3-Day Meerkat Mania Salt Pan Sleepout & Quad Bike Safari

• A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Maun to Planet Baobab

A road transfer is included from Maun to Planet Baobab. Upon arriving at Planet Baobab and settling into your cosy and comfy hut, take a stroll with your guide through the surrounding baobab forest. He'll explain the local ecology, geology and, of course, the unique biology of the baobabs, which are in fact, not trees but, the largest succulent in the world.
Enjoy a flaming Botswana sunset with a cool drink over a campfire as your guide explains the fascinating geological origins of the Makgadikgadi. This vast saltpan desert, an area that is bigger than Switzerland, was once the largest expanse of fresh water on the planet!
Return to Planet Baobab for a super-tasty Pan-African dinner.

Main Destination:

Makgadikgadi Pans National Park

Best Time To Visit All year (Areas are best at different times)

High Season July to October (Higher rates may apply but it’s not busy)

Best Weather May to August (Dry and less hot)

Wildlife in Makgadikgadi Pans NP

GiraffeCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

ElephantOccasional

LionOccasional

HyenaOccasional

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LeopardRare

CheetahRare

HippoRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

BuffaloNone

Accommodation:

Planet Baobab

• Mid-range bungalow located just outside Makgadikgadi Pans NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Meals at own expense
• Drinks not included

Village the Visit & Salt Pans Quad Biking

After a delicious breakfast, take a tour of the thriving metropolis of Gweta (population 2000 – anonymous source 1967) to experience modern African village culture. Set off to visit a local cattle post, where you will be shown around a traditional Batswana home.

Quad bikes enable us to explore the vast nothingness of the Makgadikgadi in an ecologically correct fashion leaving only a shallow track that will be washed away by summer rains. Go where no man has ventured before—far across the unexplored wilderness of the vast and empty saltpans. Open the throttle; close your eyes and travel, knowing there is nothing to crash into until you fall off the edge of the earth.

At the end of an action-packed day, snuggle up in your bedroll under the phenomenal Makgadikgadi skies, your very own star-spangled ceiling. Think silence, think slumber, dream baobabs.

This is a sleepout on the Pan and there is no tent.

Main Destination:

Makgadikgadi Pans National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Makgadikgadi Pans NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Meerkat Mania

Wake up to the Kalahari sun rising between your feet. Warm your hands on a mug of piping hot coffee and soak up the solitude.
Quad back to the edge of Ntwetwe Pan, then head off with your guide to explore the surrounding area, in search of uniquely adapted desert species such as bat-eared foxes, springbuck, kori bustards, and some of the Kalahari’s most fascinating inhabitants, the meerkats. Due to an ongoing habituation programme, it’s possible for guests to get up close and personal with these captivating creatures. Remember, they are not tame—just used to our non-threatening presence. On chilly mornings, you might find a meerkat snuggling up to you for warmth. Or, in the absence of a termite mound or tree, use your head as a sentry lookout post.
Tour road transfer back to Maun Airport is included.

Main Destination:

Makgadikgadi Pans National Park

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.