Tautona
Lodge is some 5 kilometres north of Ghanzi, Botswana and is ideally situated
for the through traffic that is gaining momentum with the Trans Kalahari
Highway becoming a main artery from Gaborone and South Africa to
Namibia and
north to the Western Delta, Maun and the Okavango. The lodge has risen like
the phoenix from the barren wastes of the Kalahari in amazing fashion and its
main building and satellite chalets are attractive in design. There are a
total of 28 rooms, including a number of family rooms and a double storey
Presidential Chalet with three bedrooms. Most of the chalets have a mini
kitchenette for the convenience of self-catering travellers. The two swimming
pools are a most welcome retreat in the hotter months and there are television
and telephone facilities for the modern traveller who needs to catch up with
the rest of the world. Tautona caters for buffets and banquets and other
special occasions for the local population. All staff are recruited locally
and trained under the tutelage of Marie and Greg Soutter, well known in the
hotel industry in Botswana. Lodge also has a camp site, catering for info@namibweb.comavans
and campers, with good ablutions and pleasant surroundings. A waterhole nearby
guarantees plains game such as kudu, impala, steenbok and waterbuck in the
early evening or morning, and a curio shop and soothing water feature is being
commissioned. Tautona boasts a large restaurant, pool bar and conference
centre. These facilities have proven popular with the local Ghanzi patrons.
Altogether a much needed oasis on your journey through the Kalahari. Airport
transfers are available on request. Communication with this Lodge is often
problematic, please be patient. Hosts will endeavour to get a reply to you as soon
as possible.
