Meno a Kwena Camp
Meno a Kwena – "Tooth of the Crocodile" Meno
A Kwena Camp offers a traditionally classic tented camp experience
where each of our six tents is ideally situated to take in
the breathtaking view over the dry riverbed and Makgadikgadi
National Park and overlooks the watering hole where wildlife
come to drink.
Meno A Kwena is the name given to a deep stretch of the Boteti
River once inhabited by hippos and crocodiles in a garden of
water lillies. Translated from Setswana, Meno A Kwena means ‘Tooth
of the Crocodile’.
The view from the entire camp high up on white calcrete and
silcrete cliffs forms the centrepiece of the Meno A Kwena experience.
Overlooking the dry riverbed of the Boteti, which stopped flowing
over a decade ago, a waterhole has been maintained by the camp
to sustain the myriad of animals and birds that come to drink
there. Opposite camp on the other side of the dry Boteti River
bed is the The Makgadikgadi National Park
The camp is owned and managed by David Dugmore, a legendary
guide in the Kalahari and Okavango, who also produces and directs
wildlife documentaries. The fact that the camp Cook wears a
'tablard' from Highgrove, home of Prince Charles, Prince William
and Prince Harry who spent a great deal of time in the Kalahari,
gives away a well kept secret! The wildebeest and zebra migration
concentrates along the Boteti during the dry season (May to
November), small pools are the only surface water available
to them. Resident and nomadic wildlife includes the big cat
and small ones, impala, kudu, warthog, monkeys, jackal, and
occasionally wild dog, elephant and giraffe. The bird life
is excellent along the riverine woodlands of acacia, lead wood
and terminalia
The main tent comprises the lounge area, library, bar and kitchen
from where delicious traditional safari meals are prepared.
Meals are cooked on the campfire by the chef, and prepared
specially for the BBQ and ‘tin box oven’, adding
to guests’ authentic safari experience.
Accommodation:
Fully serviced accommodation is in mini meru walk-in tents.
Comfortable twin or double bedrolls are made up with fresh
cotton linen and traditional camping blankets. Fresh towels
are provided for the duration of your stay.
Each tent has its own private bucket shower and loo. It is
quite an experience standing under an open Kalahari sky filled
with stars or alive with the traffic of riverine birds – depending
on the time of day you choose to have your shower!
The camp is located inside Ngwato tribal land in the Central
District, between the Moreomaoto and Khumaga Villages - on
the Motopi to Rakops road.
The Camp has relatively easy access to the Central Kalahari
Game Reserve , Makgadikgadi Pans National Park and Nxai Pans
National Park; all are within two hours drive from Meno A
Kwena.
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