Day 1: Arrive at Camp Kalahari, Makgadikgadi Pans
Today you’ll meet your host, David Foot, at Camp Kalahari. You’ll be matched with your four-legged companion, before getting stuck straight into the action with an afternoon horse ride across the plains.
Day 2: Camp Kalahari, Makgadikgadi Pans
Kick off the day with a lengthy ride through the ancient lakebed, grasslands and sand dunes. In the afternoon, the horses will have a break as you head out on a game drive to search for the desert-adapted species.
Day 3: Xau Xai Fly Camp, Makgadikgadi Pans
It will take most of the day to reach Xau Xai Fly Camp by horseback. You’ll canter through mopane and acacia woodlands, stop at the famous Green’s Baobab for lunch, and search for ancient hunting tools in Gutsa Pan, before arriving at the fly camp as the sun sets.
Day 4: Xau Xai Fly Camp, Makgadikgadi Pans
Today you’ll meet the Kalahari’s fascinating habituated meerkats and enjoy a bush walk to a nearby water hole to look for some of the Kalahari’s bird species.
Day 5: Camp Kalahari, Makgadikgadi Pans
Ride back to Camp Kalahari, via Chapman’s Baobab, one of the largest trees on the continent.
Day 6: Depart from Camp Kalahari
Spend the morning in a traditional Zu/’hoasi Bushmen village. You’ll meet the community elders, before walking with the Bushmen and learning how they survive in the harsh environment. In the afternoon, it’s time to bid farewell to your horse, and begin the journey home
