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Nata Lodge

A popular stop over for travellers to Kasane (Chobe National Park) or Maun (gateway to the Okavango), Botswana.

Nata is 190km from Francistown and 300km from both Kasane and Maun.

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This area is renowned for its excellent bird watching.

Nata Lodge

The lodge is surrounded by shady trees which offer good birding opportunities.

Bird species include: Helmeted Guineafowl, Crested Francolin, Yellow Hornbill, Pied and Arrowmarked Babblers, Glossy Starling, Meyers Parrot and Paradise Whydah.

Accommodation

Nata Lodge offers

luxury thatched chalets with en suite shower and bath

custom designed en suite safari tents built on platforms

Rates are based on room only - meals are additional costs.

Facilities

# restaurant

# swimming pool

# gift shop

# bar/lounge area

# guided tours in open safari vehicles to the Makgadikgadi Pans

# 3 hour excursions to the Nata Bird Sanctuary

# quad biking

Nata Bird Sanctuary

Located 17 kms south of Nata Village, the sanctuary was established in the early 1990's on the north eastern edge of Sowa Pan.

The sanctuary is a community project and a refuge for wildlife around Sua Pan including various species of antelope such as hartebeest, kudu, reedbuck, springbok and steenbok - and springhares, jackals, foxes, monkeys and squirrels.

Eland, gemsbok and zebra are being re-introduced, and current plans include engineering a permanent water hole, which will be filled with pumped water from the Nata riverbed

Nata Sanctuary is home to more than 165 bird species including
Nata fountain * flamingoes
* kingfisher
* ostrich
* eagles
* bustards
* pelicans

Birding Spots & Attractions

- Sowa Pan with its unique beauty and beaches of rolled quartz pebbles also offers good birding opportunities.

- Sowa Spit - Botswana's soda ash industry mines on part of the pan.

- Eastern Ntwetwe Pan: fascinating landscapes and beautiful sunsets is also worth visiting.

- Nata basketry is available for purchase at the village.

Travel Note: access to the pans is by four-wheel drive vehicles only.

When the Nata River flows, this corner of Sua Pan becomes a paradise for water-loving birds from all around Africa: teals, ducks, geese and hosts of pelicans, spoonbills and both greater and lesser flamingoes.

This area is also an important breeding ground for flamingoes and pelicans.

There is a campsite within the sanctuary with hot showers, flush toilets and a braai area.

Dominated by a fallen baobab tree of immense age and girth - this huge tree collapsed in 1992 but, amazingly, has survived and continues to grow horizontally with new shoots sprouting along the length of its trunk

Access roads throughout the sanctuary are well maintained but access to certain areas may be restricted to 4 - wheel drive, particularly in the wet season.

Nata Lodge Rates - per room

rates are based on the Botswana Pula and are subject to exchange rate fluctuations

Twin chalet - ( 2 bed chalet) US$ 120 | Euro 85 | ZAR 800

Family chalet ( 4 bed chalet) US$ 135 | Euro 100 | ZAR 910

Luxury safari tent US$ 105 | Euro 75 | ZAR 690

Bookings

Click here to reserve online for Nata Lodge

OR email us at

Reservations office + 27 31 7763173 (office hours)

SKYPE: afrizim (office hours)
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A deposit is paid online and the balance on arrival

Getting There

Johannesburg – Ellisras – Martinsdrift border into Botswana – Francistown
Enter Francistown. At the second traffic circle go left towards Maun and Nata. Nata Lodge is 180km from Francistown

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