Reviews of Tau Pan Camp
Wildlife sightings and reviews
90 independent comments and wildlife information from our travellers who have visited Tau Pan Camp and kindly agreed to share their thoughts. They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa
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"Tau Pan Camp review"
Not as much game as the other camps, or at least a bit harder to spot, but so long as you know that it is fine and actually sometimes more fun and rewarding.
The landscape is so different, and there is different game." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 3n in Zambia
"Tau Pan Camp review"
We missed the fan in our room. The windows and doors have mesh which is perfect against insects.
During the drives we unfortunately did not see many animals. The staff uses abbreviations for their names: OP, PK, MP, etc. Food was good.
This camp has NO Wifi; perfect for a digital detox! The airstrip is close buy." See all these reviews: 12n in Namibia; 5n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe
"Tau Pan Camp review"
We came to see snakes and we had three sightings of very interesting ones. Our tracker and guide were super knowledgable.
We had hoped to stay in the outdoor open-air room but apparently there was a lion incident and it was closed." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana; 5n in Namibia; 1n in Zimbabwe
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"Tau Pan Camp review"
Extensive carpets of silvery grass spread between trees and shrubs.
Plenty of game around Tau Pan. Daily sighting of Gemsbok, Springbok, Giraffe, Wildebeest, Steenbok, Black back Jackal, Ostrich, Kori Bustard, Korhaan, Lilac Breasted Roller, Pale Chanting Goshawk, Hornbill, to name a few.
The camp is situated in thick scrub and often we saw tracks of Leopards and Lions on the same path that we took on our way to breakfast." See all these reviews: 13n in Botswana
"Tau Pan Camp review"
"Tau Pan Camp review"
Because there was no night driving we enjoyed sitting by boma with a drink in the evening before dinner. There was no big map of Botswana there which we made use of in the other camps during initial briefing.
Scupa the tracker was very good and informative about bush life and tracking - we enjoyed our walk with him." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana; 3n in Zambia
"Tau Pan Camp review"
The location is very beautiful, the staff was attentive and knowledgeable, and there was a lot of wildlife to be seen. I especially appreciated how the tracker, a San who grew up in the area, explained so much of his knowledge to the guests.
We saw a newly born impala with its mother, and it was great to stay with the sighting for as long as we wished. The pace of the game drive was completely unrushed, which I enjoyed a lot." See all these reviews: 6n in Botswana
"Tau Pan Camp review"
As for the wildlife, this camp did not provide great variety. Other than herds of oryx, wildebeest, and springbok there were no other herbivores to be seen. On the other hand, this camp really excelled in its lion encounters. We ran into the Tau Pan pride (2 adult females and 6 juvenile lions) several times, twice they came drinking at the waterhole right in front of the camp, and this opportunity made a dream of mine come true, which was to photograph several lions, lined up like ducks, drinking a waterhole.
On another occasion, the same pride performed quite a show when they were agitated by a poisonous snake right next to our vehicle. I could not believe that such powerful predators could so easily be scared by an apparently much less potent animal. However, these lions showed the utmost respect for this little reptile and wandered off to “their” waterhole (see above). Other than that, we came across two male lions who were feasting over a buffalo kill, and black-backed jackals fearlessly tried to join the party.
The camp, the service and food quality leave nothing to be desired, as is expected of Kwando Safaris. We are certain to return here again at some point." See all these reviews: 19n in Namibia; 15n in Botswana
"Tau Pan Camp review"
The main area was large as was the bar though we did point out that the chairs on the deck were not being used much since we "could not get down into them or out of them" being north of 70yrs old, though that did not stop us jumping into the Landcruisers.
There was almost too many staff here so service was great. As for the drives, heaven. Just us two and a driver and a spotter. This is what you pay your money for and boy did we get value for money. No point in listing what we saw and followed, it was total.
This Camp is an example of the Botswana wild life policy working in full. Top quality, top people, top wild life and restricted development allowing top prices to be charged to protect the environment and wild life." See all these reviews: 12n in Botswana; 1n in South Africa
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