Venturing far into the centre of the Makgadikgadi, on 4wd quad bikes, you are able to explore remote archaeological sites, periodically discovering never before documented fossil beds of extinct giant zebra and hippo. The fact that you can travel across the pans at great speed and still arrive nowhere only underlines the pans immensity.
During the wet season the landscape transforms. Clouds of flamingo and other migratory birds descend to decorate the watery grasslands.
Herds of zebra and wildebeest materialise, drawn by the lush grass, and for several months, the desert is teeming with game.
During the wet season the landscape transforms. Clouds of flamingo and other migratory birds descend to decorate the watery grasslands.
Herds of zebra and wildebeest materialise, drawn by the lush grass, and for several months, the desert is teeming with game.