for what must be one of the most unusual spa experiences in Africa. Designed to enhance the natural beauty of the Kalahari and take advantage of the superb climate, the outdoor treatment area is within an indigenous spa garden where guests may find the occasional antelope grazing alongside them and be lulled into a deep state of relaxation by the sound of birdsong.
Surrounded by endless blue skies and the unique vegetation of the Green Kalahari, guests who indulge in the authentic signature massages performed by local therapists, will discover the Spa’s ethos of “closer to the land, closer to the people.”
The indoor spa area is a natural extension of the earth, inspired by nature and the splendour of the Kalahari, with natural finishes and fabrics and simple spaces which together create a sense of tranquility and barefoot elegance.
Guests may also choose to have their treatments at an outdoor tsala, where a rustic structure protects one from the elements and is positioned to give a bird’s eye view of the open grasslands of the reserve against the backdrop of the Korannaberg Mountain range.
In terms of social responsibility guests are encouraged to enjoy a tour of our new staff village (built on environmental principles); the healthcare clinic; our registered pre-school; and the adult literacy centre.
Sometimes the most exhilarating activity is no activity at all. Watch in silence as the sun slips below an endless horizon. Your own private Kalahari.
Unlike most luxury African reserves, Tswalu welcomes children. This can be the most brilliant and stimulating place for families. An important part of our mission is to excite the next generation about our conservation vision.
Learning about nature at first hand
There is no malaria in this part of the Kalahari to concern you. Both properties create an ideal open environment for play; our pools are centrally located. At the Motse, two specially designed family suites easily accommodate larger or older families at attractive rates.
Tswalu’s Junior Ranger programme has been carefully designed to meet the enthusiasms of a broad age range. Activities include archery (where you will make your own bow and arrow), spoor identification and casting, as well as tracking on foot. Children’s bush walks are hugely educational without ever feeling like it (adults can come too). Every child is welcomed with a backpack full of guides and tools, as well as their own opportunity to chat with our hospitality staff about what they would like to do.
Our children’s menu caters for any individual likes. And our special children’s boma allows them to cook their own bush dinner. Free babysitting is also available around the clock.
Above all, unlike most, we are happy to include younger children on private game drives. This is their Kalahari too.
From horseback, the world of the Kalahari changes. On a horse safari in Africa, you become part of the landscape; its silence and vastness strike you all the more. Many of the animals react differently to your presence. No-one who experiences this kind of closeness with wildlife ever forgets it.
Our African horseback safaris take place across grassy plains and rolling Kalahari dunes with spectacular views across the desert. The Korannaberg mountains, pink and mauve in the late afternoon sun, provide the backdrop.
Tswalu’s horses meet the needs of absolute beginner to advanced equestrian alike. Both trail and English saddles are available. Every piece of necessary equipment is provided, in every imaginable size.
Expert tuition is on offer for our horse safaris. Most importantly, our equestrian guides are also carefully trained in the Kalahari ecology. Yours will be a true safari, not just a ride. In Conde Nast Traveller, December 2009, Justin Cartwright wrote:
“The stables, typically, are run by someone who really knows horses, Almeri Etsebeth, and the horses themselves are wonderful - responsive, lively and well-mannered. Our ride took us close to buffalo, hartebeest, kudu and mountain zebra. I think it may have been the most interesting ride of my life.”— Justin Cartwright, Conde Nast Traveller, December 2009
Children are welcome on horseback. Tswalu’s stables will also create a special “pony camp” for any child who shares our passion for horses. For more about travelling as a family, read about our safaris with children.
For children and adults alike, a horse safari in Africa’s Kalahari is the chance to experience this natural wilderness in a way that is simply breathtaking. The Kalahari, just as explorers throughout history would have seen it for the very first time.
A Tswalu Kalahari Safari experience is very different.
Bush walks are encouraged at Tswalu
Tswalu offers unrivalled privacy in a vast, pristine wilderness. We have a maximum of six vehicles in over 100,000 hectares. As Nicky Oppenheimer says, “If you see another Land Rover, complain!”
Our expert Field Guides have been specially trained in Kalahari wildlife and each contributes personally to the constant programme of research and conservation on our reserve. Game drives at Tswalu Kalahari will be completely tailored to your own interests. As well as discovering many rare and endangered species for the first time, every guest leaves with a deep appreciation of the beauty of this entire eco-system. As one guest told us recently,
“AFRICA’S FINEST 4 DAY SAFARI”: suggested itinerary
Bush walks are encouraged at Tswalu. We want people to get even closer to the land. To touch the unique vegetation (and learn about some plants’ extraordinary properties). To inspect nests and burrows. To examine the smallest insect. A morning can begin by walking to a meerkat colony and watching these engaging mammals warm themselves in the sunshine before they scamper off to forage. Night walks are now also possible, offering the chance of exceptional sightings such as aardvark, aardwolf, porcupine or brown hyena at even closer range.
And for a Kalahari safari experience unlike any other, our guests can explore the dunes and savannahs on our African Horseback Safaris. Few moments can rival gently walking through a herd of sable antelope on horseback, sharing the magical stillness that defines the Kalahari.
These include:
The word “Tswalu” means “a new beginning” and Tswalu Kalahari is driven by two ambitions; to create an inspirational experience for its guests, and a conservation vision, to restore the Kalahari to itself. These two goals sit in perfect equilibrium; each guest contributes directly to the sustainability of the reserve in a true model of eco-tourism.
“Mother Nature is a great healer. All she needs is time and space. Fortunately there are plenty of both on Tswalu.” - Gus van Dyk
Tswalu Kalahari is primarily a conservation area. It aims to restore the area of approximately 1000km2 of Kalahari savannah to a pristine state. Such a vast area offers a safe haven for many endangered and rare species while protecting an area of unique diversity and beauty. Hospitality operations serve as a means towards ensuring that the conservation objectives of the property are sustainable while at the same time ensuring that the people of the area benefit from the work opportunities and training that tourism development offers. Conservation, socio-economic development, tourism and responsible environmental management are the four legs upon which Tswalu has been developed.
Tswalu Kalahari aims to make a contribution to conservation through three main conservation goals, i.e. the restoration of the natural environment to a pristine condition, the re-establishment and protection of biological diversity and the maintenance of the natural ecological processes characteristics of the Kalahari environment. This entails the management of the entire ecological system, including the vegetation and the available water resources to restore vital ecological processes which have disappeared in other parts of the Kalahari, thereby maximizing the diversity of life found in the region.
Tswalu Kalahari Reserve is Africa at its finest. When you visit, plan at least three nights as there are so many things you need to do and see…
Tswalu offers every photographer and film-maker a unique chance to capture their own observations of the Kalahari. But the desert and its eco-system are too complex to be defined in one image or film. The dunes and the grasslands hold too many secrets; the landscape can change in an instant with the first drops of rain.
There is a perception that the Kalahari is a sparse and desolate desert. In reality it is a semi-arid grassland with wide open savannahs and a diversity of habitats. Tswalu is unique because it combines the typical Kalahari savannahs and sand dunes with the Korannaberg Mountains. The Korannaberg offer a sheltering influence which increases the biodiversity of the area enormously. The mountains also provide spectacular backdrops for the landscape
The diversity of habitat (and climate) has resulted in an extremely diverse animal population. There are about 80 species of mammals and approximately 240 species of birds. The open habitat makes game viewing excellent and the animals can be appreciated within their habitat rather than amongst bushes.
One aspect of the game viewing experience which is worth mentioning is that we have six vehicles which have exclusive access to the entire reserve (which spans over 1000 square kilometers). Thus, there is no reason to queue for a sightings and no need to have limited time at sightings so that other vehicles can have their “turn” at a sighting. Also there are no areas which are “off-limits” or that are used by other concessions.
Many of the animals that guests would encounter on a game drive (or horse ride or walk) are species that are seen in the more traditional safari areas (such as zebra, buffalo giraffe, white rhino etc) but many are also quite different from other areas to the east. The antelope in particular are quite different. The Kalahari species include Gemsbok, Springbok, Eland, Red Hartebeest and more. In addition, there are great opportunities to see rare species which are also seldom seen in the “usual” safari areas. These include Roan and Sable antelope, Tsessebe, Hartmanns mountain zebra and of course the desert black rhino (a population of which we are very proud).
The larger predators also offer excellent viewing opportunities. Because of the rugged mountains, leopard are very rarely seen but the Kalahari grasslands lends themselves to excellent cheetah viewing. Spotted hyaena are rare but brown hyaena are fairly common.The Kalahari lions, although the same species as other lions across Africa, are famed for their size and beautiful manes. Wild dog are also occasionally seen on game drive.
Tswalu’s small carnivores offer perhaps the most special and unique sightings. Meerkat viewing is fantastic and we have 2 colonies of meerkats that have grown to trust people and allow close approach and observation. Apart from the more common small predators such as jackal and wild cat, unusual carnivores could include silver fox, bat eared fox, aardwolf, lynx, honey badger and small spotted genet.
“I can say with confidence that Tswalu is probably the best place on earth to view aardvark and pangolin. Both these unusual animals are rarely seen elsewhere but the open grasslands on Tswalu make the animals easier to find, particularly during winter when they emerge in daylight to search for ants and termites.” GUS VAN DYK, GENERAL MANAGER
You can choose to drive to Tswalu. And a good many of our guests do. Recommended routes are detailed for you below:
Tswalu Kalahari offers daily scheduled flights from both Johannesburg and Cape Town. The aircraft we use most is a Pilatus PC12, often our very own plane decorated with designs inspired by Bushman rock art. The Pilatus is pressurised and your journey will be in luxury and comfort.
In Cape Town, you will depart from the ExecuJet private hangar and in Johannesburg, we use the Anglo American hangar. Simple directions to each can be found here.
| Depart | Arrive | ||
| Cape Town | 11.00 | 13.00 | |
| Johannesburg | 13.00 | 14.30 | |
| The Cape Town return flight departs from Tswalu at 13.30 with a flying time to Cape Town of around 2 hours. The Johannesburg return flight departs from Tswalu 15.00 with a flying time of 1 hour 30 minutes to Johannesburg. | |||
We will run a scheduled service with a minimum of 2 passengers. Please arrive at the hangar one hour prior to your flight with us. The Anglo American hangar is open from 10.00 am.
Our Flight Rates include meeting you at Cape Town International Airport (please confirm if you would like us to do so) and transferring you to the ExecuJet private hangar (also upon request); a return transfer from ExecuJet to the International terminal is also available to you.
The same service is offered in Johannesburg where guest can be collected from OR Tambo International or any of the airport hotels. Please advise our reservations office of all your incoming flight details should you require a transfer.
Drinks and snacks are served on both Johannesburg and Cape Town flights to Tswalu Kalahari.
Guests can also take a scheduled SA Airlink or SA Express flight to Upington or Kimberley. Charter flights from Upington and Kimberley are then available. Please contact:
Newton Walker Flying Services
E-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Tel: + 27 54 332 3685
Mobile: + 27 82 820 5394
Tswalu is fully accessible by your own private plane. Our CAA licensed tar runway is 2030 metres in length and can accommodate most corporate jets. Our runway lights have been calibrated and approved by CAA, so night landings can take place. Please call us to arrange such a landing.
The runway’s precise details and co-ordinates are as follows:
License: Category 1
Length: 2030meters
Actual Position:
Northern end @ lights (18)
S 270 11’ 39.0”
E 0220 28’ 38.1”
Midway
S 270 12’ 10.1”
E 0220 28’ 51.0”
Southern end @ lights (36)
S 270 12’ 40.9”
E 0220 29’ 03.5”
Tswalu Kalahari can be easily accessed by both road and air. Private scheduled charters offered daily flights from Johannesburg or Cape Town International Airports directly onto Tswalu Kalahari’s’ own private tarred airstrip. Click here for details on road access to Tswalu.
The climate at Tswalu varies depending on the time of year you visit so please visit our weather section for further details. It is however always advisable to pack sunscreen, a hat, and a good pair of walking shoes. In summer, light cool clothing is best with a light warm clothing item for early morning game drives. In winter, please remember a warm jacket and some cooler clothing for the afternoons.
Please also note that Tswalu Kalahari is free of malaria and other tropical diseases.
The first desert black rhino calf to be born after Nicky Oppenheimer became involved with Tswalu arrived in the morning of December 25 1999, Christmas Day itself, just moments before the new millennium.
April 2010 - 10 years exactly since Kalahari Lion came home to Tswalu
At Tswalu, we don’t believe in giving animals names, so unromantically she became Desert Black Rhino Female Number 4. Remarkably, ten years later, she has just had her second calf, only two years after she delivered her first. Those two years, which experts call the “inter-calving period”, may well represent the shortest such period on record. Living proof, literally, of the health of this animal and the land that sustains her.
Our conservation work will never cease but to salute her achievement and others’, on December 25 2009 Tswalu Kalahari will begin a special Year of Celebration with new guest activities, new celebration rates and special offers and new conservation targets.
Seasons in the southern Kalahari can be described in traditional terms - spring, summer, autumn and winter - but their nature and duration are very different. Summer lasts for almost six months.
In Spring (September - October), the weather begins to warm up, though some cold fronts can still sweep inland from the Cape. Blackthorn and honeybush break into blossom, scenting the evening air. Barking geckos call for mates in a cacophony unique to the Kalahari, and meerkat pups emerge from their dens in anticipation of the rains.
Summer (November - March) brings hot days and mild evenings with only an occasional afternoon thunderstorm. Rain is always unpredictable in the desert but if you are fortunate enough to experience it, you will be astounded as the desert turns into a lush green spectacle, glittering with golden flowers. Many of the antelope calf early in Summer and signs of new life abound. Migrant birds such as cuckoos and lanner falcons arrive at Tswalu, making birding here especially exciting.
In Autumn (April - May) the days become mild and the evenings cool. With luck, there may even be some late season’s rains. This is the greenest time of the year; the savannahs take on a beautiful silkiness as the grasses surrender their seeds to gentle breezes. Autumn is the time of the rut as antelope such as impala, in peak physical condition, begin a frenzy of fighting to establish territories and claim mates.
Winter (June - August) sees daytime temperatures cool. The first frost can fall as night-time temperatures may even drop below freezing on occasion. Conditions become very dry as humidity disappears. As the grasses and bushes dry out so sightings of rarer, smaller mammals increase. Shy, nocturnal creatures such as aardvark, aardwolf or pangolin emerge in daylight now. The clear evenings of Winter offer the best stargazing spectacle under the Kalahari’s breathtaking “diamond skies”.
The Kalahari always promises things you can never see elsewhere. And each month here at Tswalu reveals sights and sounds different to the last.
Tswalu is situated in the heart of the Northern Cape Province, some 300 kilometres north-west of Kimberley and 270 kilometres north-east of Upington. Johannesburg lies 560 kilometres to the east and Cape Town some 850 kilometres to the south.
Our nearest town is Kuruman, famous for the Kuruman Eye and Moffat Mission from which Dr Livingstone set off into what was then deepest Africa. Tswalu is close to the border with Botswana and within easy driving distance of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. As such, Tswalu represents the gateway to the splendour of the Kalahari.
You can discover more about South Africa’s Northern Cape here: http://www.northerncape.org.za
The original Tswalu was first created by Stephen Boler, a Manchester entrepreneur, as a hunting reserve in Africa’s Kalahari region. In 1998, Stephen died suddenly; his will left instructions that Tswalu was to be offered first to Nicky Oppenheimer. And so Nicky and his family became custodians of this extraordinary land.
Taken here in the 1950s, this shows a desolate land ravaged by cattle farming and neglect.
Much has changed in the last decade or so. Hunting stopped overnight. Hundreds of tonnes of man-made structures, farm buildings and fences, were removed. New land was added to extend and protect habitats and territories. The grasses were allowed to grow. Gradually, indigenous game such as the critically endangered desert black rhino and huge, black-maned Kalahari lions were brought home.
From the beginning, Nicky Oppenheimer’s mission has been clear.
“To restore the Kalahari to itself.”
And to secure the future of this land and its people by creating a sensitive and sustainable model of tourism, allowing visitors to Tswalu Kalahari to witness its beauty and protect it too. In the Tswana language, “Tswalu” means “new beginning”. The last decade here has been just that.
Tswalu Kalahari takes its place as part of the Diamond Route which links together all the conservation initiatives of De Beers and the Oppenheimer family. Across the Diamond Route, visitors and researchers alike can gain access to some of South Africa’s most precious ecologies, to learn about their wildlife and to understand how conservation works. Each property also raises awareness among local communities of the role of the environment in creating livelihoods and opportunities.
The name Kalahari is derived from the Tswana work “Kgala”, meaning the great thirst, or “Kgalagadi”, meaning the waterless place. It has been inhabited by the Bushman for 20 000 years as hunter-gatherers, who lived in a harmonious relationship with the environment until the influx of African and European man. However, due to its harsh environment, modern day man found its unfavourable conditions unsuitable to develop. Even with the introduction of borehole water, farming of livestock was a difficult pursuit. It is for this reason that man has had almost no impact on the land, and the Kalahari has remained a true wilderness area.
The southern Kalahari, due to its location and local climatic conditions, receives somewhat more rain than the central Kalahari, allowing it to support a large diversity of life. It is for this reason that the southern Kalahari is frequently referred to as the “Green Kalahari” – this is the home of Tswalu Kalahari Reserve.
Keen supporters of wildlife and conservation projects, Nicky and Strilli Oppenheimer have won awards for their generous commitment to preserving the habitat and encouraging education in the field of conservation. They were jointly presented with the prestigious World Wildlife Fund - Lonmin Award for environmental conservation. “The award recognizes those who promote a culture of sustainable use and conservation of our natural heritage,” said Rob Little chief executive officer of WWF South Africa. “It is awarded to individuals or organisations which make an outstanding contribution to conserving the environment. The award was made for the Oppenheimers’ active and involved support of conservation projects aiming to foster the bio diversity of the county’s mammals, birds, invertebrates (insects), fish, reptiles, vegetation.
Strilli Oppenheimer launched the Diamond Route, a partnership between the Oppenheimer family and De Beers, at the World Summit on Sustainability in Johannesburg in 2002. This project is culmination of years of dedication and commitment to environmental conservation across nine properties and is aimed to maximize their potential for conservation and research, environmental awareness and tangible social upliftment as well as to create further opportunities for nature lovers to experience these diverse and unique product offerings.
Says Strilli, “...conservation of the environment, which we have inherited as custodians, is not a subject of only specialist and activist interest; rather it is an imperative for society as a whole to hand on a less distressed situation than that we have caused. There is a growing public awareness in appreciating what we have, and doing what we can together, to ensure we do not continue to lose species on a daily basis, as each loss impacts on everyone and everything in some way”.
Make a lasting contribution to this fragile and unique environment……
The Tswalu Foundation (TF) was created as a result of the forward thinking and love of the Kalahari by Mr Jonathan Oppenheimer in 2008. His founding vision for the Foundation was to develop a platform on which local and international visitors could contribute and involve themselves in community and environmental research on Tswalu Kalahari – either to an existing project or to suggest and fund specific projects in areas of particular interest to the funder. The Kalahari system is a unique, vast and understudied area, thus this Foundation assists in developing research programs and protocols and therefore assists in the development of a better understanding of its unique fauna and flora in a direct, hands-on manner. The Foundation is fundamental in not only developing a greater appreciation for the beauty of the Kalahari and its abundant wildlife, but also provides encouragement and support to gain knowledge to better manage this unique part of Africa.
Tswalu Kalahari is driven by a strong conservation and community development ethic, and whilst the Oppenheimer family have sanctioned numerous projects, the Foundation affords more researchers to study in the Southern Kalahari. Experience over the years has taught us that the longevity of the project is determined by the interactive nature of the project. We encourage researchers to share their concepts and progress with our guests – who, if inspired by the work, will continue to contribute to funding the project through the Foundation. Essentially, it becomes a self-funding campaign through guest contributions.
Each project is obliged to provide some form of research material to be displayed at the main lodge, and the staff will undergo an induction into the reasons and objectives of the research. In this way, they are fully equipped to share information and to create interest on behalf of the researcher – who in turn is given ample opportunity to present the project to the guests at Tswalu Kalahari.
The Tswalu Foundation is registered as a NPO (non- profit organisation) which supports species, ecological and applied research in the Kalahari system. It also provides grants for the development of social and community projects.
TSWALU FOUNDATION PROJECTS:
PROJECT 1: The Tswalu Brown Hyena project is focussed on determining the movement, activity, true population size and prey base determination of brown hyenas on and surrounding Tswalu Kalahari. The brown hyena’s IUCN classification status was increased from lower Risk – Least Concern to Near Threatened in 2000. It was last assessed in 2008. The global population size is most likely below 10 000 adult animals and its population is believed to be decreasing.
PhD student, Elsa Bussière is undertaking the study through Animal Demography Unit of the University of Cape Town and the Brown Hyena Research Project in Namibia.
Contact: Prof. Les Underhill; Department of Zoology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa; 021 650 3227; Cell 0720621140; Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
PROJECT 2: This project investigates the conservation status of Namaqua and Burchell’s sandgrouse on Tswalu Kalahari. There is a need to understand the population dynamics, ecology and recruitment of young of these species in the Kalahari, as well as the assessment of the impact of non-exclusive factors, such as food availability, predation and water availability, which may also control sandgrouse populations.
This project is undertaken by Dr Aldo Berruti, Director of the African Gamebird Research Education and Development Trust (AGRED) who hope to unlock the secret to understanding the biology of these unique birds.
Dr Aldo Berruti; African Gamebird Research Education and Development Trust (AGRED); Physical address: 298 Steyn Street, Greylingstad 2415; Postal address: P O Box 87070, Houghton 2041; 017 778 0299; Cell 083 4452 685; Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
PROJECT 3: Climate change is a real threat to arid and semi-arid ecosystems which are expected to be severely altered. This project focusses on documenting the adaptations of the unique aardvark for survival in the Kalahari through understanding its body temperature rhythm and activity patterns, thus improving our understanding of how this ecologically important animal will adapt to climate change.
The project is undertaken by Prof. Andrea Fuller, Dr Leith Meyer and Dr Benjamin Rey from the School of Physiology at the University of the Witwatersrand who are particularly interested in the effects of climate change on wildlife.
Prof. Andrea Fuller, Director: Brain Function Research Group, School of Physiology, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, 7 York Rd, Parktown, 2193, South Africa, Tel: 011 717 2162; Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
PROJECT 4: This project focusses on assessing antlion abundance and diversity on Tswalu Kalahari., which is a unique ecosystem harbouring a rich fauna of antlions and other lacewings, which belong to the insect order Neuroptera. The intrusion of the Korannaberg hills into a typical Kalahari dune-field system provides many habitats in addition to those of the characteristic Kalahari psammophiles (sand-dwellers). Of the 13 families of Neuroptera that occur in South Africa, five have already been recorded from Tswalu, with 28 species already known from the reserve.
The project is undertaken by leading neuropteran expert, Prof. Mervyn Mansell and Dr Catherine Sole from the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria.
Dr Mervyn Mansell, USDA-APHIS, Pretoria, Tel: +27 12 431 4711; CEL: 0824993978; .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
PROJECT 5: The main focus of this project is raptor conservation in the southern Kalahari, through assessing the effects of land use practices in defining heterogeneity across an arid landscape and the importance of this for avian raptors. This includes niche partitioning of raptors on Tswalu Kalahari. The project aims to assess the breeding biology and post-fledgling period of a terrestrial foraging raptor, the Secretary Bird. This study will address a number of questions relating to the biology of this large raptor species, in particular, breeding biology, post-fledgling inter-and intra-specific competition, and food selection.
The project is undertaken by Dr Craig Symes from the School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand
Dr Craig T. Symes, School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Tel: 011 717 6423, CEL: 072 071 0179; Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
PROJECT 6: This project investigates the extreme association between the Sociable Weaver and the Pygmy Falcon system on Tswalu Kalahari, a system where the ‘predator’, not prey, makes the active association choice. However, the true nature of the relationship in this association (mutualism, commensalism or parasitism) is unclear, and the system is largely unstudied.
This study is headed by Dr Robert Thomson from the Department of Biology at the University of Turku in Finland, who aims to unravel the mysteries behind this unique association.
Dr Robert Thomson, Section of Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Turku;
FI-20014 Turku, Finland; Tel. +35823335039; South African CEL: 0825437042; Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
PROJECT 7: Scorpions are generally disliked; however they form a vital role in maintaining a healthy ecosystem. This project aims at surveying the scorpion diversity on Tswalu Kalahari. Location records are being gathered in order to map out scorpions distributions on the property. From collection records, abundance, distribution within the reserve, ecological requirements, and associations with specific habitat, ecological and vegetative zones with is recorded.
This study is undertaken by leading scorpion expert and author of the book Scorpions of Southern Africa, Jonathan Leeming.
Jonathan Leeming; Scorpion Adventures; CEL: 0823384381; Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
PROJECT 8: The project focuses on predicting the responses of Kalahari desert birds to climate change through assessing rising temperatures and more frequent heat waves associated with climate change that are predicted to severely impact birds inhabiting hot desert habitats. This project investigates temperature-dependence of various avian behavioural and physiological traits on Tswalu Kalahari.
PhD student, Ben Smit is undertaking the study through the Department of Zoology and Entomology of the University of Pretoria, and the Percy Fitzpatrick Institute of the University of Cape Town.
Ben Smit, Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002, South Africa; CEL: 082-9251383; Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) / or supervisor: Andrew McKechnie; Associate Professor; Department of Zoology and Entomology; University of Pretoria; Private Bag X20; Hatfield, 0028; South Africa; Tel: 012 4203232; Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
PROJECT 9: The core aim of the project is to advance our understanding of the causes of variation in cooperative behaviour in animal societies, using the colonial white-browed sparrow weaver on Tswalu Kalahari as a model system. The project focuses in particular on investigating two poorly understood mechanisms through which variation in cooperative motivation may arise.
The programme in managed by Dr Andrew Young from the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at the University of Exeter Cornwall Campus in the United Kingdom.
Andrew Young; BBSRC Research Fellow; Centre for Ecology and Conservation; University of Exeter Cornwall Campus; Tremough, Cornwall TR10 9EZ; Tel: 0044 1326 254241; Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
PROJECT 10: This project focuses on how large predators affect the foraging and habitat use of herbivores in arid environments. Predators directly affect their prey by killing them. This, however, is not the only way they can affect them. Non-lethal effects such as fear and apprehension generated from the possibility of being attacked may be enough to change prey behaviour. Ultimately, risk-sensitive behaviour may affect food and habitat use, change ecological processes and potentially effect biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Thus, an understanding of the effects of fear (or the absence thereof) can play a key role in the management and conservation in reserves and parks.
The project is undertaken by Dr Mohammad Abu Baker and Dr Adrian M. Shrader from the School of Life Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg.
Dr Adrian M Shrader; Lecturer: Wildlife Conservation and Management; School of Life Sciences; University of KwaZulu-Natal; Private Bag X01; Scottsville 3209; South Africa; Tel: 033 260 5143; CEL: 084 568 6640; EMail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
PROJECT 11: TUNNEL FARMING Tswalu Kalahari is continuously looking at ways to reduce our ecological footprint and the sourcing of local produce is an ideal to which we strive. However, the Kalahari is a water stressed environment and the production of fresh produce is a difficult undertaking and Tswalu needs to source fresh produce from a long distance away. With the assistance of the Tswalu foundation, a system of tunnel farming by recycling water from the laundry is being developed. Apart from providing fresh produce for the tourist operation, it is envisaged that the gardens will supply nutritious green produce to assist in addressing malnutrition problems in the area, particularly among children and people with compromised immunity.
The project is being developed internally by Tswalu Kalahari Social Responsibility
PROJECT 12: THE CLINIC. This project arose through the concern of a visiting doctor from Germany. Dr Ludwig and Eva Focking have championed the development of the Tswalu clinic and now together with the Tswalu Foundation and with the assistance of the State run Health Care services, the clinic provides an important Health Care and Education service to this remote part of the country. The clinic now attracts medical professionals who are willing to share their expertise while enjoying a stay at Tswalu. The dental clinic is now well established and an eye-care facility is planned in the next phase.
This initiative is co-ordinated by Dr and Mrs Ludwig Focking, the South African Department of Health and Tswalu Kalahari Social responsibility.
PROJECT 13: THE CRECHE: Tswalu encourages staff to stay with their families on the property. Children in remote areas such as Tswalu may not have the same developmental opportunities as children in more urban areas. In order to ensure that the Tswalu pre-school children are not left behind by their urban counterparts, Tswalu provides a crèche for local children. The children benefit from interaction with other children as well as having access to a range of early learning opportunities under the eye of a qualified teacher.
The Tswalu crèche has been developed internally by Tswalu Kalahari Social Responsibility
Should you wish to make a donation…
Account name: Tswalu Foundation Trust
Bank: First National Bank
Branch: RMB Private Bank, Johannesburg
Address: Fredman Drive,Sandton, Gauteng
Branch / Sort Code: 26-12-51
Account number: 62336779949
SWIFT Code: Sort Code: FIRNZAJJ824
For further information, participation and/ or donations please contact Tswalu Management
Duncan MacFadyen
Manager Research & Conservation
Email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
