IN THE MEDIA
Tswalu Kalahari is often visited by travel writers and photojournalists and receives coverage in local and international print and digital publications. With a focus on safari and wildlife encounters, our luxury accommodation and in-camp experiences, the Kalahari ecosystem, conservation, sustainability, or research projects, these are some of the latest stories in which Tswalu has featured.
TSWALU IN THE MEDIA
VERA: Force of Nature
Mar 2025AFAR: Foster a love of wildlife with these family friendly safaris
Feb 2025Conde Nast Traveler: Top 15 Resorts in South Africa: Readers’ Choice Awards 2024
Oct 2024Travel + Leisure: These African Safari Lodges Offer High-end Cuisine With a Focus on Local Ingredients
Sept 2024Robb Report: The best hotels and resorts to satiate your wanderlust
Sept 2024Palm Beach Magazine: Kissed by the Kalahari
Aug 2024Robb Report: The Best in Travel 2024
Jun 2024Robb Report: Best of the Best 2024
Jun 2024Luxury Magazine: Taste of Adventure
Jun 2024Architectural Digest: A New Safari Camp in South Africa Ups the Ante on Sustainable Glamping
May 2024Forbes: Discover 5 Reasons Tswalu is South Africa’s Premier Safari Lodge
May 2024Square Mile: The call of the Kalahari: Tswalu game reserve unveils the new Loapi camp
Apr 2024Town and Country: Best new wilderness lodges 2024
Apr 2024AFAR: The best new hotels of 2024
Apr 2024CN Traveller UK – Biggest game in town
Mar 2024Gourmet Guide – Klein JAN, a culinary celebration of time and place
Dec 2023Gourmet Guide – Tswalu, the heart of the Kalahari
Dec 2023Conde Nast Traveller: Best hotels in South Africa
Dec 2023Rob Report: How to create the perfect African Itinerary
Nov 2023Country & Town House: These are the most beautiful hotel rooms in the world
Oct 2023Business Day – Wanted: The Space Below the Clouds
Oct 2023AFAR: The 20 Best African Safari Camps
Aug 2023Conde Nast Traveller: First in: Loapi Tented Camp, Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, South Africa
Aug 2023Financial Times: Five new ways to see Africa
Jul 2023Forbes: Explore Africa at your own pace with Tswalu Kalahari Reserve – A destination in its own right
Jul 2023Forbes: Five bucket list luxury lodges for wildlife lovers
Jan 2023Business Insider: What it’s like to visit Tswalu, SA’s biggest and most exclusive private reserve
Jan 2023Skift: The Kalahari Game Reserve Scientist Studying Climate Change Through the Solitary Pangolin
Jan 2023Skift: Tackling Africa’s ‘Superficial’ Safari Problem
Dec 2022Skift: Why Luxury Hotels Are a Bargain
Dec 2022Robb Report: The 40 Best New Luxury Hotels to Visit in 2023
Dec 2022Town & Country: What’s the Ultimate Way to Go on Safari?
Dec 2022Forbes: 5 new safari lodges to travel for in 2023
Nov 2022Travel & Leisure: Extraordinary fine dining experiences around the world
Oct 2022Cool Hunting: On safari in South Africa’s Tswalu Kalahari Private Wildlife Reserve
May 2022Food and Travel Magazine: Call of the wild
Mar 2022Travel & Leisure: I brought my baby on an African safari — Here’s what I learned on the adventure of a lifetime
Mar 2022Travel & Leisure: Inside Klein Jan, the new fine-dining restaurant within South Africa’s Tswalu Kalahari Reserve
Feb 2022Decor & Design: Perfect Hideaways – The Motse at Tswalu
Feb 2022Forbes: Looking for a truly unique safari experience? Tswalu is one of South Africa’s best kept secrets
Nov 2021Business Day – Wanted: It’s a sumptuous safari at Tswalu Kalahari with eats by SA’s first Michelin-starred chef
Jun 2021House & Leisure: The Burrow
Apr 2021Travel & Leisure: How two safari destinations are helping the world better understand pangolins
Mar 2021Upscale Living Mag: Incomparable luxury at Tswalu in the southern Kalahari
Dec 2020CN Traveller: Editor’s letter – The hotels focusing on a greener future
Nov 2020Smithsonian Mag: Want to support wildlife conservation in Africa? Start by going on a virtual safari
Sep 2020VISI: Travel Diary DOOK
Jul 2020Forbes: Back to Africa – A new completely private, exclusive tour
Jun 2020Visi – Architecture: The re-imagining of a southern Kalahari reserve enables guests to interact with nature in an environment that beautifully reflects its exterior surroundings.
May 2020Forbes: A sustainable safari – Discover Africa’s 10 top eco-friendly lodges
Feb 2020Travel + Leisure: What one travel expert learned from hosting a Women’s Empowerment Retreat in Africa
Sep 2019Forbes Life: World’s Best Safari Lodges – South African stunner is now better than ever
Aug 2019Forbes Life: The real Lion King – Why an African safari is your trip of a lifetime
Jul 2019National Geographic UK: The alternative safari: the green Kalahari
April 2019A Luxury Travel Blog: Top 5 ultra-luxurious safari lodges in South Africa
Mar 2019The Telegraph: The best African wildlife holidays for 2019 – whatever your budget
Jan 2019CN Traveler: Women Who Travel Podcast
Jan 2019Conde Nast Traveller: Everything you need to know about solo safaris
Jul 2018The Daily Mail: Luxurious hotel beds OUTSIDE
Jul 2018The Telegraph: Where the wild dogs are
Jun 2018The Telegraph: Freedom to roam
Mar 2018Upscale Living Magazine: Tswalu Kalahari
Mar 2018