RESTAURANT KLEIN JAN

Restaurant Klein JAN is situated on one of South Africa’s leading private game reserves, Tswalu Kalahari, a refuge – untamed, untouched, unspoiled – that celebrates the simple, authentic splendours of this magical region. Klein JAN tells the story of South African culture through food, from the ways of old to the new.

Creating Restaurant Klein JAN has been Chef Jan Hendrik van der Westhuizen’s great homecoming project. Growing up on a farm in South Africa’s rural Mpumalanga province, he felt an instant connection to the vastness of the Kalahari and knew that the time had come to return the spirit of JAN – his Michelin-star restaurant in Nice – to home soil.

The Kalahari felt like a blank canvas with unlimited possibilities. The region’s underexplored ingredients were the perfect inspiration to open a new restaurant and bring fine dining home – giving the food from the Kalahari the global stage it deserves.

Exclusive road trips and travel experiences to visit Klein JAN

Restaurant Klein JAN is located in one of the leading private game reserves in South Africa, Tswalu Kalahari. The reserve is located between Hotazel and Vanzylsrus. TravelHouse Africa is the only tour operator currently offering visitors the opportunity to follow Jan Hendrik’s journey through the Kalahari, as seen in JAN Season 3, and to dine at Restaurant Klein JAN as part of a tour package booking. We take care of travel challenges and bookings for guests who don’t overnight at Tswalu Kalahari but would like to dine at Restaurant Klein JAN. Please find our packages that include lunch at Restaurant Klein JAN below. We can also assist with booking your overnight stay at Tswalu Kalahari, should you wish to.

FLY & DRIVE Packages

Self Drive Packages

Fly in Package Tswalu Kalahari