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Makgadikgadi Pans National Park

Okavango-Chobe, Botswana

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Makgadikgadi Pans National Park is in the Okavango-Chobe of Botswana, adjacent to Nxai Pan National Park.

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UnderstandThe Makgadikgadi Pans are one of the largest salt pans in the world. The area around the pans was declared a game reserve in 1970, and then expanded and given national park status in 1992.

SleepMakgadikgadi Pans National Park is administered by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (DWNP), so camping is only allowed at designated camp sites, which must be booked in advance.

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