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The camp was built with the help of the //Nhoq’ma community with whom is has an exclusive agreement since 1999. Tourism allows the community to earn cash in order to buy food and supplies not provided by the surrounding environment. Without tourism, the community would have left their ancestral land and moved to settled areas such as Tsumkwe.
The safari tents, shaded by large Zambesi teak trees, provide the basic luxuries such as comfortable beds and en-suite bath rooms with hot water. Meals and drinks are provided in a central dining area consisting only of a large thatched roof. It is adjacent to the Ju/’hoan village by the name of //Nhoq’ma and 60 km, or a one-and-a-half hour drive on a 4WD track, from the Khaudum National Park. The ten tents are spread out along a vegetated dune with a 180 degree view over the Nhoma omuramba (fossil river bed). The vegetation of this part of the Kalahari is classified as woodland savannah and is a far cry from the image people have of the Kalahari! Other surprises reveal themselves during the course of a visit.
The usual skills such as fire making, rope making, setting of traps for birds and antelope are guaranteed to be demonstrated, as well as lesser known hunting skills with, for example, the springhare probe. Bush food, water roots and medicines are pointed out or collected, but if honey is found, the hunt will come to a stop until this desirable substance has been collected.
The hunters will follow promising spoor of any huntable game, from porcupine to kudu, if they believe that there’s a chance to catch up with the animal and the walk could therefore turn into an actual hunt. The duration and intensity of these walks depends entirely on the fitness of the guests and is adaptable. The community participates in traditional games in the afternoon with names such as the porcupine or dama game. This is followed in the evening by the powerful Giraffe or Elephant healing dances, which is the way the healers cure illness and through which social tensions are relieved.
The stereotype image of the San will be destroyed and replaced by a realistic view of the San and the problems they are facing, but also with amazement for their skills and knowledge lost by modern man. This is only possible due to the limited number of visitors facilitating individual attention, the location of the camp close to the village, the remoteness and wildness of the surrounding area, the natural friendliness and spontaneity of the community and the impromptu activities.
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