Migration Expeditions

These 6 canvas tented units maintain a light and airy feel, despite the fluctuating heat and cold of the Kalahari landscape. Each unit is set on low timber decks, with an en-suite bathroom, chemical toilet and alfresco bucket shower.

Amenities Include:

• En-suite bathroom
• Outdoor bucket shower

Dining is a comprehensive and scrumptious affair, with three set meals provided throughout the day and a host of lite bites and snacks to enjoy in-between. Evening dinner is the most lavish meal of the day, with a three-course meal served at one of the camps alfresco tented dining areas, comprising freshly prepared food consisting of local flavours and western cuisine. With all-inclusive rates, you’re free to enjoy a range of locally sourced alcoholic and none-alcoholic beverages at your own leisure.

Embark for the African bush in the company of experienced guides for an authentic, grass-roots Kalahari safari experience. Game populations within the Nxai Pan are bountiful, with consistent sighting of lion, large elephant buffalo, spotted hyena, cheetah and oryx. Observe the astonishing sights of the wild that surround you from the security of your 4×4 safari vehicle, and don’t forget to bring a camera.

Nxai Pan birding is a spectacular phenomenon that attracts avid birders and wildlife enthusiasts alike from all across the world. With over 200 indigenous bird species for you to discover, there are plenty of sights to behold. Some species include Kori bustards, Korhanns and wattled cranes. Once the pans fill up after the rains the area sees an influx of Flamingos. The migratory birds that appear over these months also include the steppe buzzard, the western red-footed kestrel and the lesser-spotted eagle.

Situated on the edge of an extensive salt pan, the large baobabs trees that encompass the landscape are a wonderous sight to behold. The remote cluster of millennia-old baobab trees were imortalised by explorer Thomas Baines in his infamous 1862 painting while on an expedition to locate Victoria Falls, and like his painting, this magnificent cluster of upside-down trees on the edge of the Kudiakam Pan is not to be missed.

African Bush Camps Foundation is committed to sustainable development, through the creation of opportunities that empower rural communities within vulnerable wildlife areas in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Zambia, working to create opportunities for all. Here are some of the initiatives that serve as the cornerstone of all African Bush Camps operations.

The African Bush Camp Foundation seeks to support local communities through entrepreneurship, encouraging and facilitating the production of local crafts and trades to enable sustainable incomes for people living in close proximity to protected wildlife areas. For instance, those communities partnered with the foundation will have the opportunity to produce crafted items such as gowns, jewellry and ornaments that can then be sold at one of the many African Bush Camp properties in their proximity.

This enables the growth of local economies through sustainable practices, imparts industry skills and knowledge that can be shared throughout the community. Additionally, this initiative addresses critical gaps such as accessible health care and sanitation to achieve a higher quality of life.

The African Bush Camps conservation initiative aims to improve the perception and tolerance of wildlife in close proximity to populated areas, helping communities restore a harmonious relationship with nature for their benefit. The African Bush Camps Foundation work to implement human-wildlife conflict mitigation techniques which help local people to learn and understand innovative ways to better conserve resources whilst implementing sustainable land-use practices.

As one of Africa’s primary sources of revenue is tourism, an emphasis must naturally be placed on conserving the wildlife and eco systems that attract visitors year-round and support the growth of small-scale local economies through sustainable travel operations.

Through partnering with communities in vulnerable wildlife areas, the African Bush Camp Foundation seeks to improve access to education and raise the quality of learning environments for children across South Africa. This educational and wellbeing initiative seeks to support orphaned and vulnerable children through scholarship programmes and funding tuition fees – as well as providing more holistic support through Life Skills Workshops.

In order to improve existing standards of education and general quality of life, expanding and improving local infrastructure is a priority of the foundation. Such improvements include the creation of sanitary conditions with running water and proper toilet facilities to prevent students catching water-borne diseases like typhoid or cholera which can have detrimental effects on the children’s development. To encourage the development of high-quality education, the resources to attend school must first be provided, as not to limit the prospects of children’s opportunities in later life.

While electricity is limited at Migration Expeditions, it is generated completely through solar power energy, allowing for permanent lighting and battery charging when needed. With no diesel-powered generators to speak of, the collective footprint is minimal, with the affect on the immediate environment is low. This simple yet rustic setup causes little detriment to the encompassing ecosystems of the Nxai Pan and present an overall sustainable model with which to operate in ecologically sensitive environment – with regards to the current scale of operations.