Jack's Camp is located in the Makgadikgadi Pans and Kalahari Desert region of northern Botswana.

While on a trapping expedition in the Makgadikgadi Pans during the 60's, Jack Bousfield stumbled upon a site that so captured his imagination that he set up camp under an acacia with the unshakeable expectation that others would feel the same.

As a homage to the vision of his father, Ralph, Jack's son, and his partner Catherine established Uncharted Africa Safari Co, starting with Jack's Camp which was refurbished at the beginning of 2003 - in a traditional East African 1940's safari style. This luxury camp, in its striking location is a must-visit for eco-tourists who want to experience the uniqueness of a desert safari... on quad bike.

Accommodation at Jack's Camp consists of 10 green roomy and stylish canvas tents with en-suite bathrooms and indoor and outdoor showers (for those who want to feel the Kalahari breeze on their skin). The tents have been fashioned in classical style and are set into a palm grove creating an oasis of civilization in what can be the harshest of stark environments.

Persian rugs underfoot and cool cotton sheets form a striking contrast with the rugged wilderness viewed from the comfort of one's own verandah.

The luxury Camp also features a private museum, tented pool pavillion and decadent tea tent where meals are enjoyed in elegant surroundings.

During you stay at Jack's Camp, all your meals and drinks are included.

A relic of one of the world's largest super-lakes, the Makgadikgadi dried up thousands of years ago as a result of the continued shifting of the earth's crust. When the lake was formed, some five to seven million years ago, its shores were the setting for the mysterious transition from ape to man.

During the wet season the landscape transforms. Clouds of flamingo and other migratory birds descend from the heavens to decorate the watery grasslands.

Herds of zebra and wildebeest materialise, drawn by the lush grass, and for several months, the desert is teeming with game and predators.

A safari to Jack's Camp is a complete desert experience focusing on species unique to the area such as aardvark, gemsbuck and springbuck. It is the only place where guests are virtually guaranteed to see the rare and elusive brown hyaena and be able to walk through the Kalahari with a gang of habituated but wild meerkats!

Venturing far into the centre of the Makgadikgadi, on 4wd quad bikes, we are able to explore remote archaeological sites, periodically discovering never before documented fossil beds of extinct giant zebra and hippo. The fact that you can travel across the pans at great speed and still arrive nowhere only underlines the pans immensity. There is nothing out here. Absolutely nothing.

Please note that rates vary across the wet and dry seasons. Please enquire for the applicable rate.

RATES INCLUDE:

• ACCOMMODATION & ACTIVITIES
• FOOD & BEVERAGES
• EXPERT GUIDING
• NATIONAL PARK ENTRY FEES & VAT.

RATES EXCLUDE:

• PREMIUM IMPORTS
• INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS & INTERNAL TRANSFERS
• TRAVEL INSURANCE, VISAS & DISCRETIONARY TIPS.