2 Night Desert Explorer (Budget) – Planet Baobab – Self Drive – Wet Season
Experience Botswana – Beyond Wildlife
Why we love it: | Unique Experiences/Funky Vibe/ Great for Families |
Optional Extra: | Baobab bush walk & sundowners |
Best Combined With: |
2 Night Okavango Explorer (Budget) – Oddballs Camp |
Seasons | Date | Price (pp sharing) | Single supplement |
Green Season | 10 Jan – 31 Mar 24 | USD 437.00 | USD 0 |
Shoulder Season | 1 Apr – 31 May, 1 Nov – 19 Dec 24 | USD 456.00 | USD 100.00 |
Festive Season | 20 Dec 24 – 09 Jan 25 | USD 490.00 | USD 114.00 |
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Includes: dinner, bed & breakfast, 1xlunch, specified activities and intermittent wifi
Excludes: drinks, laundry and additional activities
Activities: Ntwetwe pan expedition, habitual meerkat visit (all activities are dependent on weather conditions and access to Pans)
Note: This is a self-drive package excluding car hire(available on request). Please see directions and estimated driving times under additional information.
Situated close to the village of Gweta, (also charmingly known as “The Place of the Bullfrogs”), on the Francistown-Maun Road and sheltered by a grove of gigantic baobabs, Planet Baobab offers a welcoming base from which to explore the Makgadikgadi Pans system. Planet Baobab combines style with comfort whilst remaining true to its traditional African inspiration. Accommodation styles vary, with Bushman grass huts, palatial Kalanga mud huts (with en-suite bathrooms) traditionally painted with amazing designs and a shady campsite where you can pitch your own tents. Except for the family room, all the huts have two single beds on opposite ends of the room which are fixed in place.
When the pans are dry and weather permits, guests’ quad bike to the pans. Here you can discover the geological origins of what was once the world’s largest ever super lake and you can follow the Palm Trail created by elephant droppings as these ancient creatures trekked across the arid waste when the super lake dried up. In addition, you may book optional activities such as a cattle post visit with lunch, baobab bush walks, migration mission day trip. These are all optional and come at an additional cost. Ntwetwe Pan and Sua Pan, together with numerous smaller pans, form the Makgadikgadi Pans system. The pans are the remnants of the once great Lake Makgadikgadi: 80,000 square kilometers in expanse and up to 30 meters deep – this was the largest inland sea in Africa.
The pans form a spectacular lunar landscape in the dry season and in the wet season, this vast area of salt pans interspersed with low-lying grass islands is the destination of herds of migrating zebra. It has an un-spoilt beauty unlike any other part of Africa. Please note: All activities are subject to seasonal availability and weather conditions during the month of travel. Pans sleep outs and quad bike activities do not operate in the wet season and may also be halted after unexpected rains, when wet conditions prevent access to the pans. In the case where guests cannot do the sleep out activity, back up lodge accommodation in dome tents are available at the lodge. Some activities will need to be pre-booked before travel. Quad bike trips run with TWO guests per quad bike. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Virtual Itinerary
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Destination
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Included2 Night Desert Explorer (Budget) – Planet Baobab – Self Drive – Wet SeasonActivitiesLocal drinksMeals
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Not Included3 Hr Maun Immersive TourBreakfastReturn FlightsAccommodation (Dinner, Bed & Breakfast)Boat CruiseLaundryPark feesReturn TransferAir-conditioned vehicle2 Waters ppLunch PackCurio purchasesHotel transfers (can be arranged at an additional cost)WaterDeparture TaxesTraditional snack and drinkEntry FeesScheduled Group TourPersonal GuideBreakfast
Self Drive Directions To Planet Baobab
Self Drive From Planet Baobab
TOUR LOCATION
The Makgadikgadi National Park is where the Okavango Delta finally fades into desert. The Boteti River draws a line in the sand, separating the dry Makgadikgadi from the thirst lands of the Kalahari beyond. This is the ultimate last chance for hundreds of zebras and wildebeest that crowd the water’s edge to quench a desert-drawn thirst. The Boteti is the last finger of the Okavango Delta, reaching down to the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. Years have passed without the river being fed a drop at all; becoming a long sandy riverbed with shrinking waterholes, where zebras jostle for space under high-flying sheets of dust. At other times, the Boteti swells up fat and full, spilling into saltpans hundreds of kilometers from its source before evaporating into thin air. This is the place to watch plains game crashing through sharp acacia trees, gathering under lofty palms and lurking in the shade of the riverine woodland, keeping close to the water. When the Boteti River is full, big elephant bulls can often be found playing in the water and browsing in the reeds while the sun sets on the day.
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ADDITIONAL INFO
Planet Baobab Overview | Planet Baobab Website |
Area | Outskirts of Gweta Village, bordering the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans |
Accommodation | 18 rooms / 3 family |
Age Restrictions | All ages, but age restrictions on activities |
Self-Drive Access | Yes |
Charging Facilities & Wi-Fi | Both Charging facilities & Wi-Fi |
Pool | Yes |
Laundry Service Available | Available for own account |
Mosquito Nets | Yes |
Air-Cons or Fans | Fans |
Activities | Game drives, Meerkat experience, Cattle post & Village tours, Bush walks. Sleep-out on the pans is offered but weather dependent and only if the pans are dry, if the pans are still wet/damp the sleep outs could be cancelled |
DETAILED SELF DRIVE DIRECTIONS
Directions - Maun International Airport [MUB] to Planet Baobab - Full Board | Distance: 210.01km Travel Time: 2:21 hours
GPS co-ordinates for Planet Baobab - Full Board: S 20° 11' 20.645" E 25° 18' 19.973"
- Head southeast on Airport Rd toward Sir Seretse Khama Rd (0.3 km)
- Turn right onto Sir Seretse Khama Rd (0.9 km)
- At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Sekgoma Rd/A3 (1.5 km)
- Turn right to stay on Sekgoma Rd/A3. Continue to follow A3 (202 km)
- Turn right (0.3 km)
- Turn left at the 1st cross street (4.6 km)
- Turn right (31 m)
- Turn right (0.2 km)