Tag Archives: Tswalu

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Tswalu – Meerkats and The Malori

It’s still cold this morning (about 3 degrees) at Tswalu, but the wind has dropped off considerably, so it’s a good morning for meerkats sunning themselves. This particular colony of meerkats have 5 tiny kits […]

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Tswalu – from the catwalk of the Kalahari

Last night’s cold front is still passing through the southern Kalahari at Tswalu – the wind chill factor has taken the temperature to what feels below freezing. It is so cold and windy, the majority […]

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Tswalu – Hyenas, Lions, and Horses

Start of Day 3 at Tswalu.  A dark shape moves down the track towards us before sunrise. It is one of those rare, shy creatures – the brown hyena. Initially startled by our vehicle trying […]

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A spectacular sunrise at Tswalu

It’s still dark when we leave  The Motse this morning for the game drive. Tswalu is divided into two sections – 20,000 hectares houses the lions and various animals, 80,000 hectares houses pretty much every […]

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Joburg to Tswalu – the Green Kalahari

Today it is time to head to the next private game reserve  – Tswalu – in the Green Kalahari. Nestled against the border with Botswana, Tswalu is privately owned by the billionaire South African Oppenheimer […]