!Xaus Lodge is a game lodge in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Owned by the local Khomani San and Mier communities, the Lodge offers responsible travelers a unique opportunity to engage with the local people and support them economically.
Community Cooperative started in 2007| Locally Owned with 95% local staff
!Xaus means 'heart' in the Nama language and represents the healing of relationships. In 2002, the Khomani San and Mier communities reached an historic land settlement agreement with the government of South Africa which restored a large tract of land to the communities that once roamed or farmed in the area. The communities received an allocation of funds to construct a community lodge and thus the !Xaus Lodge was born.