The landscape
Open fossil lakebeds, acacia islands and the sculptural Baines’ Baobabs define a spacious, highly photogenic wilderness.
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Nxai Pan
Best for zebra · baobabs · photography
The area
Nxai Pan combines open wildlife viewing with one of Botswana’s most recognisable landscapes. When summer rain greens the fossil pans, zebra and springbok gather beneath immense skies.
December to March for green landscapes, zebra and newborn game. The dry season offers clear sightings around permanent water.
The wildlife
Zebra, springbok, giraffe, elephant and wildebeest use the pans, followed by lion, cheetah and jackal. Waterholes become important gathering points.
Why go
What makes
Nxai Pan special.
Highlights
- Baines’ Baobabs
- Green-season zebra
- Open predator country
- Uninterrupted horizons
Experiences
- Game drives
- Baobab visits
- Wildlife and landscape photography
- Mobile camping
Gallery
A closer look.
Travel here
Journeys through
Nxai Pan.
Your safari starts here
Plan your time in
Nxai Pan.
Tell our Maun-based team when you would like to travel and who is joining you. We’ll shape the route, camp and wildlife experience around you.
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