Nxai Pan National Park is a national park in north-eastern Botswana. It includes Nxai Pan, which is one of the Makgadikgadi Pan salt flats. The park is located just north of the Maun-Nata main road and shares a border with Makgadikgadi Pans National Park to the north. Nxai Pan itself is a fossil lake bed that is about 40 kilometers in size.

The park is home to a group of very old baobab trees. These trees are named after Thomas Baines, who first described them to Western scientists. Today, they are called Baines’ Baobabs. Many travelers visit this area to see these trees in the wild landscape of Botswana.

Wildlife

Nxai National Park is home to elephant, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, lion, leopard, cheetah, kudu, springbok, impala, ostrich, Cape wild dog, jackal, hyena, bat-eared fox, aardwolf, and honey badger.

Conservation

This park is part of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, which involves five countries. This area is the second-largest protected space in the world that covers nature and landscapes.

Roads

The rainy season, which runs from November to April, is a hot and wet summer time. This is when the park is at its best. There are many animals from December to April, but heavy rains can make roads hard to travel on. Roads may become difficult during heavy rains. The best time to visit the park is during the dry season, which is from May to September.