Tuli Block
This thin strip of land following
the contours of south-eastern Botswana that wedges in between the
borders of Zimbabwe to the north and South Africa to the south.
It is one of the few areas of commercial
farmland as it receives more rain than the rest of dusty, dry Botswana.
The land in the extreme east is where private game reserves have
been established with huge herds of elephants and hundreds of colourful
birds. This area is accessible from Gaborone.
The North-East Tuli Game Reserve
is located between the Limpopo, Motloutse (Great Elephant) and Shashe
rivers, and is the larges privatley owned conservation area in southern
Africa. It is home to the largest her of elephant on privately owned
land in the world. The 90 000-hectare Mashatu Game Reserve, and
Tuli Lodge. However, with the adjoining farms from the Tuli Circle
and Jwala, the region covers a total of 120 000 hectares, and is
rich in game that have free reign over the whole unfenced area.
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