Nxai Pan National Park Travel Guide: Top Sights in Botswana, Tours &

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Nxai Pan National Park- Travel Tips What to See, How to Plan & Tours: Natural Scenery; Botswana; 5 Reviews

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Suggested Duration: 24 hours

Nxai Pan National Park in northeastern Botswana showcases a stunning blend of geological history and ecological diversity, centered around the vast fossil lake bed of Nxai Pan, which spans approximately 40 square kilometers. This park, seamlessly connecting with the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park, features the iconic Baines'Baobabs—ancient trees that stand as silent witnesses to millennia of natural history. Named after the explorer Thomas Baines, these colossal baobabs add a timeless dimension to the arid landscape. The park is a vibrant sanctuary for wildlife, hosting a rich array of species including elephants, giraffes, lions, and cheetahs, alongside zebras, wildebeests, and springboks. Its diverse habitats support elusive animals like the leopard and Cape wild dog, while seasonal changes offer unique experiences: the wet season transforms the landscape and attracts game, whereas the dry season reveals the park's stark beauty with more accessible travel routes. As part of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, Nxai Pan is crucial to regional conservation efforts, offering an immersive journey into Botswana's untamed wilderness.

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Reviews of Nxai Pan National Park

Keagile Sebitso

5
Reviewed: 2024-06-30

Nxai National park is good park intems of game they is a lots of staff like Elephant,lions, Buffalos springbok, Giraffes different birds and they is camp site good landscape
Makadas Adventures

5
Reviewed: 2024-01-30

Loved the experience! A must visit in Botswana. Only complaint is the campsites are lower than surrounding areas and this caused all campers to end up in a dam of water. Loads of animals and roads in good condition
Frank Basson

5
Reviewed: 2023-10-19

The drive to South Camp is not for the inexperienced in dry months as the hot sand makes driving a challenge non the less once there at the camp its an oasis and wanting to stay longer! Friendly staff, clean campsites, spotlessly clean ablutions. The wild life is amazing so are the sunrises and sunsets. Elephant quietly stroll through campsites and an ever inquisitive friendly Jackal visits in the evenings
Arnold Kago Atkinson

5
Reviewed: 2023-10-18

Once you're inside Nxai Pan the safari truly begins. You'll spend most of your time enjoying untamed nature at the camps and watching animals in the wild. You can choose to explore by self drive or get a game drive through the park. The term 'Big Five' was originally coined by big-game hunters to refer to the most dangerous animals to hunt in Africa in the late 1800s. Today, however, the Big 5 of Africa are the top animals that tourists want to see on wildlife safaris. And this is exactly what you will get without a struggle.
Photoman Pierre Bassani

4
Reviewed: 2022-02-06

A 40km stretch of very thick sand tackled with a 4x4 brings one to a beautiful pan which in winter delivers awesome photo opportunities