This, the first safari camp to be built in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, is a model of environmental sensitivity. As with its sister camp, Nxai Pan, Tau Pan has been constructed with the delicate ecologies in mind. Both utilise only solar power for the generation of electricity, heating of water and pumping of water from deep under the Kalahari sands. Waste water is treated in a state-of-the-art sewerage treatment plant and the fully treated water is returned to the sands from whence it came.
All the chalets at Tau Pan offer an amazing view from the room over Tau Pan. All are en suite with inside and outside showers, double basins and a separate toilet. Activities on offer at Tau Pan are nature walks with the bushmen, game drives and star gazing.
Tau Pan accommodates up to eighteen guests in specially designed thatched units on raised decks. The camp offers truly incredible views from the ridge of an ancient sand dune, an unusual experience in a land as flat as Botswana, and overlooks the famous Tau Pan - recognised for its stark beauty and remoteness.
All the chalets at Tau Pan offer an amazing view from the room over Tau Pan. All are en suite with inside and outside showers, double basins and a separate toilet. Activities on offer at Tau Pan are nature walks with the bushmen, game drives and star gazing.
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Activities offered at Tau Pan are game drives, day trips to the well-known Deception Valley, Sunday, Piper and Passarge Pans, star gazing, bush brunches on Tau Pan, and nature walks with Bushman trackers.
The camp also has a small swimming pool and a lovely central lodge area where you will generally sit down with your fellow guests and enjoy communal dining at the end of an adventurous day.
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Based on 211 reviews
5
Location
4.7
Sleep Quality
4.6
Rooms
4.6
Service
4.8
Value
4.5
Cleanliness
4.8
Published Tue, Aug 31, 2025
What a wonderful three nights at Tau Pan. Such a beautiful setting in the heart of the Kalahari Desert. My lodging was beautifully appointed with an enormous comfy bed, a writing table, 2 large...
Published Thu, Apr 30, 2025
Our 2 night stay at Tou Pan Camp in Botswana was a unique and largely positive experience, offering a deep dive into the Makgadikgadi Pans that's both serene and surprisingly adventurous. While not...
Published Sat, Jul 31, 2024
Fabulous experience in the Kalahari. This is a reasonably small lodge with around 10 cottages which are rustic but very comfortable, overlooking a small artificial water hole. It is in the...
