Why Book this Camp?

• Sophisticated, intimate and with every detail attended to, Tuludi offers an iconic Delta experience in the most refined of surroundings.
• Enjoy the space and serenity of an exclusive private reserve on the fringes of the Okavango Delta with only a handful of camps in over 200,000 hectares.
• No day will be the same at Tuludi, and with game drives, walking safaris and fantastic water-based game viewing on offer, you’ll discover the best of the Delta.
• Turn your safari into a real holiday and spend some time relaxing in camp. With a large swimming pool at the main area, a plunge pool at your room and a treehouse library, there are plenty of places for a spot of chill out time.
• Be part of conservation in action: the Khwai Private Reserve is a private concession from which proceeds go straight back into the eco-tourism initiatives of the area and to the surrounding communities.

At-a-Glance

Accommodation & Amenities

• 7 tented rooms: 6 twins/doubles and 1 family tent (King size bed and 2 x additional singles).
• Interior floor space is a whopping 62.5 square metres (and outside is a further 44!).
• Ensuite bathrooms with indoor and outdoor showers, and bathtubs.
• Plunge pool at each room.
• Swimming pool (at the main area).
• Treehouse library, elevated 4 metres in the boughs of the trees.
• Wifi available: Yes.
• Hairdryers: Yes.
• Battery charging facilities: In the mess tent & in room.
• Complimentary laundry service.
• Child policy: we welcome children aged 6 years and older.
• Disabled access: please enquire with reservations

What’s included?

• All meals, daily activities, local drinks and laundry.

What’s not included?

• Flights; tips & gratuities; personal travel insurance; transfers to Skybeds charged at a per person rate (2 hour away).

Camp dates

Tuludi is open all year round. Opening 1st July 2019.

Green season: 10^th January to 31^st March

Shoulder season: 1^st April to 14^th June; 1^st November 9^th January

High season: 15^th June to 31^st July; 1^st September to 31^st October

Peak season: 1^st – 31^st August

Activities

• Game drive through the concession for close-up encounters with a range of animals that’s are as diverse as the landscapes whizzing past.
• Enjoy a slower pace of life on a walking safari with one of the experienced guides.
• Drift through the lily pads on a mokoro safari and reach all the corners of the Delta that a vehicle simply can’t reach.
• Float along the waterways and rivers on a boat safari, keeping an eye out for the wildlife wandering beside you.
• Relax by the swimming pool and wildlife watch from the comfort of your sun lounger.

Location

At Natural Selection, we are devoted to wildlife conservation and human empowerment and look for the best possible partnerships to help us do what we do best on the ground. The Khwai Reserve itself is a community-driven concession and we around proud to have partnered with the local communities, the Khwai Development Trust, and our safari veterans on the ground, Kelly and Greg Butler, in the running of the reserve.

We haven’t forgotten our four-legged friends either and in Khwai, we have partnered with the Botswana Predator Conservation Trust to collect data on the leopard population on the fringes of the reserve about which very little is currently known. We are also working hand in hand with the team at Round River Conservation Studies and the Okavango Research Institute to develop new investigation and development techniques that will be used by land managers and researchers across Botswana.

Each project will be supported by revenue from our 1.5% of revenue initiative, which in our first year of operation was 30% of our profit!

When To Go

We wouldn’t be lying if we told you that Khwai was one of the most consistent areas in the Okavango Delta region for year-round fabulous wildlife encounters. As a result, Tuludi is open all year and along with excellent game viewing, each season brings its own quirks and charms.

In the winter dry season from June to October, the Okavango Delta is in flood. The rivers and waterways are full and flowing making this the best time of year for water-based game viewing from traditional mokoros and boats.

The summer season brings the much-longed-for rains and alongside mind-bogglingly beautiful sunsets and thunderstorms, you’ll notice plenty of newborns springing around the plains. Birding at this time of year is also excellent as the migrants return from their various corners of the globe.

Logistics

In order to get to Tuludi, you’ll need to fly to Maun Airport in Botswana. There are flights into Maun from both Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa – and you’ll be sure to bump into some fellow safari-goers on both! Once you reach Maun, you’ll transfer onto a smaller, light aircraft to fly to our airstrip in the Delta and from there, you’ll meet your guide and hop on over to Tuludi.

**Please note that if you are sleeping at the Skybeds after your stay at Tuludi, there is a per person transfer rate to get there (2019 only; Skybeds are 2 hours away).

Camp Story

The name ‘Tuludi’ is a Tswana word that describes the colours or markings of the leopard, and is also sometimes also used to describe cattle with spotty or flecked skin. It is in fact a ‘royal’ colour or marking that is held in very high regard in Botswana. So, what’s that got to do with our camp? we hear you cry. Well, the day that our partners in Khwai set out to find a spot to build Tuludi, they found themselves camping in a grove of enormous leadwood trees. With their low-hanging boughs and shady leaves the trees are first choice for leopards and lo and behold, a beautiful female walked straight past the team after only a few minutes. Later, as the sun began to drop, the rays created a stunning, dappled ‘tuludi’ pattern on the ground all around them – and it was at that moment that they knew this was the spot for Tuludi