Makgadikgadi Salt Pans

The Makgadikgadi Salt Pans are among Botswana’s most spectacular landscapes and form one of the largest salt pan complexes on Earth. Remnants of a vast prehistoric lake, they stretch today as a dazzling white expanse seemingly without end. During the rainy season, parts of the dry pans transform into shallow lakes and lush grasslands that attract large herds of zebra and wildebeest. The region is also known for its habituated meerkat colonies and striking Kubu Island, crowned by ancient baobabs. Between vast salt flats, rocky islands and open savanna, Makgadikgadi offers an extraordinary sense of space, silence and wilderness, making it one of Botswana’s most distinctive natural experiences.