| Dqãe Qare Game
Reserve (7500ha) is situated in the Kalahari Desert
approximately 24kms from Ghanzi and is a community based
tourism project of the Bushmen (Ncoakhoe - meaning Red
People) from D'Kar village. Dqãe Qare Game Reserve
is owned by the people of D'Kar. The aim of the project
is to create employment, preserve the Ncoakhoe indigenous
knowledge through tourism activities and to generate
income.
The D'kar community is governed by
the D'kar Trust which falls under the umbrella of the
Kuru Development Trust, which looks after the interests
of various Bushmen communities in Botswana. Dqãe
Qare Game Reserve is but one project of many which can
be viewed on the Kuru website www.kuru.co.bw
Accommodation:
Dqãe Qare Game Reserve offers a variety of accommodation
to suit all needs. For those seeking the rougher experience
of Kalahari camping there are two campsites on the Reserve.
One is near the guesthouse and the other is in a remote
corner of the Reserve near a permanent pan. Both campsites
offer ablution facilities with hot water, even in mid
winter!
The Game Reserve is well stocked and
you may see some of the following species of game and
a wide variety of birds from your own vehicle or using
the reserve's safari vehicles:
Eland, Gemsbok, Red Hartebeest, Blue Wildebeest, Zebra,
Giraffe, Impala, Springbok, Kudu, Ostrich, Steenbok,
Duiker, Warthog, Cheetah (migratory), Leopard (migratory),
Caracal, Serval, Black Backed Jackal, Brown Hyena, Ardvark
and numerous smaller species of mammals. |