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The Tuli Block |
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Tuli Block is 10 – 20 km wide and 350 km long, stretching from the point where the Limpopo and Sashe rivers meet in the est, to the Notwane River, north of Olifant’s Drift, in the south - west. Tuli Block consists mainly of privately owned farms, but a section of the eastern corner up to the Motloutse River has been declared a game reserve. The entire conservation area, including the adjacent safari area bordering the Tuli circle comprises abut 120 000 ha.
Tuli Block is different from anywhere in Botswana as it is generally Hardveld due to the multitude of rocky outcrops, abundance of rocks, stones and pebbles of various shapes and sizes, the network of dry riverbeds. |
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The larger rivers support gigantic trees along the edges and game is plentiful. The Tuli reserve is In the eastern extreme . The Tuli Block is set on the Limpopo Mobile belt, the oldest known mobile belt in the world, with rocks varying in age from 2 700 million years to 3 700 million years.
The vegetation in the area, especially during the rains,
is spectacular. The trees along the Limpopo are gigantic –
in particular the Nyala trees – the local name Being The Mashatu
Tree, Evergreen Tree although it loses its leaves at a certain
time of the year, but develops new ones eventually, only found
in the Tuli Block. The name is derived from the name of the
tree. Very beautyful to see and provides a lot of shade during
the hot summer. There are Fever Trees, an abundance of Wild
Sesam And on the rocky outcrops two species of Euphorbia.
Game viewing is very spectacular leopards are seen on a day
to day game drives. There are hundreds of elephant and numerous
other game species including vast herds of elands the largest
antelopes. In this area, klipspringer and dassies are plentiful
and birdlife is teeming and the area is reported to be one
of the best leopard viewing spots in Southern Africa. |
The Black Eagle - Tuli
Block is the only place where you can find the black eagle
in botswana.
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Birdlife is spectacular in the Tuli Block. Bird enthusiasts can look forward to seeing some of the 350 recorded bird species which include shrikes, the boulder chat, the short-toed rock thrush, raptors, woodpeckers and even ostriches. The aquatic species include cormorants and pygmy Kingfishers. |
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| Wet summer months bring new life |
December in the Tuli Block is hot and humid and sees more rain than any other month, with November next in line. Sporadic showers occur in September and April. October to May have temperatures of around and above 30°C (86°F). Expect to see an abundance of birds, newborn antelopes and lush green landscapes during the wet summer months. |
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