Jack's Camp

Jack's Camp

Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, , Botswana
Tented Camp from R 20,036 (family units from R 40,073)
R 20,036

While on a trapping expedition in the Makgadikgadi Pans during the 60s, Jack Bousfield stumbled upon a site that so captured his imagination, he set up camp under an acacia with the unshakable expectation that others would feel the same.

The choice of such a striking locale, owed much to his original taste for the savage beauty of a forgotten Africa where he lived until his tragic death in an aircraft accident in 1992.

As a homage to the vision of his father, Ralph, his son, and his partner Catherine established Uncharted Africa Safari Co starting with Jack's Camp which was refurbished at the beginning of 2003 - in a traditional East African 1940s safari style.

Ten green roomy and stylish canvas tents with en-suite bathrooms and indoor and outdoor showers, have been fashioned in classical style and are set into a palm grove creating an oasis of civilization in what can be the harshest of stark environments.

Persian rugs underfoot and cool cotton sheets form a striking contrast with the rugged wilderness viewed from the comfort of one's own veranda. During the wet season, the landscape transforms. Clouds of flamingo and other migratory birds descend from the heavens to decorate the watery grasslands. Herds of zebra and wildebeest materialize, drawn by the lush grass, and for several months, the desert is teeming with game and predators.

The Makgadikgadi is not without drama and here, the emphasis is on observing the intricacies of a truly unique ecosystem to which Uncharted Africa Safari Co has added stylish adaptations of its own.

A relic of one of the world's largest super lakes, the Makgadikgadi dried up thousands of years ago as a result of the continued shifting of the earth's crust. When the lake was formed, some five to seven million years ago, its shores were the setting for the mysterious transition from ape to man.

A safari to Jack's Camp is also a complete desert experience focusing on species unique to the area such as aardvark, gemsbuck and springbuck. It is the only place where guests are virtually guaranteed to see the rare and elusive brown hyaena and be able to walk through the Kalahari with a gang of habituated but, wild meerkats.

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JACK'S CAMP RATES
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JACK'S CAMP FACILITIES
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JACK'S CAMP LOCATION

Location of Jack's Camp

Latitude: -20.29751   Longitude: 25.11056


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