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Location: The Kalahari & Makgadikgadi Pans
Yes, yes, the Okavango Delta offers incredible scenery and extraordinary wildlife encounters, but there are other places to visit – and ride – in Botswana. Take the ancient and parched lunar expanse of the Makgadikgadi salt pans.
For the last 25 years the legendary David and Robyn Foot have been leading horse safaris in Africa, and their latest project is this fantastic five-night riding safari, combining three nights at Camp Kalahari (sister property to Jack's Camp) with two nights fly camping out on the salt pans themselves.
As you meander along the shoreline of the remote and mysterious Makgadikgadi you are exploring this wild, unspoilt area the same way as the earliest explorers, hunters and missionaries did - on horseback. The highlight, however, is spending an afternoon with the traditional Zu'Hoasi Bushmen - an unforgettable and truly wonderful experience where they impart some of their ancient knowledge.
The dry season from May to October offers fast paced riding into the heart of the pans, while during the green season from November to April riding takes place during the last surviving migration of zebra and wildebeest in Southern Africa.
Why We Love It
David and Robyn Foot, who run the safaris, give a wonderful insight into the history of Livingstone, Selous and other intrepid Victorian explorers.
Tom, Original Traveller
Itineraries that feature Ride Makgadikgadi Pans
Best for: Families
Super Safaris, Bushcraft Skills & Meeting Meerkats: A Family-Friendly Wildlife Adventure in Botswana
For young wildlife enthusiasts, there can be no better way to
take your first steps into the bush than under the expert guidance
of our safari...
11 Days
From £5,290pp
Best for: Couples, Families and Groups
Botswana: From Desert to Delta
Witness the splendour of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans, ride quad
bikes across the desert, and sleep beneath a sea of stars. Finish
in the Okavango...
11 Days
From £7,250pp
Other Places to Stay in The Kalahari & Makgadikgadi Pans
Jack's Camp
An oasis of comfort in the middle of Botswana’s Kalahari desert, Jack’s Camp is pitched on a low grassland knoll in an oasis of desert palms...
San Camp
The fantastic San Camp has the art of pared down safari elegance down to a tee.
Camp Kalahari
Jack Bousfield, a legendary hunter and crocodile catcher, spent many years exploring the remoter parts of Botswana, and set up a camp on the...
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