The Motse - Tswalu Kalahari Luxury Private Game Reserve

I stayed at Tswalu with my husband and some family members — three couples — for 4 nights as part one of a safari experience (we later went to Londolozi). Every moment at Tswalu from the time we arrived was absolutely incredible. First, the rooms are beautiful. It’s truly a luxury experience. Each room looks out onto a piece of the reserve — we were in room 7 and had an excellent view of the watering hole. We just spent hours sitting on the back patio watching wildlife go by. Housekeeping did an impeccable job as well. It felt like There was some sort of small surprise every time we returned to the room — a little chocolate and note on the pillow each night, things were organized on the desk. If we took even a tiny bit of peel from the lemon at the bar, they refreshed it. They had such clear attention to detail so things always felt clean, neat, and luxurious. Second, The staff went above and beyond to make sure we had the most special, curated experience possible. Everyone was so friendly and so willing to work with our needs / preferences. Every staff member greeted us with smiles every time they saw us and were always checking in to see what we needed or wanted. This extended also to the food service. They were willing and ready to whip something up pretty much any time of day, and would go off menu as long as they had the ingredients. Everything we ate was yummy. We had dinner one night at Boscia House and it was my favorite meal of the whole trip. Every course was a dish and flavors I had never tried before, and the staff at the restaurant really made it feel like a special experience. It is small — seats only 8-10 people it seems like — so it was extremely intimate. We loved it. And on the food, there was plenty of it. We started our safari at 5:30am, with light breakfast options put out at 5. During the morning game drive, we usually had a stop for coffee and more light snacks. We then returned usually around 9-10am each day and could have a full hot breakfast. Lunch was also served, and then at 4pm there was high tea and light snacks before the 4:30pm game drive. Again on the second game drive, we had a stop for drinks and snacks — a little sunset happy hour — and we returned for a full dinner later. There was so much food we never got hungry or had to think about our meals. The reserve and the safari experience were by far the best part of this already incredible stay. Each of the three couples had our own vehicle with our own tracker and guide. Our guide, Andries, explained that they usually tried to avoid running into other vehicles in order to make each person’s safari feel like a unique, isolated experience. However, since we were together in a group, the three vehicles did a great job of communicating and linking up for our drink / snack breaks and for a few big sightings. Yet, they each took a separate route to get wherever we were meeting, so I think each of us couples felt like we had a unique experience. We always had pl

Our guide (Michael) , tracker (Jackson), personal chef (Ace) and personal house manager (Z), were all AMAZING! I miss them all so much! They went above and beyond for us! The house was huge and beautiful! The massage therapists were FANTASTIC! The food was great! The only thing I didn’t like was how far all the animals were; you have to drive a long way before you see any. But they were very active once we found them!