Zebra and wildebeest migration
Botswana
Makgadikgadi protects the western part of the largest salt pan complex in the world, the bed of a lake that dried up thousands of years ago, in north-eastern Botswana. In the wet season, from about December to April, tens of thousands of zebra and wildebeest arrive on the grassland along the Boteti River and the pans fill with flamingos; in the dry season the herds line the river and the pans are blinding white and empty. Quad-biking onto the pans, sleeping out under the stars and visits to habituated meerkats are the signature experiences, mostly run from the lodges on the pan edge. It is a malaria area.
Things to do: Quad biking · Cultural experiences
Where you can stay: Camping · Lodges
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5 stays we sell in Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. Tap a pin for the listing.
20.5071° S, 24.8111° E2 000 km from Cape TownOpen in Maps
Why book here
Wild places survive when the communities around them earn more from protecting wildlife than from anything that would replace it. Every stay you book through Spekboom carries a conservation contribution built into the price, never added on top, so choosing where you sleep becomes a way to fund the people and projects keeping this landscape intact.
Makgadikgadi Pans National Park is in Botswana.
Botswana's Department of Wildlife and National Parks charges park entry fees per person per day plus a vehicle fee, payable in advance or at the gate. Public campsites inside the parks are run by private concessionaires and must be pre-booked, often months ahead for the dry season. Lodges and camps are on private concessions and are booked directly.
The best time to visit Makgadikgadi Pans National Park is Dry season.
Popular activities at Makgadikgadi Pans National Park include quad biking and cultural experiences.
Spekboom lists stays in and near Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, from inside-park camps to nearby lodges. Every booking funds conservation.
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