Edos Camp - Kalahari - Botswana
Edo's Camp is located in a 120,000 hectare game conservancy, in the western Kalahari Desert. This private sanctuary is home to six of Botswana's endangered white rhino population, as well as numerous species of plants, birds and mammals, many unique to the region. Also resident are the true indigenous people of Southern Africa, the San, who provide a fascinating cultural perspective of traditional life.
ACCOMMODATION
This remote camp overlooks an active waterhole and accommodates guests in four two-bedded luxury tents set on decks and under thatch, which provide welcome protection from the desert sun, each tent is en-suite with shower, flush toilet and bath for additional comfort.
ACTIVITIES
Daily game drives, together with a personal guide in specially designed vehicles, provide guests the chance of viewing many species of mammal only found in this desert environment. Other activities include walks with San bushman tracking white rhino on foot as well as joining the women and children of the village in gathering edible roots and plants – a fascinating insight into their traditional life. It is also possible just to relax in front of the waterhole as a steady parade of antelope quench their thirst, the best way to enjoy sundowners in the Kalahari!
Edo's Camp offers an optional extra activity available for groups occupying the full camp and Young Explorer's families (as they also book out the full camp).
An advance booking may be made for an evening of traditional song and dance from the D'Kar village (or similar) bushman in traditional costume. The cost is $200 USD for the evening, which includes the performer's transport to camp and back, their performance and a meal for the performers. It is an amazing experience and must be booked in advance, contact our reservations department with any queries.
ATTRACTIONS
• Edo's Camp offers a rich cultural experience where you can meet two diverse lifestyles of the people in the area, firstly the San Bushmen that reside in a small community within the grounds of the conservancy and the optional activity of witnessing a traditional bushman dance. It is also possible for those staying several days to visit the nearby museum at D'Kar.
• A special part of being at Edo's is that a percentage of the nightly rate is donated to a local orphanage/Day Care Centre established by the owner's of Edo's.
• As Edo's Camp hosts maximum of 8 guests in 4 twin tents, you are guaranteed personal service and a truly memorable experience in the Kalahari
• In the Kalahari area you will experience a different variety of wildlife than in the delta, those that have adapted to the harsher environment of the Kalahari Desert - providing an interesting contrast to the other Ker & Downey properties.
• You are offered the unique experience of tracking rhino on foot. The white rhino in this area were introduced and have successfully integrated into the habitat, producing 2 healthy offspring in 2005
• Edo's Camp is the base of our Young Explorer's Kalahari packages, which is a family safari led by a specialist guide that tailors the safari to suit children as young as 6 years old.
COMMUNICATIONS
Edo's Camp, being situated close a communications network is in contact with our Maun base by cell phone. Messages can be passed to Edo's Camp through the Maun base office rather than direct telephone access to the camp as we do not encourage general communication as part of the safari experience is being out of contact with life's normal communications overload. However in the case of an emergency the Maun office will advise the emergency cell phone number for Edo's Camp.
