Kwando - Tau Pan Camp

PO Box 550, Maun
Tel: +267 686 1449
Fax: +267 686 1457
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www.kwando.co.bw/tau-pan

Tau Pan is the first semi-permanent camp inside the Central Kalahari Game Reserve and offers truly incredible views from the elevated ridge of an ancient sand dune, an unusual experience in a land as flat as Botswana, and overlooks the famous Tau Pan - recognised for its stark beauty and remoteness.

‘Tau’ which means lion in Setswana, is so named for the pride of iconic black-maned Kalahari lions who frequent the camp. Species that can only be found in the Kalahari desert include oryx, the desert-adapted springbok, jackals, the rare brown hyena, red-crested Korhaan and herds of wildebeest.

As with its sister camp, Nxai Pan, Tau Pan utilises only solar power for the generation of electricity, heating of water and pumping of water from deep under the Kalahari sands. 9 environmentally adapted en-suite tents are set on raised decks, affording the same spectacular views over the plains. The main area of the camp is set around the fireplace, which is the ideal spot for game viewing down to the waterhole. The bar, lounge, curio shop and dining area all encircle the fire place.

The camp also has a sleep-out deck, which is on the eastern side of the camp. In an area as remote and isolated in the Kalahari desert, the light pollution is minimal to none, and consequently the star-gazing is simply magnificent and unrivalled by most other locations on earth. Having an unobstructed view of the night sky to fall asleep under is a truly memorable experience.