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Kalahari Tented Camp
Kalahari Tented Camp

Kalahari Tented Camp


25°47’8.5"S 20°1’4.4"E

Reviews of Kalahari Tented Camp

Wildlife sightings and reviews

31 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Kalahari Tented Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa

Wildlife sightings by our travellers
Starting in Sep-2022, 3 of our travellers have recorded their wildlife sightings at Kalahari Tented Camp.
Lion

100% success

Leopard

33% success

Cheetah

33% success

Wild dog

0% success

Oryx

100% success

Wildebeest

100% success

Giraffe

67% success

Eland

33% success

Aardvark

0% success

Brown Hyena

0% success

Meerkat

0% success

Pangolin

0% success

Spotted Hyena

0% success

Showing 1-10 of 31
Duration
Arrival date
Mr M
Stockport

"Kalahari Tented Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 27 Aug 2023
"Once you past the rules, do not leave doors open or food unattended due to black backed jackals it was okay.

We had the light go in the kitchen on our first morning, which was fixed by the time we returned for lunch. The shower was tempremental but doable.

The unit was large, and the kitchen adequate but I fear the others would be too small. If you like toast buy a unit which I did from Amazon as they were not provided at Grootkolk or Kalahari and the one at Urikaruus looked dirty/well used.

The gas hob had one reasonable flame and a very small one which i got serviced as I could not even hear gas hissing out of it." See all these reviews: 9n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Good
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Facilities:
Average
Sightings Report

Eland

1 sighting

Giraffe

6 sightings

Leopard

1 sighting

Lion

1 sighting

Oryx

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Mr T
Bangkok

"Kalahari Tented Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 8 Apr 2023
"The only wilderness camp we stayed in the park and we had a good time there - recommend as long as you know what to expect. We had some issue with the light bulb in the kitchen / lighting the stove and we found the only staff at the camp to be very helpful in fixing the problem for us.

Nice view from the balcony - there's also waterhole but it is quite far and we didn't see much. Black backed jackals were regular visitors to the camps (we were asked to keep doors locked because of them).

The only inconvenience we found is that we cannot charge our camera in the room and need to go to Mata Mata (5-10 mins drive) to charge." See all these reviews: 17n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Sightings Report

Giraffe

7 sightings

Lion

1 sighting

Oryx

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Ms L.
Monmouth

"Kalahari Tented Camp review"

2 nights Arrived 2 Sep 2022
"Good location, superb outlook from tent, comfortable accommodation, helpful staff" See all these reviews: 10n in South Africa; 7n in Namibia
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Excellent
Sightings Report

Cheetah

4 sightings

Lion

3 sightings

Oryx

10 sightings

Wildebeest

10 sightings

Mr & Mrs P
Toronto

"Excellent location near Mata Mata"

2 nights Arrived 25 Sep 2021
"Location is excellent as a bushcamp but just a few minutes drive from Mata Mata where one can get internet, gas and some supplies.

Waterhole is not very visible." See all these reviews: 7n in South Africa; 5n in Botswana
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Average
Activities:
Average
Rooms:
Average
Food:
Average
Facilities:
Average
Mr J & Ms D
UK

"Kalahari Tented Camp review"

1 night Arrived 26 Apr 2018
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Rooms:
Good
Facilities:
Good
Mr & Mrs VanZylrus
UK

"KTC "

3 nights Arrived 12 Sep 2017
"Really nice tented accommodation but as with any canvas tented camps they can get extremely hot in the day and cold in the night and when Kalahari wind whips up it is noisy and feels like the whole thing is going to take off!

The location of this camp is excellent with stunning views." See all these reviews: 7n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Good
Mr & Mrs W
Warwick

"The animals come pretty close here..."

2 nights Arrived 11 Jun 2017
"Take your hot water bottle with you if you choose to stay at Kalahari Tented Camp in June. The tent is not insulated against the cold and there is no heating but you can keep warm with your braai fire and a hot water bottle in your bed.

The units each have a separate kitchen unit and a small terrace separating it from the sleeping tent. I always doubt that the wall separating you from the animals will keep them out but so far so good but it is a little disconcerting to find that the jackals can look over it to watch you eating your boerwors. Lions and cheetahs are regular visitors to and through the camp.

A great place to stay within easy reach of the Mata Mata shop and filling station. The resident ranger will keep an eye on you and inform you of any interesting visitors." See all these reviews: 16n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Average
Facilities:
Good
Mr M
Toronto

"Excellent game viewing"

1 night Arrived 9 Sep 2016
"Sanparks accommodation so basic but perfectly comfortable" See all these reviews: 13n in Namibia; 4n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Good

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Good
Rooms:
Average
R & J
Edinburgh

"Kalahari Tented Camp review"

3 nights Arrived 6 Sep 2016
"Loved this camp. Big room with patio, seating, BBQ and separate kitchen. Amazing views.

It provided everything we needed for a great stay, including two resident yellow mongoose.

Unfortunately there were no activities as the ranger was away" See all these reviews: 15n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Activities:
Poor
Rooms:
Excellent
Dale & Sue
Sleaford

"A fantastic camp on the Aub river"

2 nights Arrived 2 Jun 2016
"The largest of the three camps we stayed at but this doesn't detract from the wilderness atmosphere at all. The camp is sited on top of the south bank of Aub river with spectacular views across the dry valley. The two river valleys, the Aub and Nossob, really do define the Kgalagadi and this camp really is in a classic location.

The chalets\tents are modern, spacious and kept scrupulously clean and tidy by the camp staff. Kitchen facilities are in their own separate unit adjacent to the chalet.

In contrast to the other wilderness camps we stayed at it is possible participate in game drives as the camp is very close to Mata Mata. We went on a very good night drive and the vehicle called at our chalet to pick us up. You see a very different set of animals at night and we encountered bat eared foxes, cape foxes, owls and even a porcupine. On our first night we awoke to the roars of the local pride of lions and the jackals regularly supply their own rather eery howls and yelps." See all these reviews: 8n in Namibia; 8n in South Africa
Experience Report
Overall Rating:
Excellent

Location:
Excellent
Service:
Excellent
Activities:
Excellent
Rooms:
Excellent
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31 reviews of Kalahari Tented Camp by travellers since August 2007
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