Our Stories

Desert black rhinos (Diceros bicornis bicornis) were reintroduced to Tswalu from Etosha National Park in neighbouring Namibia in 1995. Today black rhinos serve as a flagship species for conservation on the reserve.

Tswalu has become the first privately protected area in southern Africa to earn carbon credits as a result of wildlife management interventions, creating a pioneering model that has the potential to restore degraded ecosystems, fund conservation and community development, and...

Attaching a device to reveal an animal's movements and activities across the landscape offers a practical approach to tracking. The data these collars provide is invaluable, offering insights into daily movements, home ranges, social interactions, and dietary habits. Each transmission...

Tswalu's annual game count represents more than just numbers on a spreadsheet. It's a testament to the power of consistent, long-term monitoring in conservation. Over 26 years, an invaluable dataset has been created that not only guides management decisions at...

Tswalu is a year-round destination, offering a private wilderness experience that is consistently rewarding. The vast reserve offers something increasingly rare in our crowded world – space to breathe and time to absorb the subtleties of each season.

Tswalu is a place that deserves to be experienced at a slower, more immersive pace. Private-vehicle safaris across almost 1200 square kilometres provide the time and space to encounter the soul of the southern Kalahari.

Tswalu is proud to announce that it has been awarded Global Ecosphere Retreat (GER) status by The Long Run, achieving the organisation’s most advanced sustainability standard.