Baines Baobab

About this campsite

A cluster of ancient baobabs on the southern edge of Nxai Pan National Park, known as the Sleeping Sisters. Thomas Baines, the painter and explorer, sketched them in 1862, and the trees look much the same today. The site and the baobabs themselves are protected as a National Monument. The camp overlooks Kudiakam Pan (also spelled Kaudia). For most of the year it's a dry, cracked expanse. Come the rains, it fills into a wide sheet of water that pulls in flamingos and other birdlife, and turns the whole scene into something worth getting up early for. There are three campsites here, each basic and remote: shower and pit latrine only, no water supply on site, so bring everything you need and take everything out with you. Activities are limited to game drives and Maun transfers, which suits the setting. This is a stop for travellers who want isolation and a proper wilderness camp, not creature comforts. Shower & Pit latrine but no water. What you bring, you take out.

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