2026 editionNo. 34
Tswalu The Motse
Kalahari, South Africa
Why Tswalu The Motse is one of The World’s Best 100 Lodges 2026.
The Motse is the original heart of Tswalu, a gracious stone-and-thatch lodge in the Korannaberg foothills. Private vehicles, specialist trackers, habituated meerkats and access to Klein JAN give each day unusual range, while the reserve’s scale allows wildlife encounters to unfold without another vehicle in sight.
The essentials.
- Destination
- Kalahari, South Africa
- Property
- Private-reserve safari lodge
- Operator
- Tswalu Kalahari
- Opened
- 1995
AddressTswalu The Motse, Kalahari, South AfricaOpen map ↗
Edition factsThe record at a glance
- Position
- No. 34
- Lodge type
- Private-reserve safari lodge
- Destination
- Kalahari
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Management in 2026
- Tswalu Kalahari
- Opening year
- 1995