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Located in
Botswana :: Makgadikgadi
:: Gweta
Category:
Camping :: Park Camp
The quirky camp is situated on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans, surrounded by eight large, ancient baobab trees. Accommodation includes traditionally styled Bakalanga huts with en suite showers, Bushmen huts, Dome tents with bed or own tent campsites, and place to park your 4 x 4. Each campsite is equipped with a thatched shade hut, Electric plug point, electric light, shared scullery and ablution facilities. You can light your own camp fire, or gather round the communal blaze, where you can cook your own supper on the open fire. Planet Baobab's also offers their own unique Pan-African cuisine, available in their on-site restaurant. Planet Baobab also boasts the funkiest bar in the Kalahari, visited by locals, guests and passing travellers alike. Just across the way from this bar is the elephant's paddling pool, where they come to cool themselves off. Also to be seen during the wetter months are herds of migrating zebra. Phone reservation office in South Africa or contact camp directly on the cellphone number provided.
Reservations are mandatory.
| Address : | 7km or 7min ENE of Gweta, Makgadikgadi, Botswana |
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| Contact : | Nomasonto Mulenga - Uncharted Africa SAFARI Co. |
| Tel : | +27(0)11 326 4407 |
| Direct : | +267 72 338 344 |
| Cell : | +267 72 338 344 |
| Fax : | +27(0)11 326 4480 |
| Fax2 : | +27(0)11 447 6905 |
| Email : | Click Here |
| Host Website : | Click Here |
| Cellphone Reception : | Good |
The camp is situated on the edge of the Makgadikgadi pans. Follow the Maun Nata Road. Nearest town to camp is Gweta.
| Rates Quoted : | Per Person |
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| Base Currency : | BWP |
| Minimum Rate : | 100.00 |
| Maximum Rate : | 100.00 |
| Updated for : | 2019 |
| Comments : | Overlander Campsite BWP75pp/pn. (Mar-2019). |
| Payment Methods Accepted : | Cash, Credit Card, Electronic Funds Transfer, Foreign Currency |
| Types of Foreign Currency Accepted : | USD, ZAR, EURO |
| Accommodation (Huts), Child Friendly, Restaurant (A la carte), Swimming Pool, Restrooms, Internet, Wireless Networking, Landing Strip Nearby | |
| Other Facilities : | Bar. Communal Lapa. |
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| Facilities : | Laundry, Power Points, Shaded Sites | |
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| Shower Facilities : | Hot and Cold Showers |
| Game Viewing, Game Drives, Night Drives, Quad Bikes, Guided Walks, Swimming, Bird Watching | |
| Notes on Activities: | (Some activities may be offered nearby). |
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“Owned and run by the same people who run the luxury Jack's Place. Not much shade available on the camping area. Runs Quad bike tours in season with overnight stays out in the pans.” - David Clack, 2009/02/02
“Comment from a visitor Tim Harford: I think that the descriptions on their website sums the place up perfectly (see below). We had a wonderful nights stay here in 2006, so good in fact we're taking friends and family back in 2008! "Planet Baobab is a well known watering hole for travellers of every description and the more colourful characters from Maun. At any one time, locals jostle the cross-continentals who have slogged it through the bush, and worse, to get here. Just a stone's throw from all this beer and bustle is the elephant's paddling pool. Oblivious to Guests crouching in the nearby trees, the elephants and travellers mostly ignore each other. At Planet Baobab, you can sleep in traditionally styled Bakalanga huts with en suite showers, curl up in a Baobab hut which share the best ablution blocks you'll ever see or pitch your tent, or park your 4 x 4. You can light your own camp fire, or gather round the communal blaze in the lelwapa and enjoy a cool drink, then sling your own boerewors onto the fire or enjoy Planet Baobab's unique Pan-African cuisine."” - Janine Reyneke, 2008/07/29
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