Tau Pan

A brown hyena joins guests for breakfast – One morning in August, a brown hyena approached the permanent waterhole in front of Tau Pan Camp … Read more

The Tau Pan Pride was firmly established around the pan during July, with the permanent waterhole and surrounding game providing good reason to stay close. … Read more

A gemsbok feast brings the Tau Pan lions together – June produced an interesting sequence around Tau Pan when two separate gemsbok kills eventually brought several … Read more

One of the month’s most memorable sightings came during an early morning drive when guides located four caracals together in the same area, an exceptionally … Read more

One of the month’s more unusual sightings came from the Letiahau Road area where a caracal was located during a day trip. The cat remained relaxed for … Read more

One of the most compelling sightings of the month unfolded along Phukwi Road, where a male leopard was found feeding on an ostrich kill while … Read more

One of the most interesting sightings of the month unfolded when guides followed fresh tracks near Tau Pan and located a resident male lion feeding … Read more

January in the Central Kalahari brought the first real pulse of the green season to Tau Pan. Summer storms rolled across the plains, filling pans … Read more

December in the Central Kalahari marked the true arrival of the green season. The first sustained rains had transformed the pans and dune systems, and … Read more

Mid-month, a male leopard was located during an afternoon drive along Mawelewele Road. His presence was first suggested by a group of oryx standing rigid … Read more

October at Tau Pan reflected a clear shift into early summer. Warm, bright days brought excellent visibility as open pans and dune systems stretched out. Much … Read more

September at Tau Pan marked the true shift into the Kalahari’s summer cycle. Days grew warm, the air clear and bright, and the landscape opened … Read more

Lion sightings were consistent throughout the month. The Tau Pan pride was observed on most days, particularly near the camp and at the waterhole. Several … Read more

A highlight of the month was when a caracal was observed on Carlos Road during a morning drive. It was actively hunting a northern black korhaan, and … Read more

A lone lioness was observed at the pan confronting a leopard. The leopard escaped unscathed after being stalked to within five metres, at which point … Read more