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ExpertMakgadikgadi Pans Cross-Country Route
Salt, silence, and the edge of nowhere.
Overlanding Trails in Botswana
Trails curated for overlanders in Botswana.
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ExpertMakgadikgadi Salt Pans Crossing
No tracks. No landmarks. Just salt and sky.
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ModerateMakgadikgadi & Nxai Pan Circuit
Flat, vast, ancient — and absolutely unforgiving.
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ExpertMakgadikgadi Pans Trans-Botswana Crossing
No track. No landmarks. Just salt and sky.
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ExpertMakgadikgadi Pans Trans-Kalahari Crossing
Salt, sky, and absolutely nothing else.
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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…