{"id":37363,"date":"2025-07-05T11:03:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T11:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/?p=37363"},"modified":"2026-03-03T08:32:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:32:17","slug":"ecotourism-opportunity-invest-in-lodge-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/featured\/ecotourism-opportunity-invest-in-lodge-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecotourism opportunity: Invest in lodge expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>!Xaus Lodge expansion<\/h3>\n<p>!Xaus Lodge is located in the South African sector of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (KTP) and access is via the Auob River road that connects Tweerivieren with Mata Mata.<\/p>\n<p>The lodge is situated 30 km into the desert, reached after driving over 91 sand dunes from the turn-off at Rooibrak waterhole, 60 km northwest of Tweerivieren. GPS co-ordinates for a Google search are: S26\u00b009.005\u2019 E20\u00b015.392\u2019.<\/p>\n<h4>Project background<\/h4>\n<p>!Xaus Lodge opened in July 2007. With only 24 beds, !Xaus Lodge has generated more than R7.5-million in income for the Gordonia area.<\/p>\n<p>Owned by the \u2021Khomani San and Mier communities and hailed by tourism authorities as a flagship destination, the economic value of !Xaus Lodge lies in the ethical business principles that generate a steady and growing income for the community owners and the area. Winner of the 2010 Imvelo Awards for Responsible Tourism (Best Practice Economic Impact).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37368\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37368\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37368\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Xaus-Lodge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Xaus-Lodge.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Xaus-Lodge-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Xaus-Lodge-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Xaus-Lodge-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Xaus-Lodge-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Xaus-Lodge-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Transfrontier Parks Destinations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Project description<\/h4>\n<p>The intention is to add two new wilderness camps and to refurbish and expand the lodge.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Targeted sector:<\/strong>\u00a0Ecotourism<\/li>\n<li><strong>Project finance:<\/strong>\u00a0Public-Private Partnership (PPP)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Investment value:<\/strong>\u00a0$870 000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Contact<\/h4>\n<p>Interested parties are encouraged to contact the projects promoters directly here:<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f27497-o1\" lang=\"en-ZA\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"27497\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37363#wpcf7-f27497-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Contact form\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"27497\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.1.5\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"en_ZA\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f27497-o1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_recaptcha_response\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p><label> Your Name<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-name\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-name\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Your Email<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-email\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"your-email\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Subject<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-subject\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"your-subject\" \/><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><label> Your Message<br \/>\n<span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"your-message\"><textarea cols=\"40\" rows=\"10\" maxlength=\"2000\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-textarea\" aria-invalid=\"false\" name=\"your-message\"><\/textarea><\/span> <\/label>\n<\/p>\n<p><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Send\" \/>\n<\/p><div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n\n<h4>Promoter<\/h4>\n<p>Transfrontier Parks Destinations (TFPD) is a consortium of like-minded associates who are business-oriented social entrepreneurs. Working in Southern Africa\u2019s Transfrontier Peace Parks and adjacent areas, TFPD aims to develop a viable and sustainable tourism industry that balances the needs of the local community with those of nature.<\/p>\n<p>The commitment is to the creation of a sustainable business model that becomes an asset for the local communities. Find out more on the Transfrontier Parks Destinations website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tfpd.co.za\/lodges\/xaus-lodge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.tfpd.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"See !Xaus Lodge through the eyes of an Eagle\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C4d8HDF96xY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The intention is to add two new wilderness camps and to refurbish and expand the !Xaus Lodge, located in the South African sector of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park (KTP).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":37396,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2077,2,24,28,29,53,55,2080,57,560,611],"tags":[1858,1073,1069,1150,1860,1859],"class_list":{"0":"post-37363","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-destination-northern-cape-projects","8":"category-featured","9":"category-government","10":"category-investment-projects","11":"category-leisure-travel-tourism","12":"category-northern-cape","13":"category-northern-cape-department-of-economic-development-and-tourism","14":"category-northern-cape-tourism-authority","15":"category-property-real-estate","16":"category-provincial-focus","17":"category-trending","18":"tag-camping","19":"tag-eco-tourism","20":"tag-sustainability","21":"tag-sustainable-development","22":"tag-sustainable-tourism","23":"tag-transfrontier-parks"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37363"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37403,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37363\/revisions\/37403"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37396"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalafricanetwork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}