The Lodge

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!Xaus Lodge provides luxury accommodation in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park for eco-tourists and visitors to the Kalahari. Our accommodation comprises a central lodge building and 12 individual chalets, each with its own deck overlooking a vast saltpan and waterhole fed with fresh water. Pronounced ‘kaus’, this is a place to experience a unique desert environment…

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Our Origins

The ‡Khomani San and Mier communities reached an historic land settlement agreement with the government of South Africa and South African National Parks (SANParks) in May 2002, which restored a large tract of land to the communities that had once roamed or farmed this area. Named the !Ae!Hai Kalahari Heritage Park Agreement…

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Kgalagadi

!Xaus Lodge is situated in the heart of the beautiful Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. A conservation area twice the size of Kruger offers stunning scenery, excellent birding and overpowering silence. The Kgalagadi is particularly well known for its Big Cat that parole the ridges of ancient red sand dunes. After the sun sets the stargazing is among the best in the world…

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