FACT SHEET Tuskers bush camp

INTRODUCTION • Ideal lodge for safari circuit including Xobega Island and Mankwe Bush Lodge Tuskers Bush Camp lies between Nxai Pan National • Spend 2 - 3 hours walking with one of the local San Park in the east and Moremi Game Reserve in the west. Bushmen people on an informative walk through the It encompasses 365 000 hectares of pure wilderness, wilderness, where you’ll learn how to live off the land making this exclusive tract of land ideal for game drives. from the descendants of the true hunter gatherers of the area. 6 Meru-style canvas safari tents are located between Kalahari Acacia trees, looking out into the veld and offering guests seclusion and privacy during their stay. En suite bathrooms comply with the sustainable construction of the camp, with heated bucket showers and flush toilets.

The main dining tent, boma and bar overlook a bustling waterhole, and the free-flow of animals create a wild and untamed ambience throughout. Tuskers is a true canvas bush camp with added luxuries and an emphasis on its sublime location. AT A GLANCE FACILITIES • Classic Meru-style safari tents each sleeping two • Located on a 365 000 hectare private concession on people the border of Moremi • En suite bathrooms with flush toilet, wash basins, and • Affordable tented safari accommodation in a prime bucket showers area of Botswana • Safari-style dining tent forming the central area of • Only an hour’s drive from Maun the camp • 6 Meru-style safari tents with en suite bathrooms and • Open-air boma/campfire in the main area complimentary bath products overlooking the pan • Tents are located privately throughout the area • Coffee station in the dining tent where trees and shade abound • Drinking water provided in rooms, but tap water not • A classic old-world safari style dining tent, boma and palatable bar overlooking a pan • Single solar-powered light switch for bedroom and • The camp is eco-friendly, run entirely on solar-power bathroom respectively • Exclusive land for game drives among free roaming • Charging station available for cameras and other game devices in camp • Sunset game drives around the network of pans in • Wifi is available in the main area. the concession • Professional guides and warm hosting making guests feel very comfortable at all times ACTIVITIES • Unfenced camp with wildlife free to roam throughout • Morning and afternoon game drives, as well as night • Night drives with a spotlight in search of nocturnal drives in the concession animals • Birdwatching from the camp Tuskers bush camp

• Sundowners at various waterholes and pans in prestigious territory in the wild wonderland of Botswana, the concession where the lack of fences allows for free-roaming wildlife, • Drives to see the ancient baobab resident lions, an abundance of elephants and buffalo, • Enjoy a 2-3 guided nature walk with a local Bushman and incomprehensible room to explore. of the area. This activity needs to be arranged prior to arrival and will take the place of your morning HOW TO GET THERE game drive. The activity is designed to introduce Tuskers is located only an hour’s drive from Maun, and is guests to the hunter gatherer lifestyle, and the history easily and afforably accessed by self-drivers (4 x 4 only) of the local San people. The Bushman walk is at no from Maun Airport. Alternatively, a road transfer from the extra cost. airport to the camp can be arranged. A TYPICAL DAY AT TUSKERS Self-drivers travelling from Maun Airport will exit Maun bush CAMP in the direction of Mababe on the Seretse Khama road, through the village of Shorobe (gravel road begins), and Daily schedules change according to the seasons, cross the vet fence. Turn right driving next to the fence on guests’ itineraries and requests; however, the below is a the gravel road for +/- 15km to Tuskers Bush Camp. guideline of day-to-day activity: • 05h00 Wake up call Child Policy • Coffee and rusks in the dining tent 05h30 No children under age 12 are allowed. • 06h00 Depart for morning activity in the concession • 09h00 Return to camp • 09h30 Breakfast is served in the dining tent followed GENERAL TRAVEL INORMATION by leisure time Weather • 14h30 Lunch is served The climate in Botswana brings very hot, dry periods • 16h00 Depart for an afternoon game drive ending in (September, October), and also very wet seasons a night drive (December-February). Winter (June, July, August) • 19h30 Dinner is served at camp, followed by packs cold nights and mild, dry days, while November to campfire chatter February is hot and wet. Temperatures in summer soar as high as 40°C bringing warm nights and humidity levels LOCATION fluctuating between 50% and 80%. The average annual rainfall is 450mm and most of it falls between December Tuskers Bush Camp lies between Nxai Pan National Park and March in the form of heavy afternoon thunderstorms. in the east and Moremi Game Reserve in the west. Maun is In contrast, the winter nights can drop to barely above only an hour’s drive away (4 x 4 only) and Chobe National freezing in the Delta and the desert, although daytime Park is to the north, making this an excpetional and highly temperatures at this time of year are mild to warm. accessible location.

Moremi South Gate is only 40min from the camp and the Wildlife popular Black Pool area can be reached for day trips. The Botswana is a wildlife paradise, with elephants roaming in camp is nestled in its own 365 000 hectare concession, high numbers, hippos occupying every waterway, buffalo shared with sister lodge, Mankwe Bush Lodge. This is a gathering en masse to drink from the waterholes, zebra Tuskers bush camp

migrations, red lechwe bounding through rivers, giraffe What to pack touching the tree tops, and warthogs shovelling the earth. The climate in Botswana brings very hot, dry periods and Moremi is a known wildlife hotspot, and is a protected also very wet seasons. Winter (June, July, August) packs area of the Okavango Delta. Lion, leopard, cheetah, wild cold nights and mild, dry days. Depending on what time dog, and spotted and brown hyena, are some of the top of year you travel, you will need certain essentials. predator species that are frequently seen. • Throughout the year, we recommend packing The birdlife in Botswana is no exception to the fantastic lightweight, neutral-coloured clothing with short collection of wild creatures that call this country home. sleeves. The many waterways of the Okavango Delta and Moremi • Bring sun protection in the form of sunblock, sun create a habitat for many water birds, while raptors hats, and glasses. soar overhead, and melodious larks disguise themselves • Scarfs, jackets and gloves are needed for early in the scrub. mornings on the boat, especially in winter. • Comfortable walking shoes are essential, as is sun Malaria protection in the form of hats, sunglasses and sun Before travelling, guests are encouraged to consult their block. local doctors on anti-malarial medication and preparation, • Bring along cameras, binoculars and recording however a repellent stick or spray is effective and should gadgets to keep a record of the many wildlife be utilised. sightings.