Louis en Dorette Hauman welcomes you to experience the Kalahari first hand from excellent accommodation in a luxury chalet or a "in-touch-with-nature" bush camp. Our prices will fit any budget and our treatment, food and campfires, will make your visit an outdoor - or 4x4 experience that will be with you for times to come.
We focus on the ecotourist and nature lover.
Our Mission is to share the beauty, wildlife and tranquility of the spacious Kalahari with nature lovers that needs an unpolluted environment in which to refresh. Our hospitality and cozy guesthouse will lead the way to an unforgettable Kalahari repose. Personal attention to your every need - only one guesthouse on more than 16000 hectares!!
Guesthouse
Enjoy luxury accommodation and exquisite meals prepared to your taste whilst experiencing the Kalahari.
There is a magnificent view from the guesthouse's stoep. Fill your day with the peace of a crisp sunrise, bird and game watching, magnificent sunset and pure nature. Experience a variety of game and birds at the waterhole a mere 80m from the stoep.
Accommodation
Luxury, two bed roomed (ensuited) guest house with lounge and open verandah. Cuddle up at the cozy fireplace on cold winter evenings or enjoy the abundant sunshine and 'splash' pool during our hot summer days.
Extra Game viewing
Game viewing from an open vehicle that we provide or your own 4X4.
Guide
You can discover the beauty of nature under the guidance of people with superior knowledge of the Kalahari and nature.
Freedom
Unlimited hiking and horseback riding opportunities are available.
Night drives with spotlights provide the opportunity to discover the hidden beauty of nocturnal animals.
Kalahari Game & Birds
Your guide will provide you with interesting information concerning the total ecology of the Kalahari.
A Secretarybird [Sagittarius Serpentarius] walks away after quenching its thirst. Several species of predatory birds breed on the farm and can be seen. From birds like Secretarybird, Tawny eagle, Giant eagle owl, Martial eagle, Bateleur, Blackbreasted snake eagle and Pale Chanting Goshawk to Pygmy falcon and Pearlspotted owl, can be seen. A feast for bird watchers ..... up to 100 species to be seen in their unspoiled environment.
A few Springbuck at a salt block near the waterhole.
Camping
For the more adventurous ....... an outdoor campsite.
An exiting new bushcamp has been added to what we offer on the 21st of
March 2002. This on-the-skin experience of the Kalahari offers nature lovers:
- to sleep around a campfire
- 8 luxury beds in four half-open huts
- hot showers
- excelent meals served at the camp or options to self-catering in a well equipped kitchen
- we provide beds for more people around the campfire on request
All this at the prize of R150 per person per day for B&B. Other meals excluded, but available on request. We do take bookings for any number of people.
Soetvlakte the farm
Soetvlakte is a cattle and game farm situated 133km from Kuruman on the road toMcCarty's Rest, (the border post to Botswana.) owned and managed by Louis en Dorette Hauman
Our Mission is to share the beauty, wildlife and tranquility of the spacious Kalahari with nature lovers that needs an unpolluted environment in which to refresh. Our hospitality and cozy guesthouse will lead the way to an unforgettable Kalahari repose. Personal attention to your every need - only one guesthouse on more than 16000 hectares!!
Facilities • Animal Science Services • Management Services
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