MASHATU LODGE

Price per day and per person with meals and 4x4 safaris + transfer from the airfield or Pont Drift border post: from 615 US$. From 65 US$ for activities such as mountain biking, walking and horseback safari.

At the junction of Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa, lies one of the brightest stars in the Botswana tourism universe: the Mashatu Game Reserve. This 32,000-hectare (7,660-acre) expanse of pristine wilderness is home to some of the continent's largest elephant herds. Guests can observe Africa's predators, lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, jackal and African wildcat on a daily basis.

Mashatu Lodge is an oasis among the rolling and seemingly endless plains of nature. For the guest who is accustomed to luxury, this camp will meet all expectations.

14 luxury suites stretch along the perimeter of the camp and are designed to allow absolute privacy and communion with the bush and its inhabitants. Watch elephants frolic at the waterhole, listen to the lyrical melody of the kingfisher on a branch above your head, smell the bushveld grass, touch the bark of an ancient tree and breathe air so pure it's intoxicating.

Each of Mashatu Lodge's air-conditioned suites is tastefully decorated with impressive black and white prints of Africa's finest animals. A double bed and an extra-large single bed, as well as a sitting area with a single daybed, provide comfortable accommodation for families. A large bathroom with bathtub and shower and a separate toilet complete these well-appointed suites.

This is the ideal camp for the family traveler. A large swimming pool is the focal point where visitors to Mashatu Lodge can cool off and relax between hunting activities. The Discovery Room is the portal through which curious visitors can get a glimpse of another world - a world that existed long before man appeared. Animal specimens and relics will fascinate and educate visitors of all ages.