Nokalodi Tented Camp is located in the Northern Tuli Game Reserve, in the easternmost corner of Botswana. This is a unique and historically significant location where the country meets its neighbours Zimbabwe and South Africa and at the confluence of two great rivers, the Limpopo and the Shashe.

The Northern Tuli Game Reserve extends to approximately 72000 hectares and is soon to be incorporated into the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area (TFCA).

Nokalodi is very easily accessible from South Africa, being just across the border at Pont Drift near to Mapungubwe World Heritage Site. It makes an ideal getaway or stopping off point for travellers between Botswana and South Africa.

The area is scenically very different to the rest of Botswana, with dominant basalt formations and large areas of dramatic sandstone hills and ridges, together with a network of (mostly dry) riverbeds and riverine forests as well as open grasslands and marshy areas. From vantage points on top of the rock formations, the plains of Botswana stretch away to the north.

The area is home to a diverse range of wildlife, renowned for its Tuli elephants - the largest elephant population on private land in Africa, and is recognised as anImportant Bird Area with over 350 species recorded.

The Reserve is also fascinating from a historical perspective. Bushmen paintings provide a reminder of the area’s original inhabitants many thousands of years ago. Remains of ancient settlements relating to the Mapungubwe era (circa 1200-1270 AD) are dotted throughout the area. The reserve also played a role in Rhodes’ southern African empire-building and witnessed several conflicts during the Boer War.