Excursions and activities
Experience life in the Kalahari, it’s animals and people when you visit !Xaus Lodge. Enjoy game drives, guided dune walks and the Bushman craft village.

Game drives:

• Sunset pan drive and dune walk to ‘listen’ to the sun set over the Kalahari with an early evening game drive back to the lodge.
• After-dinner night drive, with the accompanying sounds of barking geckos, insect shrills, and larger animal calls to break the silence.
• A complimentary six to seven hour game drive through the dunes and along the Auob River, with packed breakfast and picnic lunch, is available for guests staying four nights or longer. At an additional charge, this game drive is also available to those staying for two or three nights. Please discuss the availability and cost of this with our management..
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Guided dune walks:

Guided wilderness walks through the dunes identifying animal spoor, birds, trees and plants, with a discussion on their medicinal uses.

Guided walks onto the pan to see the ‘heart’ of the Kalahari and then to our re-created cultural village to visit the Bushman crafters at work, see young Bushmen demonstrating their traditional games and purchase traditional crafts hanging from the branches of the tree under which the crafters sit peacefully at work.
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Visit the Bushman Craft Village:

Walk to our re-created cultural village to visit the Bushman crafters at work, see young Bushmen demonstrating their traditional games and purchase traditional crafts hanging from the branches of the tree under which the crafters sit peacefully at work.
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Night skies:

Join us on the observation deck after dinner and gaze through our telescopes at the splendour of the Kalahari night sky.

Please be aware that circumstances at the lodge or prevailing weather conditions can affect the availability of specific activities on a particular day. If this happens during your stay, we would appreciate your understanding. Please feel free to chat with our helpful lodge management should you want any more information or advice on our activities.
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