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Overlanding Trails in Botswana
Trails curated for overlanders in Botswana.
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Deception Valley — Central Kalahari Game Reserve Pan Viewpoint
A vast fossil river valley in the heart of the CKGR — one of the most remote and…
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Makgadikgadi Pans — Ntwetwe Pan Edge Viewpoint
Standing on the edge of one of Earth's largest salt pans — a flat white void that stretches…
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Ghanzi — Central Kalahari Road Junction and Town Viewpoint
The last real fuel, supplies, and orientation point before plunging into the Kalahari interior — don't skip it.
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Ghanzi Farm Campsite — Kalahari Mid-Route Stop
Established farm campsite at the midpoint of the Trans-Kalahari, where the red sand starts and refuelling your body…
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Nata Lodge Campsite — Nata Village Gateway
Shaded lodge campsite at the eastern end of the Trans-Kalahari, just 11km from Sowa Pan — your last…
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Maun — Crocodile Camp Campsite
Classic overland pit stop on the Thamalakane River in Maun — shaded sites, cold beer, and a hard-won…
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Nxai Pan National Park — North Pan Dispersed Bush Camp
Flat calcrete pan camping on the edge of Nxai Pan with open sightlines across salt flats where elephant,…
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Kalahari Roadside Bush Camp — D’Kar to Ghanzi Corridor
Flat thornbush corridor between D'Kar and Ghanzi offers classic Kalahari pull-off camping with red sand, camel thorn, and…
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Central Kalahari Game Reserve — Deception Valley Roadside Dispersed Camp
Remote bush camping on the ancient fossil riverbed of Deception Valley — one of the most iconic stretches…