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User Reviews of Makgadikgadi Pans National Park (30 Reviews)

Makgadikgadi Pans Safaris Makgadikgadi Pans National Park
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Male avatar icon James R Rye United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: April 2015 Reviewed: May 31, 2015

Email James R Rye  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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In Makagadikgadi there were fewer tourists and the roads are quite sandy so a 4x4 is a necessity. The Rhino are very elusive and hardly anyone sees them, there were lots of birds and elephant, the scenery was stunning.

Male avatar icon Horst M. Vogel Saint Lucia flag LC       Visited: April 2000 Reviewed: Dec 6, 2015

Email Horst M. Vogel  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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Let me state at this point that all the parks and reserves in Botswana are awesome. Yes, they differ in scenery and wildlife composition but their uniqueness is always nature and wildlife pure. If you got a chance to visit several parks, then just do so but choose the time of the year carefully. Because, the Makgadikgadi Pans are very treacherous during the rainy season!

Male avatar icon GoingPlaceswithME Canada flag CA       Visited: August 2015 Reviewed: Aug 1, 2016

Email GoingPlaceswithME  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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Excellent safari destination with sufficient tourism infrastructure

Female avatar icon Jessica United States flag US       Visited: September 2017 Reviewed: Oct 19, 2017

Email Jessica  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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Our guide somehow understood how to navigate this flat, shimmery, beautiful landscape and we saw lots of bird species.

Female avatar icon Janette Australia flag AU       Visited: September 2017 Reviewed: Oct 31, 2017

Email Janette  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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There are two parts to this area - the Pans itself and the National Park. We spent a night sleeping under the stars in the Pans and it was an awesome experience (organised by Meno a Kwena Tented Camp). We also saw meerkats and no-one else. We then did a safari drive in the national park section. It has the second largest migration of zebra (after the Serengeti) which we could believe as we saw hundreds of them as well as lots of wildebeest, elephants swimming and lions very close. And we hardly saw anyone else. It was a very special place.

Male avatar icon Patrick Carlisle United States flag US       Visited: October 2022 Reviewed: Nov 1, 2022

Email Patrick Carlisle  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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Very cool and unique experience. We loved it