_Tswalu Kalahari
Exclusive, enormous, and oustandingly unique, Tswalu Kalahari is South Africa's largest private game reserve, covering an area of over 100,000 hectares in the Northern Cape, close to the border with Botswana.
Owned by the Oppenheimer family, Tswalu Kalahari is a remarkable conservation effort which is fulfilling Nicky Oppenheimer’s vision to “restore the Kalahari to itself”. The name Kalahari is derived from the Tswana word “Kgala,” meaning the great thirst, or “Kgalagadi,” meaning the waterless place. The southern Kalahari, due to its location and local climatic conditions, receives somewhat more rain than the central Kalahari, allowing it to support a large diversity of life. It is for this reason that the southern Kalahari is frequently referred to as the “Green Kalahari.” In 1995, one of the largest conservation projects was completed through the vision and commitment of the late Stephen Boler, from Manchester in the United Kingdom, whose dream was to return this land, which had been farmed, to its former state. Hence the name "Tswalu," which means “new beginning” in Setswana. |
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The Oppenheimer family, in a pledge to wildlife conservation and ecotourism, purchased Tswalu following Boler's death. The family is dedicated to continuing the original vision of restoring Tswalu to herself by making it a premier wildlife and Kalahari experience of international significance.
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