LOCATION
Tuli Wilderness accommodation and trails is situated
in Botswana, on the great Limpopo River, in the Northern
Tuli Game Reserve, just across the border from South
Africa.
ABOUT NORTHERN TULI GAME RESERVE
The Northern Tuli Game Reserve boasts the world's largest
elephant population on privately owned land and elephant
viewing is awesome with some unparalleled sightings
and provides fantastic photographic opportunities.
The Tuli area is rich in archaeological heritage and
San rock art sites have been discovered alongside numerous
archaeological sites dating back to the Stone Age. Scattered
artifacts are still being discovered all over the area.
ACCOMMODATION
We have 3 camps:
- Main tented camp
- Mohave bush camp
- Rustic tented camp
Main Tented Camp
Main Tented Camp is located along the shady floodplain
of the Limpopo River (about 600 meters from the river),
under tall riverine trees, including Mashatu and Apple-leaf
trees.
You can view game (including elephants, leopard, bushbuck,
bush pigs, warthogs and African wild cats) from the
camp, as they regularly visit the waterhole just below
the camp. Birders will be pleasantly rewarded with sightings
of the many species occurring in this camp’s riverine
habitat.
This unfenced camp is self-catering and can accommodate
10 guests:
- 5 x luxury safari style tents with en suite bathrooms
and flush toilets
- 2 beds in each tent (bed linen and towels are provided)
- Each tent has electric and hurricane lamps (lanterns)
and a fan
- 2 fully equipped kitchens, (one situated on each
side of the camp), enabling the camp to operate as
two separate fully functional camps
- Each kitchen is equipped with cutlery, crockery,
cooking utensils, toaster, electric kettle, fridge,
deep-freeze, gas stove and microwave
- Each kitchen also has a communal area that has its
own lapa / dining area with braai facilities
- This unfenced camp has electric lights and hurricane
lamps (lanterns)
- Hot water is heated by a "donkey boiler"
system
- The camp is serviced daily
Tariffs
Self Catering: Pula 620.00 per person per night (minimum
of 4 persons)
- Tariffs include two game activities per day (walks,
game drives, etc.)
- We offer a 10% discount to groups of 8 or more adults
per night
- Children under 12 years of age are charged half-price
- Full catering is available on request. Please enquire
on booking
Please Note! Whilst bookings are subject
to a minimum of four people, we are, at certain times,
able to accommodate booking requests for only 2 guests.
This is strictly subject to availability and can only
be confirmed ten days prior to arrival.
Mohave Bush Camp
Mohave Bush Camp is situated deep in the Mopane veld
along the seasonal Mohave River, set amongst tall Apple-leaf
and Tamboti trees. Duikers, civets and genets are regular
visitors through this camp. Birders will enjoy a mixture
of bushveld and small riverine species sightings in
and around the camp
This unfenced bush camp is self-catering:
- 3 units constructed of Mopane poles and thatch
on a concrete floor
- 2 beds per unit
- 2units are large enough to accommodate four beds
in each, thus accommodating 12 guests comfortably
in this camp
- The huts have single beds, hurricane lamps and candles
- Bed linen and towels are provided
- Ablutions are open under the stars with hot and
cold showers and flush toilets
- Large rustic thatched kitchen, bar and dining area
is open style surrounding an enormous Apple-leaf tree
- The kitchen is fully equipped with a four-plate
gas stove/ oven, gas fridge, cooking utensils, crockery
and cutlery
- Braai facilities are situated under the tall riverine
trees
- The camp is serviced daily by the full time camp
attendant
Tariffs
Self Catering: Pula 435.00 per person per night (minimum
of 4 persons)
- Tariffs include two activities per day (walks,
game drives, etc.)
- We offer a 10% discount to groups of 8 or more adults
per night
- Children under 12 years of age are charged half-price
- Full catering is available on request. Please enquire
on booking
Rustic Tented Camp
Our Rustic Tented Camp is primarily used to accommodate
trailists participating on our professionally guided
trails, but can be booked on a self-catering basis between
trails. This camp provides the most authentic wilderness
experience on the Tuli Wilderness concession
This fly-camp is set deep in the wildest of places
and moves from season to season, following the movement
of game, available water and shade. Being unfenced,
it is not uncommon for large animals to wander through
the camp, affording excitement and the adventure of
being close to these free-roaming animals (like elephants
and lions).
The camp consists of:
- "Dome" style tents with fly sheets for
shade
- Maximum two beds per tent
- The tents each have hurricane lamps
- Basic rustic ablutions give this camp its adventurous
charm
Meals are prepared and served in a simple style, around
the campfire where guests can relax and take in the
spirit of the bush.
Paraffin lamps provide light, whilst water heated over
the bushfire, supplies the outdoor 'bucket' shower and
there is a bush toilet. The camp attendant services
the camp daily.
Tariffs
Self Catering: Pula 308.00 per person per night (minimum
4 persons)
- Tariffs include two activities per day (walks,
game drives, etc.)
- We offer a 10% discount to groups who book the whole
camp. i.e. 8 adults per night
- Children under 12 years of age will be charged half-price
- Full catering is available on request. Please enquire
on booking
NOTE! This camp only operates between
March and October annually.
PROFESSIONALLY GUIDED WILDERNESS TRAILS
We offer a 4-night wilderness trail, professionally
guided and hosted by Stuart Quinn. It normally takes
place over a period of four nights and has three full
days of walking - though the duration and itinerary
can change to suit your requirements.
This is a fully catered package (brunch and bush dinners)
for up to eight trailists. The trails run on the same
concept as South African National Parks and Kwa-Zulu
Natal Parks wilderness trails.
The trail starts at our comfortable Main Tented Camp.
We spend the first night here and the following morning
we walk to the 'fly' camp, our home for the next two
nights. We walk out from this camp each day. The last
night is spent back at the Main Tented Camp. Although
the emphasis is on walking and wilderness, we sometimes
use a vehicle to get to the more remote good walking
areas.
A typical day is made up of two sessions: after a dawn
wake-up and a cup of coffee or tea and maybe rusks and
cereals, we head off for a morning walk, which lasts
between four and five hours.
We take regular breaks and rest halfway through the
morning walk at a pleasant spot to enjoy basic snacks,
fruit juice and water. We return to camp about two hours
later, have a shower and then a hearty brunch followed
by a siesta. In the afternoon we go for another walk
and return to camp just after sunset. The evening meal
is served about an hour later around the camp fire.
We supply lightweight backpacks and water bottles for
use on the trail. The trail covers between 8 and 12km
per day, depending on the level of fitness of trailists.
Children 12 years old and younger cannot participate
on these trails.
Some essentials to bring with on the trails:
Drinks, hat, torch (essential), sunscreen, insect repellent,
strong comfortable walking shoes, neutrally-coloured
clothes, binoculars (optional) and camera (optional).
Please note: We are able to accommodate
shorter and longer duration trails, subject to camp
availability. Please contact us if you wish to discuss
options, and for more information on the guided wilderness
trails.
Tariffs: Pula 890.00 per person per
night fully catered
- We offer a 5% discount to groups of six or more
- Minimum per trail: 4 persons
- Maximum: 8 persons
- Children under the age of 12 years are not permitted
on these trails
TRACKING COURSE
We offer an exciting and educational Tracking course
where candidates learn to identify animals, from their
spoor (footprints, dung and disruption to the bush)
From Elephants to Gerbils and everything between, we
will teach you to analyse the marks and learn to differentiate
between the characteristics.
Bush based, this course is 14 day duration and works
in a similar fashion to the Wilderness Trail walks,
though with the more intense educational element added.
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