Description
Meno a Kwena (Tooth of the Crocodile) is owned and run by David Dugmore, a professional guide and photographer. The camp borders the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park
The central mess area has a very authentic feel to it and is full of fascinating photographs and various objects from the African bush.
There is a waterhole below the camp where a steady influx of game comes to drink and there is a hide half way down the bank for even closer viewing.
There is a unique plunge pool for guests to cool off on hot summer days, known as the ‘Boteti rock pool’.
100 feet below camp is the waterhole that attracts a multitude of animals during the dry season. A lot of emphasis is placed on the ‘theatre view’ from camp, so no matter where guests are they may watch the scenes played out.
Meno A Kwena Tented Camp is on the banks of the Boteti Riverbed, which has been dry since 1995. The Boteti River is one of the few drainage systems that carry the Okavango floodwater out of the delta in times of average and above average rainfall deep into the Kalahari. The Boteti Riverbed is the western boundary of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park in North Central Botswana. The riverbed is the dry season range of Southern Africa’s largest zebra and wildebeest migration, along with a variety of wet and dry land species, of both migratory and resident wildlife.
The seven safari tents and equipment are from the former ‘mobile’ safari days and are combined with permanent fixtures, built by local craftspeople, with locally collected materials. There are flush toilets and bucket showers in the open-air bathrooms.
Excursions can be organised to incorporate three protected wildlife sanctuaries in the Kalahari – The Makgadikgadi and Nxai Pans National Parks, and Central Kalahari Game Reserve. The location of the camp, just over an hour’s drive from Maun, puts it in a unique position to do extensive and varied Kalahari safaris. One of the highlights is walking with the bushman guides.
Accommodation
7 tents
Childcare
Children are welcome in camp but there are no specific childcare facilities.
Facilities
Camp cuisine is an authentic experience, cooked on open wood fires and in tin box ovens in the ground. Fresh baked bread from the coals of a hardwood fire is a perennial favourite. The camp has a small plunge pool for guest to enjoy between safaris.
Activities
Game drives can be arranged in open 4x4 vehicles into the three Kalahari wildlife sanctuaries – Makgadikgadi Pans and Nxai Pan National Parks, and the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. The area is home to southern Africa's largest wildebeest and zebra migrations, and a fascinating resource of pre-historic human relicts on what was once the bed of a vast inland lake. Cultural interests are also encouraged as it is an important and fascinating facet of the Botswana experience, with nearby communities who live at the sharp end of the old conflict between man and his cattle, and wildlife.
Trips on to the Makgadikgadi salt pans can be arranged on quad bike.
When to travel
Botswana’s winter is during our British summer, and the weather is hot during the day, but it isn't a stifling heat, and cold at night. The summer months (British winter) can be hot and humid and there is a chance of rain. Botswana has one rainy season which runs between mid-December and runs through to mid-March.
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Location and directions
Boteti River, Kalahari, Botswana
Meno A Kwena Tented Camp is on the banks of the Boteti Riverbed, which has been dry since 1995. The Boteti River is one of the few drainage systems that carry the Okavango floodwater out of the delta in times of average and above average rainfall deep into the Kalahari. The Boteti Riverbed is the western boundary of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park in North Central Botswana.
How to get there
11hr international flight followed by a hour international flight, and then 2 hours by vehicle to camp.
