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modules will be included in the form of lectures and daily drives and walks,
projects and reserve
work. Tuli and Mashatu that forms part of Tuli is vast and not a lot is known
about its wildlife, thus it has not been
studied extensively. Link in with researchers in the area and help collect data
and share knowledge of the Tuli wilderness.
Lecturers will provide insight to many of your conservation
questions while practical exercises and contact with
researchers on the ground will provide great insight into the subject matter.
Experienced field guide instructors will also be on hand to
answer questions on various subjects and encounters in
the bush, such as on:
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Ecology
• Geology and soils
• Animal tracks and tracking
• Bird identification and behaviour
• Animal behaviour
• Astronomy
• Amphibians and reptiles
• Orientation and navigation
• Bush skills |
The accommodation facilities and game reserves are authentic,
with as little clutter to dilute the
relationship between nature and our learners as possible. While learners are at
our camps, we want them to
co-exist in the environment, when sleeping we want them to hear elephants
browsing on leaves and nightjars
call right outside the tents at night.
Mashatu camp is located in the Tuli Reserve of Botswana
bordering South Africa. Tuli forms a key
part of the proposed Greater Mapungubwe Trans Frontier Conservation Area. In the
easternmost corner of
Botswana, is the collective name for several privately-owned game reserves
including the Mashatu, Ntani and
Tuli Game Reserves, covering all the land north of the Limpopo River.
Apart from elephants (largest herds of free roaming elephant
on private land) students can follow the spoor of
lions, leopards, giraffes, spotted hyenas, bat-eared foxes, aardwolves,
cheetahs, kudu, Burchell's zebras,
bushbuck and baboons. Spotlight-assisted night drives may reveal porcupines,
aardvarks, spotted genets and
civets, in addition to the larger carnivores. Other antelopes are eland, impala
and steenbok. One of the area's
attractions is the game viewing walks and night drives on offer. Rated as one of
the most unique, diverse and
exciting walking destinations, this massive tract of land is the ideal terrain
to appreciate the wild, and is
an unrivalled adventure experience.
As is the case with our other camps, the Mashatu camp is
unfenced, and animals do on occasion wander
through the camp. Learners have woken up in the morning to find the tracks of
elephant, leopard or lion around
the camp.
The sleeping arrangements at all our camps
consist of 2 people sharing per tent. Single requests are required
to pay double-rates. Women and men do not share tents unless booked as a couple.
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