A guide to the Makgadikgadi Pans with details of Pans's Lodges
A trip to Botswana that includes the Makgadikgadi Pans reveals the true extent of the diversity of this country and is a great start or end to a holiday in Botswana. The region is a total contrast to the lush, game rich areas of the Okavango Delta, Linyanti and Chobe National Parks. The lunar expanse of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans are the National Parks principle attraction; a vast wilderness where time and space vanish on the horizon. Made up from miles of shimmering white salt, the Makgadikgadi Pans evoke a sense of complete wilderness in an area completely baron and untouched by humankind. The Makgadikgadi Pans themselves are a relic of an ancient superlake that is believed to have covered a vast percentage of Southern Africa that dried up thousands of years ago. It is surprising to find out however that the Makgadikgadi Pans themselves actually make up a maximum of 20% of this National Park. The remainder consists of rolling grasslands that attracts large numbers of animals throughout the year. When the rains arrive, as early as October every year, the Makgadikgadi Pans slowly start to fill with water, creating pools and small lakes drawing in huge flocks of flamingoes and other birds that arrive to breed. The rain also gives life to the grasses surrounding the Makgadikgadi Pans and the National park becomes home to a migration similar to that seen in Tanzania and Kenya. A visit to the Makgadikgadi Pans is essential for anyone interested in the evolution of the country, the origins and explanations of the Okavango Delta and Botswanas bigger picture. There are many prehistoric sites and fossil lakes in the area and a walk around the pans themselves can often bare fruit to some archaeological finds including stone tools and hunting weapons dating as far back as 300,000 years. For General safari information please look at The Safari Page Phone us to discuss with one of our consultants; Even better please come in in person. Tel 44 (0) 20 7471 8780 or Email Us
Makgadikgadi - The Safari Lodges
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