LONELY PLANET'S OFFICIAL ITINERARY INFORMATION
Itinerary: Off-Roading
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If you’re fortunate enough to have a private vehicle (and you have a significant amount of 4WD experience), off-roading in Botswana and Namibia will truly test your limits. However, it is important to stress that off-roading in this part of the world is more of an expedition than a casual drive – you will have to be completely self-sufficient, and it’s recommended that you travel with at least one other vehicle.
If the notion of exploring 12,000 sq km of disorientating saltpans is your idea of an adventure, then calibrate your GPS and head straight to the
Makgadikgadi Pans. For a true sense of the breadth and scope of the Kalahari, be sure to explore the
Central Kalahari Game Reserve, the continent’s largest protected area. Or, navigate the apricot-coloured dune fields and the camelthorn-dotted grasslands of the
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.
On the Namibian side of the fence, head to the northwestern corner of the country to journey through the
Kaokoveld, a rugged terrain of desert mountains that is crisscrossed by slowly vanishing sandy tracks. Alternatively, brave the treacherous fog-covered and sand-blown salt roads of the famous
Skeleton Coast, one of the world’s most inhospitable stretches of coastline.
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