Botswana Road trips
2 curated road trips in Botswana — Kalahari Desert Drive, Makgadikgadi Pans. Mapped stops, distance, duration, best season, and practical route notes.
These 2 routes range from 600 to 1250 km and from 5 to 8 days, across 1 country. Top picks: Kalahari Desert Drive, Makgadikgadi Pans.
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NotableKalahari Desert DriveCross the world's largest sand system from Gaborone west to the Central Kalahari, red dunes, black-maned lions, meerkats at sunrise, and skies so dark the Milky Way casts shadows on the sand.4WD onlyOff-road sectionsPermit required
NotableMakgadikgadi PansThe remnant of an ancient mega-lake larger than Switzerland, two vast salt pans at the Kalahari's heart. In the dry season: meerkats and brown hyena. In January: roughly 20,000-30,000 zebra on the world's second-largest migration.4WD onlyOff-road sectionsPermit required