Travelers fascinated by World Renowned Meerkats

Famous for being the world’s largest man-made hole,
Kimberly (South Africa’s historic mining town) is
becoming increasingly popular to tourists not only for
having been blessed with some of the world’s most
precious diamonds, but also for being a sacred haven for
the creator’s beautiful Meerkat species.

The effect of the screenings of Animal Planet’s
Meerkat Manor episodes has ignited a tremendous amount of
spectator value and interest in wild Meerkat viewing for
tourists from around the world. On the edge of the
mysterious Kalahari Desert wilderness is a large concession
that is home to more than 70 species of mammal including
lion, cheetah and the rare desert black rhino. This
historical home of the Bushmen offers a rare but beautiful
natural habitat for these small social carnivores also
known as the desert Mongoose.

News of these exquisite creatures has traveled far and wide
as tourists share their unique Meerkat encounters with
other wildlife and travel enthusiasts. Meerkat
sightingsare becoming so popular that travelers are making
a visit to view the Kimberly Meerkat an essential part of
their Meerkat experience en route to their visits to see
the Desert Meerkats. Travelers can enjoy the sightings and
attractions offered by this famous old mining town which is
less than 400 kilometers away from the Kalahari Desert
before they continue on to their tour of viewing the
Meerkat in their natural surrounds.

The Meerkat adventure begins before sunrise in Kimberley.
Travelers enjoy early morning coffee and rusks (a crispy
baked dough enjoyed as a typical South African morning
treat) in the ‘veld’ (a South African term for
the bush) while watching the sun come up and the Meerkat
awakening to another day with a ritual sunbathing session.
This is a wild gang of Meerkat and the viewing is done at a
respectful distance. After a rustic brunch in the African
‘veld’, travelers visit the Big Hole in
Kimberly where the middle part of the day is spent
exploring the history of this fascinating diamond town.

Afternoon sunsets are then spent with a tame or habituated
Meerkat group of orphans. Up close and personal, visitors
will be able to get an intimate insight into their social
lives and also some great photo opportunities. When the
Meerkats go to sleep in their burrows, the visitors bid
each other farewell over sundowners and shared memories of
an unforgettable day with Meerkats in the Kalahari Desert.

The Kalahari is renowned for having exclusive luxury
private and malaria free game reserves situated in the
heart of the Northern Cape Province. It offers the ultimate
safari experience in elegantly simple surroundings nestled
in the red sands of the Kalahari. Star gazing is big in the
Kalahari, hot air ballooning too, but the reserve is known
across the world as an excellent place for bird watching
with more than 200 species of birds some of them indigenous
to the arid zone, found in the varying habitats of the
reserve. Raptors and in particular, vultures, are very well
represented. The most abundant species are the white-backed
vulture and the lappet-faced vulture.

Of course the main activity in this Game Reserve is game
watching from the private game viewing vehicle or guided
walks or horseback trails across the red dunes.

With activities like these one can almost predict that some
of the luxurious deluxe facilities available within the
reserve would include a well stocked private wine cellar,
private plane, high powered telescope (for star gazing, of
course), a private chef, a library and a host of other
luxuries.

Tswalu Kalahari Reserve is a very special Kalahari Resort
in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa belonging to
the well known Oppenheimer family. For more information on
the Meerkat Adventure Tour visit http://www.tswalu.com

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