Camp Kalahari, a return to the traditional safari style of the old explorers, is the ideal camp for those looking to experience comfort, style and adventure.
Situated close to the village of Gweta, (also charmingly known as ‘The Place of the Bullfrogs’), on the Francistown-Maun road and sheltered by a grove of gigantic baobabs, Planet Baobab offers a welcoming base from which to explore the Makgadikgadi Pans system. Planet Baobab combines style with comfort whilst remaining true to its traditional African inspiration. Accommodation styles vary, with Bushman grass huts, palatial Kalanga mud huts (with en-suite bathrooms) traditionally painted with amazing designs and a shady campsite where you can pitch your own tents. Activities on offer at Planet Baobab include guided walks and quad bike trips into the bush and the Pans with knowledgeable guides. Here you can discover the geological origins of what was once the world’s largest ever super lake and you can follow the Palm Trail created by elephant droppings as these ancient creatures trekked across the arid waste when the super lake dried up. In addition you may book an optional visit to a nearby habituated group of meerkats to enjoy their very entertaining social structure at close range. Ntwetwe Pan and Sua Pan, together with numerous smaller pans, form the Makgadikgadi Pans system. The pans are the remnants of the once great Lake Makgadikgadi: 80,000 square kilometres in extent, and up to 30 metres deep, this was the largest inland sea in Africa. The pans form a spectacular lunar landscape in the dry season and in the wet season, this vast area of salt pans interspersed with low-lying grass islands is the destination of herds of migrating zebra. It has an un-spoilt beauty unlike any other part of Africa.
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Other Kalahari Salt Pans/Makgadikgadi Pans National Park Hotels
Do you wish to experience nothing and everything all at once? Experience a complete desert adventure with a stay at Jacks Camp, tucked under Acacia trees within the vast and beautiful Makgadikgadi pans.
Meno A Kwena, meaning ‘tooth of the crocodile’, borders Makgadikgadi National Park in close proximity to Nxai Pan National Park.
Situated in the beautiful Nxai Pan National Park, adjoining to the Makgadikgadi National Park is Nxai Pan Camp.
Makgadikgadi Salt Pans – one of the most important wetland sites in Africa – is host to San Camp, a traditional camp with awe-inspiring views of its surreal surroundings.
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