Kalahari Botswana's San Camp

$7,230 - $9,030

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Overview

Go on a magical four-day adventure to one of Southern Africa’s least visited safari destinations – the Makgadikgadi Pans in central Botswana, a haunting landscape of pancake-flat salt pans surrounded by rolling grasslands and scattered woodland. You will be staying at the exclusive and romantic San Camp in a luxurious tent beneath the African stars.

Exciting activities await: go on quad-bike (ATV) excursions across the boundless salt pans, discover enigmatic archaeological sites and learn a few secrets from the Kalahari’s San Bushmen.

There are a lot more animals in the region than you might think so you will also be going on game drives in search of the Kalahari’s wildlife. Top of the must-see list are the big cats – lion, cheetah and leopard are all resident – plus the shy brown hyena, and playful and curious meerkats.

Highlights & Activities

What's on offer whilst on this itinerary?
  • Fly into the remote and wild Kalahari
  • Explore the Makgadikgadi Pans' archaeological sites
  • Spend a morning with a family of meerkats
  • Search for big cats and the elusive brown hyena
  • Learn about local customs on walks with San Bushmen
  • Visit Chapman's Boabab, Africa's third largest tree
  • Race across the pans on a quad-bike trip
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Summary

Tour Duration: 4 days
Start: Botswana
End: Botswana

Destinations visited

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Accommodations visited

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San Camp
3 Nights

Itinerary

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  • Personifying African elegance at its best, San Camp is located in a private concession bordering the Makgadikgadi Pans and offers a complete Kalahari Desert experience.
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  • Aerial view of camp.
  • Its vintage-style safari tents, San Camp provides a complete desert experience on the edge of the legendary Makgadikgadi Pans.
  • Your suite provides views of the surrounds with its endless vistas of golden, rolling grasslands that run endlessly into the horizon.
  • The tents offer enormous four-posters, draped in crisp cotton and feather-soft blankets, raised high above Persian rugs.
  • Personifying African elegance at its best, San Camp is located in a private concession bordering the Makgadikgadi Pans and offers a complete Kalahari Desert experience.
  • Savour the tastes of Africa, San Camp has a reputation for delicious and innovative cuisine – think fresh tomato tartlets, three-layer banana and caramel cake, and the best beef Wellington you’ve ever tried.
  • The gorgeous tea tent, from which guests may enjoy sweet delicacies while overlooking the awe-inspiring landscapes of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans.
  • Absorb the compelling energy of your surroundings, this is the perfect spot to relax, unwind and rejuvenate.
  • San Camp's location next to the Makgadikgadi Pans National Park gives the visitor the best of both worlds: game-rich open savannah as well as dramatic, stark salt pans.
  • Spend a morning wit a habituated meerkat family at San Camp.
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Itinerary information

Arrive at Maun Airport today and board your flight to Jack’s Camp private airstrip. Here you will be met and transferred to San Camp, a luxury tented camp set at the heart of one of Africa’s most extraordinary locations, the Makgadikgadi Pans, once the deepest part of a super-lake that covered most of Botswana.

San Camp information

Luxury colonial-style camp in Makgadikgadi Pans
Secluded, authentic safari experience
Breathtaking views over the Pans
Eco-friendly - the camp runs entirely on solar energy
Quad biking to remote archaeological sites
Enjoy orginal, fresh cuisine

Fully Inclusive (All Meals, Selected Beverages)

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  • The Makgadigadi has incredible big cat sightings.
  • Green season brings on the Zebra Migration.
  • Walk with Bushmen and learn their ancestral knowledge of the Kalahari region.
Itinerary information

Enjoy two full days on safari surrounded by the stark beauty of the vast Makgadikgadi Pans, set within the rolling, golden grasslands of the Kalahari. There are many opportunities for adventure in this virtually unvisited region – kick off with an exploration of the seemingly boundless Makgadikgadi salt pans themselves – you will even make a stop at a fascinating archaelogical site, incongruously located in this seemingly inhospitable environment.

Game drives are offered in the morning and late afternoon – pay an early morning visit to a family of endearing and curious meerkats before an afternoon in search of one of Africa’s rarest large carnivores – the brown hyena. The general game viewing away from the salt pans can be very rewarding, especially during the rainy summer months when large numbers of zebra and wildebeest arrive. All the major predators are resident in the area with lion and cheetah often seen.

Bird watching is good all year round but keen birders should visit from December to April when many migrant species have arrived. You will also admire Chapman’s Baobab – apparently the third largest tree in Africa, and learn about the history of the early explorers of the area such as Baines and Livingstone.

Itinerary information

Return to Jack Camp’s private airstrip and board your flight to Maun where you will continue with your own onward arrangements.

Bookings & Pricing

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1 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2026

$7,230

1 May 2026 - 31 May 2026

$7,830

1 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2026

$8,430

1 Jul 2026 - 31 Aug 2026

$9,030

1 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2026

$8,430

1 Oct 2026 - 31 Oct 2026

$7,830

1 Nov 2026 - 30 Nov 2026

$7,230

1 Dec 2026 - 31 Dec 2026

$8,430
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Expert Opinion

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Justin Chapman

Justin Chapman

Africa Safari Expert

This romantic journey takes you to the heart of the Kalahari Desert, where you'll stay at the iconic San Camp on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans. Enjoy unique desert experiences, including interactions with habituated meerkats, guided walks with the San Bushmen, quad biking across the vast salt pans and the opportunity for an incredible sleepout opportunity under a kaleidoscope of stars, offering a rare glimpse into one of Africa's most remote and serene landscapes.

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What’s Included?

  • 3 nights accommodation
  • Meals:
  • San Camp : Fully Inclusive (All Meals, Selected Beverages)
  • All necessary permits, conservancy and park fees
  • All activities specified, including morning and evening game drives each full day on safari
  • Shared light aircraft return flights from Maun to San Camp
  • All transfers during your itinerary
  • 24/7 assistance and support during your trip
  • Complete financial protection with our Money-Back Guarantee

What’s Excluded?

  • Your international flights to and from Africa + any related taxes
  • Any travel visas you require (though we help you with this)
  • Tips
  • Personal items (eg. travel insurance, souvenirs)
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