Jack's Camp

• Flights to Maun 
• Transfers to Planet Baobab (which is self-driveable)
• Jack’s Camp will require an escorted road transfer from Planet Baobab. It is at ZAR 3 180 per vehicle (Subject t change) on a 1 or 2 Night stay but complimentary for 3 night or longer stay.
• The complimentary road transfer from Planet Baobab to Jack’s Camp will depart at 14h15. If guests arrive earlier than 14h15, you can enjoy a drink at the Planet Baobab cash bar whilst waiting for the transfer. If you cannot get to Planet Baobab before 14h15, a transfer cost will apply. 
• Any transfers not listed under inclusions
• Sleep out on the pans (Jack’s Camp R2 000 pp (Subject to change) May-Oct, subject to dry weather, payable directly to Jack's Camp when you use your Secret Getaway voucher to book)
• Any premium drinks that don't fall under the 'House Drink' selection
• All items of a personal nature (laundry, gratuities etc.)
• Conservation and Reserve fee of R275 per person per night, payable directly to the property upon booking.

• Children of all ages are welcome
• Children 0 - 5 years are accommodated free of charge, sharing with adults
• Children 6 - 18 years are charged 50% of the adult rate per night, sharing with adults
• Children 19 years and over are charged the full adult rate 
• Please enquire for an exact quotation & availability
• There is a 40% single supplement
• Vehicles accommodate a max of 7 guests.
• Parties of 6-7 guests are allocated a private vehicle at no charge.
• Families travelling with children 9 years and younger are required to book and pay for a private vehicle.
• Private vehicle must be booked for the duration of a stay. (Rates are per vehicle per night and are subject to availability).

We wouldn’t be surprised if you’d heard the name ‘Jack’s Camp’ bandied around before, for it truly is one of the most legendary and iconic camps in Southern Africa. Jack's Camp has only just completed its refurbishment camp, which pays homage to the much-loved 1940s style of the original camp. Founded by explorer Jack Bousfield in the 1960s, the camp sits in a striking spot on the edge of Botswana’s Makgadikgadi Pans, gazing over glittering salt pans and shimmering expanses of sun-scorched earth. It is an oasis of style and old-world glamour in a landscape of savage beauty, and more elegant and enchanting than you could imagine in such a remote location. 

The new mess tent still houses the renowned Natural History Museum, library, and antique pool table. The iconic, nomadic Persian tea tent remains, just a little larger in size. Framed Peter Beard pictures sit alongside original posters from French taxidermist Deyrolle, both complemented by Bousfield family photos. The swimming pool pavilion is still the only one of its kind in Africa and includes a new spa tent.

Adorned with a classic East African safari feel, the nine guest rooms, 7 twin tents featuring two queen-size beds and 2 double tents with extra-length king beds, have almost doubled in size since the recent refurbishment. Whilst the iconic green canvas and muslin-draped walls remain, each tent is embellished with Persian and North African rugs, paraffin lamps, brass fittings, luxuriant textiles and mahogany campaign furniture.

There is a comfortable living area, with a sofa and day bed for expansive views of the Kalahari. You’ll discover Natural History Museum cabinets curated by Ralph Bousfield himself, an overhead bed cooling system to ward off the desert heat and an en-suite bathroom with indoor and outdoor showers. Outside, each veranda has a private deck with a sparkling plunge pool as well as several velvet-clad chairs overlooking the glittering ancient landscape.

Jack’s Camp overlooks the amazing Makgadikgadi National Park and the CT11 concession, home to a major migration route for Zebra and Wildebeest as they migrate across the stunning landscape in the continents second largest migration season (Jan to March each year).  The Makgadikgadi Salt Pans are the remnants of an enormous super-lake that used to cover most of Southern Africa. Jack Bousfield himself described the area as the “savage beauty of a forgotten Africa”, and truly, the Makgadikgadi is like nowhere on earth. It’s a landscape of space and remoteness, and the spectacular, otherworldly vistas, unique desert wildlife, and old-world glamour of Jack’s Migration Camp all come together to create an experience that is unlike any other on the continent. 

The desert is never a place of abundance, but it is full of surprises. The Makgadikgadi has several elusive species and desert-adapted animals and thus is the perfect complement to Botswana’s traditionally game-rich areas, like the Khwai Private Reserve and the Okavango Delta. The brown hyena is a symbol of what’s to come in the Makgadikgadi. There are only 8,000 of these special hunters left in the world, and there aren’t many other places you’ll encounter one. Other carnivores that know how to eke out their survival here include aardwolves and bat-eared foxes, honey badgers and black-maned Kalahari lions. Then there’s aardvark, gemsbok, springbok and black-backed jackals to look out for on game drives, and perhaps even an elephant or two. And last, but definitely not least, the meerkats. Jack's Camp has been busy pioneering a meerkat habituation project with some of the world’s pre-eminent researchers. The cheeky creatures are still very wild, but they do enjoy coming to say hello.

• Get up close and personal with the habituated meerkats.
• Discover the secrets of the pans with the Zu/’hoasi Bushmen on a fascinating bush walk.
• Take game drives and night drives in custom-built 4x4s to spot the unique desert wildlife that inhabits the pans, like the elusive brown hyena or Kalahari lion.
• Enjoy game drives in the Makgadikgadi National Park during 3 days or longer stays.
• Go on a thrilling helicopter flip at an extra charge.
• Embark on an adventurous horseback ride (for all level riders and at an extra charge) 
• After an afternoon exploring the Kalahari desert, enjoy a refreshing sundowner while watching the sun set over the pans.
• Witness the second-largest migration of zebra and wildebeest in Africa (and it’s also the last remaining one in Southern Africa) during this period of Summer Migration.

Local flights from Maun to Jack's Camp airstrip can be arranged with reservations when booking with your Secret Getaway voucher. Flights are charged at a US$ rate and therefore are not packaged as part of the promotion.

Please enquire for the latest rates, however, the current rates can be used for rough costing: US$387 one way per seat, a US$20 departure tax from Maun and a 13% fuel surcharge on the seat rate portion. This gives a rough estimate of US$460 per person from Maun to Jack's Camp plus US$440 per person from Jack's Camp to Maun. 

For a road transfer, the current rates are as follows (subject to change): 

• Maun to Planet Baobab: USD 250 per vehicle per way (1-3 guests)
• Planet Baobab to Jack’s Camp: Complimentary on a 3 or more night’s stay
• Duration: Approximately 5 - 5h30min per way

Self-driving to Jack's Camp is possible, however, it will require a high-clearance 4x4 vehicle. Enquire with reservations for exact directions.