San Camp, Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana

At a Glance...

Style: 1940 classic style camp

Our opinion: 4 star

Accommodation: 6 white over-sized en-suite Meru tents. There is no electricity in the tents. Bathrooms have hot and cold running water and flush toilets

And the kids? All ages welcome. Families with children under 8 years have to book and pay for a private vehicle

Activities: Bushman walk, viewing habituated meerkats, Chapman's Baobab, sundowners on the pans, quad biking on the pans

Season: Only open during the dry season 16th April - 31st October

Highlights: Set on the edge of the vast Salt Pans of the Makgadikgadi

San Camp, Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, Botswana

Sheltered by a cluster of stately desert palms right on the edge of one of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans in the middle of the Kalahari Desert

San Camp, deep in the Kalahari, is surely one of the most romantic camps in Africa. Classic white tents stand majestically on the edge of the endless saltpans of the Makgadikgadi - each sheltered by a cluster of stately desert palms. It is the nothingness that attracts...

San Camp is being completely rebuilt in 2010 and will be opening in April 2011...Watch this space for an accommodation update.