Makgadikgadi

Makgadikgadi is a vast complex of salt pans in the Kalahari, the remnant of an ancient lake. The largest pans, Sowa and Ntwetwe, lie amid sandy country and grassland. In dry months their crusted floors stretch bare towards the horizon; after good rains shallow water gathers and draws flamingos, zebra and wildebeest. Rivers from the east feed the pans, while the Boteti carries water from the Okavango to their western edge. Stone tools and pottery around the old shores record a long history of human occupation.