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Luxury Tented Safari Camp
Botswana

Jack's Camp
Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

Jack's Camp, Magkadikadi Salt Pans, Botswana

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Iconic Location: Jack’s Camp is set in the heart of Botswana’s vast Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, offering surreal and expansive desert landscapes.
Luxury Vintage Safari Tents: The camp features spacious, 1940s-style canvas tents with en-suite bathrooms, outdoor showers, and private plunge pools, blending old-world charm with modern comforts.
Unique Wildlife Encounters: Experience close encounters with the unique wildlife of the salt pans, including meerkats, brown hyenas, and the region’s iconic migratory zebra herds.
Cultural Insights: Engage with the local San Bushmen for an authentic cultural experience, learning about their traditional ways of life through guided bush walks.
Stargazing: With no light pollution, Jack’s Camp offers some of the best stargazing in the world, with the Milky Way clearly visible.
Seasonal Adventure: During the wet season, the pans transform into a water-filled oasis, attracting thousands of flamingos and other migratory birds, offering a completely different landscape to explore.

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How to get there

To reach Jack’s Camp, fly into Maun and take a scenic light aircraft transfer, which typically takes around 1 hour to reach the camp’s private airstrip, offering a direct route to this remote desert destination.

Are children welcome?

Yes, children are welcome at Jack’s Camp, and the camp is suitable for families with older children, typically from the age of 8 and up. The camp offers family-friendly activities, such as educational bush walks with the San Bushmen, interactions with habituated meerkats, and opportunities to learn about the unique ecosystems of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans.

Giving back

Jack’s Camp has a strong commitment to sustainability and conservation, ensuring that its operations have a minimal impact on the fragile environment of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. Their sustainability policy includes:

Solar Power: The camp is predominantly powered by solar energy, reducing its reliance on fossil fuels and lowering its carbon footprint.
Eco-Friendly Camp Design: Jack’s Camp is built using environmentally sensitive materials that blend into the landscape. The camp’s construction and operations are designed to minimise environmental disruption.
Water Conservation: Given the arid environment, the camp employs strict water-saving measures, including water-efficient fixtures and systems for recycling greywater.
Waste Management: Jack’s Camp operates a comprehensive waste management programme, recycling where possible and ensuring that all waste is disposed of responsibly. Single-use plastics are minimised, and eco-friendly products are prioritised.
Community Engagement: The camp supports local communities by employing local staff and engaging in conservation and education projects with surrounding villages. This helps promote sustainable livelihoods and protect the local culture and environment.
Wildlife Conservation: Jack’s Camp works closely with local conservation initiatives to protect the unique species and ecosystems of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. This includes research and efforts to safeguard migratory wildlife like zebra and protect vulnerable species such as brown hyenas.

Wildlife you are likely to see

At Jack’s Camp, located in the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, you can expect to encounter a unique variety of wildlife, adapted to the harsh desert environment:

Meerkats: One of the highlights of Jack’s Camp is the chance to interact with habituated meerkat colonies. These curious creatures are a delight to observe up close.
Brown Hyenas: The Makgadikgadi is home to one of the largest populations of the elusive brown hyena, a rare and fascinating species to encounter.
Zebra Migration: During the wet season, the area becomes host to the second-largest zebra migration in Africa, with large herds crossing the salt pans in search of fresh grazing.
Springbok and Gemsbok: These desert-adapted antelopes are frequently seen roaming the salt pans and surrounding grasslands.
Bat-Eared Foxes: These small, nocturnal predators can often be spotted during night drives, hunting for insects and small prey.
Flamingos: During the wet season, thousands of flamingos flock to the pans as the seasonal rains create shallow lakes, offering a stunning spectacle.
Kalahari Lions and Elephants: While less frequent, sightings of Kalahari lions and elephants moving through the region are possible, especially during the rainy season.
Birdlife: The Makgadikgadi is a birdwatcher’s paradise, especially during the wet season when migratory species, including waterfowl and raptors, make the area their home.

Why we love Jack’s Camp

The vintage, 1930’s expedition style tents are great fun and full of original furniture to really take you back in time to a lost era. Combining that with incredible encounters with the San Bushmen makes this place so special.