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The Tuli Block is a 220 mile fringe of land that marks Botswana’s south eastern border and is home to a number of private reserves dedicated to game conservation. Most of the area is unfenced, allowing the animals to roam freely between the Motloutse and Limpopo rivers. The vegetation is spectacular, the scenery diverse - gigantic Nyala trees and yellow barked fever trees grow along the riverbanks and wildlife flourishes in the wild terrain, with the Mashatu Game Reserve being home to the largest elephant population on private land.
Wildebeest, zebra, kudu, eland, impala and waterbuck migrate through the area. Lions (some of them black maned), leopard and cheetah follow the game and intermingle with the large herds of elephants. Tuli is also renowned for being one of the best places in southern Africa for birding, with over 350 species of birds being identified in the area, including rock thrushes, boulder chats, shrikes and cormorants.