San Camp combines an elegant and traditional safari style with minimal ecological impact (solar energy). A spectacular camp in a spectacular location with personal service and the only camp that offers truly fantastic views of the salt pans.

Seven classically styled white tents (4 twin, 2 double, 1 x family) with en-suite facilities sit at the edge of a salt pan on a grassy plain sprinkled with palm trees. The tents have a little verandah and are equipeed with sun loungers.

Three tents combine to form the main area, comprising a dining tent, library / lounge, and a yoga pavilion. Electricity is available in the main building only, not in the individual rooms.

San Camp is located on the edge of the vast and strikingly beautiful Makgadikgadi Pans. The salt pans are the relics of a prehistoric mega-lake that once covered half of Botswana. There is nothing but horizon as far as can be seen, providing an unaccustomed rest for the eyes.

San Camp is the only of the three Makgadikgadi Camps (San, Jack's, Camp Kalahari), with views of the salt pans.

San Camp is situated in a private concession bordering the Makgadikgadi National Park. You may also like neighbouring sister camps Jack's Camp and Camp Kalahari.

From December to March, the pans fill with water, attracting large numbers of birds (cranes, pelicans, flamingos etc.) and other migratory birds. Large number of zebra and wildebeest are attracted by the fresh green grass. The herds can be seen around camp and on their way from or to the Nxai Pans, where they give birth to their young in February.

At the end of the rainy season, many migrate back to the water-rich areas of the Okavango Delta or through the Makgadikgadi National Park down to the Boteti River. It is during this time of the year that the desert is teeming with game and predators.

The owners of the camp carry out long-term research on brown hyena and a visit here offers every chance of encountering these rare and elusive creatures.

Day and night game drives, walks (some with Zu/'hoasi Bushmen), visits to sites of archaeological or historical interest, a visit to the famous Chapman's Baobab that has unfortunately collapsed in 2016.

Quad biking on the salt pans only takes place during the dry season. A visit to Kubu Island, a mysterious granite island in the middle of the vast emptiness of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, is a multi-day excursion on quad bikes and includes some camping under the stars. A great adventure.

San Camp is only open during the dry season.

The founders of the camp have socialised some meerkat families and if you sit still you may find yourself used as a viewing platform by these frolicsome fellows.

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