In stark comparison to the other Orient Express properties in Botswana that celebrate the water environment of the Okavango, Savute is an arid area where water is precious. Wilderness Botswana Summer Encounter Safari.This culture has lived in this desert for almost 20 000 years.
The desert hosts the World's oldest culture known as the San Bushmen. The name of the desert, Kalahari, means “large thirst” in Tswana language. The Taa language, spoken by less than 5,000 people in the Kalahari desert is the language with the most vowels and consonants.
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The Kalahari desert is the place where the British television series “Meerkat Manor” was produced. The delta is very flat, with less than 2 metres variation in height across its 15,000 km². The same species are to be found in the Zambezi River, indicating a historic link between the two river systems. They range from 1.4 m African sharptooth catfish to 3.2 cm Sickle Barb. The Okavango Delta is home to 71 fish species including Tigerfish, Tilapia and Catfish. Each year approximately 11 cubic kilometres of water spreads over the 6,000-15,000 km² area.
There are also some 220 bird species to be seen. One can see seasonal herds of herbivores, springbok, gemsbok, steenbok and red hartebeest as well as a variety of predators including lion, cheetah, bat-eared fox, brown hyaena, jackal, and caracal. Kalahari Plains is a 100% solar-powered camp, and uses innovative insulated canvas walls and roofs to keep temperatures naturally comfortable. The tents, main area and pool are all raised off the ground to catch the breeze and take in the spacious views across the plain. The camp consists of 10 en-suite canvas units (including two family rooms) each with a rooftop sleep-out deck from which to enjoy the star-studded nights. Kalahari Plains Camp is situated overlooking a pan with endless horizons and beautiful skies, in the remote northern part of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. This flight will give you a bird’s-eye view of the enormous 52 800km 2 Central Kalahari Game Reserve, larger than Switzerland and one of the biggest game reserves in the world. On arrival in Maun, Botswana transfer via light aircraft to Kalahari Plains Camp for three nights.
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