Ride Botswana’s Makgadikgadi Pans Safari has featured on Equitrekking, an Emmy-winning TV series, Equitrekking on PBS.
The Makgadikgadi Salt Pans Safari is a five night/six day safari on horseback following the meandering shoreline of this ancient lake bed with the most perfect ground for exhilarating riding. Early explorers such as David Livingstone ventured this way and the likes of Frederick Courtney Selous intrepidly hunted the area on horseback.
For something even more adventurous, our Saddle & Paddle Safari combine the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans Safari with the Selinda Canoe Trails Safari for an 8 night adventure safari.
The vast Makgadikgadi Pans, the remnant of a once vast inland sea offer many fascinating and magical safari moments. Combining three nights at Camp Kalahari with two nights fly camping out on the Makgadikgadi salt pans we will ride through endless space, interact with the inhabitants of Meerkat Manor, visit giant baobabs, walk with the San Bushmen and look for rare Kalahari wildlife such as the brown hyena and the aardwolf. We do this all in the same way as many of the earliest explorers, hunters and missionaries did – on horseback – and learn about their travels as we go!