This 3 night visit to the eastern side of the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park is designed to be easily combined with a safari in the Okavango Delta in Botswana: you stay at the simple and relaxed San Camp, in beautiful white canvas tents set in a sparse forest of fan palms, in grasslands on the edge of Ntwetwe Pan.

See our trips to Botswana for examples of suitable safari itineraries in Botswana to combine with this add-on.

Days 1-3 Kalahari's Salt Pans, Botswana

Arriving in Maun, you'll be transferred by light aircraft, to San Camp for 3 nights. This beautiful little camp is set in a sparse forest of fan palms, in grasslands overlooking the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park. As big game is often scarce here, San camp aims to give an understanding of the area's geology, archaeology and anthropology, as well as an opportunity to observe its wildlife. You'll find nature drives and walks, night drives, and visits to sites of archaeological interest. When the season permits, 4WD quad bikes can be used to explore the surrounding saltpans - without damaging their fragile crust. There is also a group of habituated meerkats nearby and you can have some exceptionally close and relaxed sightings here. Click below for more details of the camp –

San Camp (full board & activities)

Day 4

If you are at the beginning of your trip, you will be transferred back to Maun to head off (usually by light aircraft) on your chosen Botswana safari. If you are at the end of your trip, you will fly from Maun back to London via Jo'burg. Either way, your transfers to your onward connection are included in the cost of this add-on.

Cost of this trip
From	To	Cost
15-Apr-2009	31-Oct-2009	£2,185
Notes: • the prices shown are per person sharing; call us for single person supplements; • this add-on trip is designed as extension at the start or end of one of our Botswana safaris

This itinerary includes:
• full board and activities, including games drives, guided walks, night drives, quad bike excursions (weather permitting), and visits to sites of archaeological interest;
• internal road and/or air transfers to link this short add-on to a longer Botswana safari.

This itinerary excludes:
• international flights.


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