It is magnificent, magical and somewhat mystical but most of all the feeling of riding across the Makgadikgadi on horseback is completely magnetic, especially in the winter when the salt pans are at their driest.
Nothing can quite match the rush you get when your horse changes gear and speeds up into a gallop across the white expanse in front of you. There is so much space, so much freedom to just move, and boy oh boy do you move! You know when they say that movement is is probably the quickest way to warm yourself up when you’re feeling cold? Well this is it. When your horse eventually comes to a slow and then to a stand still, all you can hear is it’s breath beneath you, all you can feel is the sweat between your hands and the leather reins, all you can see is the blue sky above you and the white expanse of salt pan around you.
It is only at that point that you feel warm, warm with the feeling of adrenaline and peace at the same time as you realise that this is possibly the most incredible place on earth and you’re right in it!
