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About Nxai Pan

Nxai Pan is situated in Botswana, next to the famous area of Makgadikgadi Pans in the north-east. Nxai Pan budget travel has a host of attractions ranging from excellent game viewing opportunities to birding.

Nxai Pan Budget Travel

Nxai Pan budget travel is very easy with great value for money backpacking tours and fantastic highlights. Below is useful information on Nxai Pan to help you plan your budget holiday in Nxai Pan. We offer a variety of budget tours and backpacking advice in Nxai Pan.

Airports

Nxai Pan airports include:
• Maun Airport

Birdlife

Nxai Pans birdlife is rich, with large numbers of species such as Korhaan, Ostrich, Kestrel and Goshawks to be seen.

Conservation

As one of the lesser-known game areas, Nxai Pans conservation is able to preserve the area in a natural state which is untarnished by human influence. The Nxai Pans National Park supports a number of game, bird and plant species.

Malaria

Nxai Pan malaria medication includes the following:
• Mefloquine (Lariam)
• Atovaquone/proguanil (Malarone)
• Doxycycline

Plants

Nxai Pans vegetation is varied, with a range of habitats including forest and savanna woodland and large areas of open grassland.

Safety Tips

• Lodges and camps are generally unfenced, so don’t attempt to sleep outside your tent as there may well be dangerous wild animals prowling the area
• Do not ever attempt to feed or touch any wildlife you see ' many species could be dangerous and human interference is not permitted
• Stay in your car during game drives and follow your guide’s instructions at all times to ensure safety
• While most camps are free of crime, it is best to keep valuables in the safe and do not leave anything lying around which could be too tempting to resist
• The water is generally not safe for swimming, and crocodiles or hippos may be lurking within the banks

Travel Books

Nxai Pan recommended travel books include the following:
• The Soils of the Nxai Pan Area by K Verbeek
• Botswana in Pictures by Alison Behnke
• Africa's Top Wildlife Countries: Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia & Zimbabwe by Mark W. Nolting
• Botswana in Pictures by Alison Behnke
• Botswana: Okavango Delta, Chobe, Northern Kalahari: The Bradt Travel Guide by Chris McIntyre

Visa Requirements

Get more information on visas in Botswana

Wildlife

Nxai Pans wildlife includes Lion, Leopard, Wild Dog, Cheetah, Springbok, Gemsbok, Wildebeest, Zebra, Giraffe, Brown and Spotted Hyena and Eland.

Dayne - Overlanding Africa.com15 Apr 2010: Hi Jock, Im unaware of any camping accommodation at Bains Baobab. However I can recommend Planet Baobab which is not far from Bains Baobab. Good Luck. Cheers Dayne
Jock Coetzer14 Apr 2010: Could you please advise me on camping accommodation for a 4x4 caravan at or near the Bains Boababs? Kind Regards Jock

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