Tachila Nature Reserve near Francistown covers 8,000 hectares of land. The name Tachila is a Kalanga name meaning “saviour of all living things.” The nature reserve was found in 2007 and it started as a project focusing on the restoration of the habitat and reintroduction of wildlife in this area. The reserve was established to conserve the natural and historical heritage of the country for educational and recreational purposes.

Wildlife species include leopard, hyena, kudu, impala, bushbuck, steenbok, klipspringer, rock dassie and warthog. Eventually, rhino, sable and roan antelope, cheetah, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest and eland will be introduced.

A luxury lodge, with conference centre and restaurant will be built in the reserve; and all structures will be eco-friendly, utilising renewable energy, recycling programmes, grey-water reticulation and organic gardens. Whilst still in the development stages, visitors can now enter the reserve for game drives. This is on a self-drive basis, and on arrangement only.

Tachila’s Mandate:

To serve as a recreational facility for residents of and visitors to Francistown

To provide environmental education for Botswana school children

To promote wildlife and other natural resources conservation

To increase eco-tourism potential

To help diversify the largely mining -dependent economy ,by creating employment opportunities.

There are also plans to build a luxury lodge  and campsite,conference centre and restaurant on the reserve.The idea is to make all structures  eco-friendly ,run on renewable energy ,run recycle programmes including grey water reticulation and grow organic gardens.

In terms of excursions,Tachila also aims to offer nature and historical walks,game drives,informative talks  and workshops.Planned braai and picnic sites that will ultimately promote tourism and help diversify the local economy are other facilities that friends of Tachila can look forward to.

Tachila intends to promote long -term conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural resources,by working closely with the Mokolodi Nature Reserve(Gaborone).They intend to do so by raising environmental awareness through a proposed environmental education centre.

The Mokolodi  education programme  is a resounding success ,with over 12000 childern  visiting Mokoolodi each year.This is a level of success that Tachila  hope to achieve in Francistown.Tachila Nature Reserve Trust,a registered charity,runs Tachila Nature Reserve.A team of volunteers from Francistown’s business community governs the trust.

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