Reviews of Tau Pan Camp

"The guides and trackers were excellent, the camp staff could not not have been kinder or more helpful after I experienced a particularly bad insect bite." See all these reviews: 3n in Botswana

"Disturbed by lions on our decking one night chasing prey across it. Was concerned they could have skidded into the netting of the door which did not appear very strongly fixed - the door mat was askew.

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

"This was my second visit to Tau Pan Camp, and I liked it as much as the first time.
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

"This was our fourth trip to Botswana altogether, but our first visit to this area, and we were really surprised by the landscapes and the sightings. One reason to come here was that this camp, as well as the next one on our trip, belongs to Kwando Safaris, a company that we have learned to appreciate through repeated visits to the Kwara Concession in the Okavango Delta. To summarize, this camp really lived up to our expectations. Another pleasant surprise was that we saw AT again, who in 2016 during our first visit worked was our tracker and in the meantime moved up to be camp manager here.

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 really is a "find". Located on the top of a vast sand dune the nine[?] wood individual apartments offered a panoramic view of the plains,,,, dreamy! The apartment lacked for nothing, including internal and external showers and charging points for him and her (well almost).

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

"We especially enjoyed the remoteness of Tau Pan and its position on a small ridge giving wonderful expansive views at sunrise and sunset. The dry heat of the day eased into cooler evenings and nights for sleeping.

Our guide and tracker were well informed and keen to show us what we wanted to see, not just the big 5. There is a lot happening in the desert if you look!

For an adrenalin rush, an adult cheetah and her 2 sub adult young stalking, chasing and killing a baby springbok was an amazing sight!" See all these reviews: 7n in Botswana; 1n in South Africa

"Another lovely camp. Warmly greeted by Hilda and Bonnie (again sanitiser) followed by welcome drink. The view from the camp is wonderful, overlooking a waterhole - an oasis in quite a dry location.

The rooms are lovely with all facilities - hint - choose room 9 - this is the one the lions sleep outside!

The food is delicious and again nothing is too much trouble - we were sad to leave." See all these reviews: 10n in Botswana; 2n in Zimbabwe

"A hidden gem in a very impressive environment. Honest and kind people making us feel at home. Good guiding and food.

Not the most impressive in terms of wildlife sightings but a great sense of disconnection in such a remote part of Botswana, the Kalahari is truly overwhelming. Lucky though to see the rare brown hyena on two occasions and the day trip to Deception Valley gave a real sense of the vastness of the area.

The family style dinners with the guide and camp manager felt really intimate, a vast contrast with our previous camp (Jack’s)." See all these reviews: 13n in Botswana

"As soon as I stepped into Tau Pan Camp it felt like this is what I expect from a safari camp. Open, airy, a camp fire. Small and with an intimate atmosphere.
Our driver was Alex and the tracker P.K. Again very knowledgeable and easy-going.
The Kalahari is overwhelmingly beautiful. Because of the late rains it was very green and the grass still high, so that made it more difficult to spot the big predators. But birdlife was immense." See all these reviews: 13n in Botswana

"We started our trip at Tau Pan as we particularly wanted to see the Kalahari during the rainy 'green' season and were not disappointed. Everything was green and in flower. All the game was fit, well fed and fat and many of the birds were in breeding plumage - just what we wanted.

In particular the place was alive with insects - especially butterflies and grasshoppers. Don't be put off - there were no mosquitoes nor many 'biting' flies of any sort. Game was spread out as there was water everywhere but nevertheless we saw all the Kalahari specialities we had hoped for, gemsbok, springbok, lion, cheetah and some surprises such as African wild cat.

Camp was comfortable, the staff friendly and attentive and the guiding excellent - they had been told by Expert Africa that we were interested in birdlife and Vasco our main guide was an excellent and skillfull spotter." See all these reviews: 9n in Botswana