An accessibly priced and family friendly adventure safari into the magnificent Kalahari Desert and Makgadikgadi Pans. The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency was filmed in Gweta – Meet the No.1 meerkats and experience something of Botswana’s culture at the baobab capital of the world, where the average age of each tree is 4000 years and beyond and the boundless lunar landscape of the Makgadikgadi salt pans is the size of Switzerland!

Planet Baobab is home to the largest and coolest pool in the Kalahari and the funkiest bar and restaurant serving interesting and delicious dishes from all across Africa and we are “vegetarian-friendly”! A well known watering hole for travellers of every description and the more colourful characters from Maun. At any one time, locals jostle the cross-continentals who have slogged it through the bush, and worse, to get here.

Swimming pool use - Strictly residents only. Kitchen closes at 9.00 pm. Quad biking activities: 2 guests per quad bike. Water is a scarce resource in Botswana, so please try to conserve it where possible. Stay hydrated! The water in Botswana is safe to drink. We recommend precautions be taken for malaria. Please consult your doctor. The desert can get extremely hot in October.

Please consult the extras rate sheet for activity departure times. Year Round: Get unbelievably up close and personal with a group of habituated meerkats. Join an expedition to Nxai Pan where you will experience great game viewing and Baines Baobabs. Do the baobab bushwalk and learn all about the largest succulents on earth!
Dry Season Only:
Sleep out on the pans on a magical Fly Camp – and watch the planetarium show unfold overhead – with horizon to horizon stars.
Green Season Only:
Experience the spectacular migration of zebra and wildebeest.

Botswana has the largest variety of mammals in Africa & the Kalahari is the desert with the greatest species diversity in the world...