Makgadikgadi

The Makgadikgadi salt pan is the largest in the world and incredibly remote. Mile upon mile of shimmering white salt stretches to the horizon, a truly incredible site and the lack of light pollution provides some incredible star gazing at night as the stars pop out against the pitch-black sky. forest dwellers) and over a 1.000 species of plants are also recognized in the Moremi.

In the dry months, the Makgadikgadi Pans are a breath-taking sight of never-ending stretches of white salt as far as you can see and are home to desert adapted wildlife and meerkats. In the wet months, the rains fill the salt pan with water and turn it into an incredible shallow lake which attracts large numbers of zebra, springbok and wildebeest (the second largest migration after that in the Serengeti), as well as breeding flamingos.

Desert adapted species such as aardwolf and brown hyena that are seldom seen elsewhere are numerous here, and the chances of coming across one during a night drive are high.

The Makgadikgadi Pans National Park is situated south of the Nxai Pan National Park. The name Makgadikgadi means "vast, lifeless land" and for those who prefer solitude and silence this is paradise, as even during the high season people are scarce.

See Destination Nxai Pan