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We are a self catering camp in the middle of the amazing MAKGADIKGADI PAN in Botswana. We offer 1 Traditional Tswana Hut with full beddings,10 dome tents with bed rolls and illimitate space for self camping with own equipment; ablution block with flashing toilets and hot showers equipped with a solar heated geyser; Kgotla for communal braai or picnics; a bar serving snacks, alcoholic and soft drinks; Swimming pool (Currently unavailable). Please always check our social media profiles before your departure to get fresh information about the pan and the camp. DISCLAIMER:
We are a self catering camp in the middle of the amazing MAKGADIKGADI PAN in Botswana. We offer 1 Traditional Tswana Hut with full beddings,10 dome tents with bed rolls and illimitate space for self camping with own equipment; ablution block with flashing toilets and hot showers equipped with a solar heated geyser; Kgotla for communal braai or picnics; a bar serving snacks, alcoholic and soft drinks; Swimming pool (Currently unavailable).
Please always check our social media profiles before your departure to get fresh information about the pan and the camp.
DISCLAIMER: Please note that this is one of the most remote area of the country, so please bear with us if the bar is not supplied on a daily basis. If you have special needs please let us know well in advance so we will try to meet your needs.
The camp is intended to provide overnight camping facilities for in-transit travelers and tourist who visit Kubu Island and also would like to experience the adventures and wilderness of the magnificent Makgadidkgadi pans. An adventure enthusiast can wonder around the pans and Kubu Island, flamingo breeding sites, the historic kraals and other sites during the day and retire to Makgadidkgadi Adventure camp for comfortable and convenient camping where all essential facilities are available.
These magnificent pans are remnants of once a super lake which according to experts, dried some millions of years ago due to climatic changes, earth movements and shifts leaving crystalline salts glittering on the pans surface. The pans cover an area of approximately 80 000 square kilometers. Makgadikgadi pans are a place of incredible beauty, it poses a challenge for many creatures to survive there; and yet paradoxically, when wet during October to March, it is a remarkably productive area. Algae and planktons amerge from drought resistant pores and eggs that can survive for decades in the parched earth. Within days of rain, they turn the warm shallow water into a rich soup on which the flamingos and many other creatures survive.
Where? The MAKGADIKGADI ADVENTURE CAMP is situated at Thabatshukudu on the northern side of the veterinary cordon fence. The site was found to be most suitable as three busy roads used mostly by 4x4 self drive tourists to Nxai, chobe and Delta, flamingo breeding sites converge at the gate. There is local traffic as well as the gate is the only official passage for people to cattle post on both side of the fence. The camp is also only 19kms from the famous Kubu Island, 87kms from Gweta, 100kms from Nata, 90kms from Letlhakane, this positions the camp in the center of the famous Makgadikgadi pans.
Transport? Driving through the pan can be the experience of a lifetime, although during rainy season we recommend a 4x4 vehicle.
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Safari: We recommend the Makgadikgadi to all the lovers of safaris and camping life.
Join one of our activities (book your activity at least 3 weeks in advance):
Sunset in the pan
Sunrise in the pan (Kubu Island)
Bush walk
Horse ride
★★★★★ The place is falling apart. The pool is a cesspool. Even though our booking was done and money was paud, there was no one on site from a recetion standpoint, except one person extremely drunk trying to hassle us for camp fees and then finally wandering off. We had problems with other campers in site, and as there is no oversight in the camp, no one to help us resolve these issues.It is nothing... Read more
roland rech
September 2023
★★★★★ Very friendly staff, good communication, helped with firewood and even lighted the fire. Thanks again. The pool would need some cleaning, ablutions were fine.
marianne stronkhorst
August 2022
★★★★★ The staff of the lodge was amazing. Very friendly and helpful. The food was also excellent!!
alberto franchi
June 2019
★★★★★ The camp is located between two large pans and the landscapes along the track are amazing. The bar had cold drinks and the ablutions hot water which is all you need to enjoy the adventure.The staff was very nice and helpful. The night sky is the best you'll ever see!
kay jacob
May 2019
★★★★★ Reinigung erfolgte nach Aufforderung,Waschbecken teilweise herausgerissen,kein Toilettenpapier,Tische und Stühle sehr verschmutzt,
Facilities
Braai/Barbecue
Swimming Pool
Pet Friendly*
Indoor Fireplace
No Credit Card Facilities
Parking on Premises
Languages Spoken
English
French
Italian
Tswana (Setswana)
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Makgadikgadi Adventure Camp location
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Makgadikgadi Adventure Camp is 23.4km from the centre of Makgadikgadi Pans , the nearest airport 297.1km (Victoria Falls International Airport). *Distances are shown as the crow flies and not necessarily the actual travelling
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