2-Day Makgadikgadi Salt Pans - Meerkats & Quad Biking

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Overnight Makgadikgadi (Ntwetwe Pan)

You’ll be met by picked up by your driver from your hotel in Maun and then drive into Planet Baobab (2 -3 hrs).
There you will hop into the open safari vehicle and drive across the vast grasslands, past the lonely baobab sentinels, to the cattle post where the quad bikes are stationed.
Along the way, your guide will explain the incredible adaptations of the species unique to the Kalahari Desert environment. You will meet some of the Kalahari’s most fascinating inhabitants, the meerkats. After your meerkat mission, pick up your quad bike from the cattle post head into the magical Makgadikgadi, and enjoy breath-taking views of the sparkling salt pan extending as far as the eye can see!
Once at camp enjoy dinner cooked by your ever-talented guide. At the end of an action-packed day, snuggle up in your bedroll under the phenomenal Makgadikgadi skies, your very own star-spangled ceiling.

Main Destination:

Ntwetwe Pan (Makgadikgadi Pans NP)

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

High Season July to October (Higher rates apply but not busy)

Best Weather May to August (Dry and less hot)

Wildlife in Makgadikgadi Pans NP

GiraffeCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

ElephantOccasional

LionOccasional

LeopardOccasional

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HyenaOccasional

CheetahRare

HippoRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

BuffaloNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

• Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Travel back to Maun

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. This morning, you’ll search for the stone tools that remain scattered on the surface of the salt pan and your guide will give a comprehensive explanation of the manufacture of the tools as well as the evolution of man himself. Remember that these are not your property, throw them back from whence they came.
Jump back on the quad bike to explore the surrounding area in search of uniquely adapted desert species such as bat-eared foxes, springbok, and kori bustards. This will take approximately 40 minutes by quad bike back to the quad bike station (timings depend on what you see).
It’s time to get back in the vehicle to enjoy an hour’s game drive back to camp and then to Maun to say our final goodbyes and for your journey onwards.

Main Destination:

Maun (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.