Tarkuni Homestead, Tswalu Kalahari Reserve

All the accommodation is under one roof, making the homestead ideal for families with children of all ages or a group of friends. Tarkuni becomes your private home for the duration of your stay with a dedicated host and private chef on hand to take care of every detail from dining to safari activities. The homestead also comes with a private safari vehicle, guide and tracker. The entire homestead has been thoughtfully redesigned with sustainability in mind. All the bedrooms have spacious bathrooms and private verandahs. A graciously proportioned lounge and dining room with a feature back-to-back fireplace leads onto a deep, shaded veranda for easy, relaxed living around the water-wise plunge pool or at the sundowner fire pit. There is an intimate boma for barbecue dinners under the stars and a gazebo for massages or afternoon naps. There is also a spa treatment suite. 

Must Do's at Tswalu

• Take an early morning game drive and don’t rush back for breakfast. Request a delicious gourmet picnic - breakfast in the bush is a memory to savor
• Bond with the meerkats before they go foraging for the day
• Spend the morning tracking the Desert Black rhino with arguably the best trackers in Africa
• Witness the sheer size and power of the Kalahari black maned lion - and enjoy the playful innocence of their cubs
• Enjoy an early evening safari tracking the elusive Aardvark and Pangolin - probably one of the best places in the world to view these rare animals
• Be pampered in the spa – from a massage to a facial – because you deserve it
• Get up close to the animals on horseback, and experience nature at its best
• Sleep out under the stars – just you and the expanse of the Kalahari …star gazing was never like this
• Explore the authentic flavors, heritage foods and cultures of the Northern Cape in a culinary journey of flavors and culture overlooking the bushveld
• Take a trip to the wine cellar and let the wine director assist in choosing something perfect for your palate
• Visit the community health center, children’s school, and adult learning center
• Sip a sun-downer cocktail on the dunes, and experience the real Africa
• See the immense benefit of the Tswalu Foundation in action - talk to the researchers about their studies
• Wonder at the rock art… recent archaeological research at Tswalu suggests that some of the Bushmen carvings may be up to 380,000 years old, which would make them some of the oldest art on Earth