1940s Vintage Glamour in the Great Kalahari
Perched like an exotic mirage on the edge of Botswana’s shimmering Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, Jack’s Camp is one of the world’s most iconic safari institutions. Founded in the 1960s by visionary explorer Jack Bousfield and completely rebuilt to magnificent new heights in 2021, the camp pays homage to the golden age of African exploration with sweeping crimson Bedouin canvas, dark mahogany campaign furnishings, brass fittings, and curated natural history display cases.
Set within an exclusive one-million-acre private wildlife concession, Jack’s Camp offers an ethereal desert wilderness where guests experience the silence of ancient lake beds, the world's second-largest zebra and wildebeest migration, and interactions with desert-adapted wildlife found nowhere else in southern Africa.
Exclusive Signature Travel Network Privileges
- All Gourmet Safari Meals & Traditional English High Tea
- Premium Wines, Spirits, Cocktails & Cellar Reserves
- Complimentary Private In-Tent Dining or Sundowner Picnic Experience
- All Guided Safaris: Meerkats, Bushmen Walks, Game Drives & Quad Biking
- Priority Tent Category Upgrade upon Arrival (subject to availability)
- Flexible Check-In & Check-Out Aligned with Bush Flight Schedules
- Curated In-Room VIP Welcome Amenities
- Dedicated Vincent Vacations Africa Specialist Concierge
Here, the safari experience transcends traditional game viewing. Wake before sunrise to sit among wild-habituated meerkats who clamber onto your shoulders to scan the horizon for hawks; walk through the scrub with indigenous Zu/’hoasi San Bushmen uncovering ancient hunting medicine; and race quad bikes across the blinding white crust into total, breathtaking silence.
Extravagant Bedouin Tented Suites
Jack’s Camp features just 10 colossal canvas pavilions measuring an astonishing 2,900 square feet each, styled with romantic 1940s campaign elegance and modern eco-luxury comforts.
Luxury Tented Suite
2,900 Sq Ft (270 sqm)
Max Occupancy: 2 Guests
1 King Bed or 2 Twin Beds
Endless Salt Pan Horizon View
An extraordinary desert mansion crafted under soaring scalloped canvas ceilings. Features custom four-poster mahogany beds with overhead micro-climate cooling systems, opulent Persian carpets, a private salon with natural history display cabinets, an en-suite bathroom with brass fixtures, indoor and outdoor rain showers, and an expansive private teak veranda with a heated plunge pool overlooking the salt crust.
Private Heated Plunge Pool
Overhead Bed Cooling System
Indoor & Outdoor Rain Showers
Museum Display Cases
Antique Writing Desk
Personal Safari Butler
Complimentary Private Bar
Family Tented Pavilion
4,000 Sq Ft (370 sqm)
Max Occupancy: 4 Guests
1 King Bed + 2 Twin Beds
Panoramic Makgadikgadi Horizon
Spanning over 4,000 square feet, this palatial desert residence features two spacious master bedrooms each with private en-suite bathrooms, twin indoor and outdoor showers, an expansive central living salon and library, a large private heated plunge pool, and the exclusivity of a dedicated private 4x4 vehicle and private safari guide for tailored family adventures.
Two Master En-Suite Bedrooms
Dedicated Private Guide & 4x4
Large Family Plunge Pool
Twin Outdoor Rain Showers
Central Living Salon & Library
Interactive Bushmen Kids Tracking
Silver Service & Desert Feasts
Dining at Jack’s Camp is a regal ritual of timeless elegance, combining classic British colonial traditions with inventive African flavors and unmatched safari theatricality.
The Grand Dining Mess Tent
Haute Safari Cuisine • Silver Service Dining & High Tea
Gather under dramatic crimson velvet canopies illuminated by crystal chandeliers and candelabras. Relish multi-course chef tastings served on engraved silver platters, fine Cape reserve wines, and Jack's famous daily afternoon English high tea with warm scones and clotted cream.
The Persian Tea Tent
Exotic Desert Tea Lounge • Spiced Infusions & Single Malts
A plush, decadent tent draped with Persian tapestries, velvet kilim floor cushions, and brass lanterns. Enjoy spiced cardamom teas, chilled infusions, French cognacs, and single-malt whiskies as the desert temperature drops under starry skies.
Kalahari Campfire Boma & Salt Pan Sundowners
Open-Fire Braai & Horizon Pop-Up Banquets • Evening Dining
Experience flame-grilled game banquets around the central mopane campfire, followed by fascinating lectures on desert archaeology by resident naturalists and stargazing guided by powerful telescopes.
Jack’s Camp Visual Gallery
Immerse yourself in the vintage architecture, wildlife encounters, and boundless landscapes of the Makgadikgadi.
Frequently Asked Questions About Jack’s Camp
Where is Jack's Camp located and how do guests arrive?
Jack's Camp is located in a private one-million-acre wildlife concession on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans within Botswana's Kalahari Desert. Access is via a scenic light aircraft flight from Maun Airport (approx. 45 minutes) or Kasane directly to Jack's Camp private airstrip, followed by a short 10-minute game drive to camp.
What makes Jack's Camp one of the most legendary safari lodges in the world?
Founded in the 1960s by pioneer Jack Bousfield and rebuilt in 2021, Jack's Camp is celebrated as a 1940s vintage safari museum in the wild. Its soaring Bedouin tents are adorned with Persian rugs, silver tea services, and one of only two registered national museum collections in Botswana, housing rare fossils, stone-age tools, and historic zoological specimens.
What exclusive Signature Travel Network privileges do Vincent Vacations guests enjoy?
Reserving Jack's Camp through Vincent Vacations provides all-inclusive luxury accommodations (all gourmet meals, afternoon tea, fine wines, premium spirits, and safari activities), a complimentary Private In-Tent Dining Experience or Sundowner Picnic, an in-room VIP welcome amenity, room category upgrade upon arrival (subject to availability), and flexible check-in/out coordinated with bush flights.
What unique activities are available at Jack's Camp that cannot be found elsewhere?
Jack's Camp offers an incomparable array of adventures: spending morning hours with friendly, wild-habituated meerkats who use guests as lookouts; guided walking safaris with the indigenous Zu/’hoasi San Bushmen learning ancient tracking and survival lore; quad biking expeditions across the endless crust of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans; tracking black-maned Kalahari lions; and witnessing the planet's second-largest zebra and wildebeest migration.
What are the accommodations and luxury amenities inside each Jack's Camp tent?
Each of the 10 Bedouin-style tented suites spans an extraordinary 2,900 sq ft, featuring private heated plunge pools, overhead bed-cooling systems, indoor and outdoor rain showers, custom mahogany furnishings, private museum display cases, and complete off-grid solar electricity with high-speed Wi-Fi.
