Situated close to the village of Gweta, (also charmingly known as “ The Place of the Bullfrogs”), on the Francistown - Maun road and sheltered by a grove of 8 gigantic baobabs, Planet Baobab combines style with comfort whilst remaining true to its traditional African inspiration. You will stay in comfort in traditional rondavels with en suite bathrooms  painted with traditional designs. 

Basic provisions including fresh meat and vegetables are available for purchase and there is a fully stocked bar and swimming pool. The Africantastic ‘shebeen’ bar features a huge and pendulous, beer bottle chandeliers suspended from the massive thatch roof, traditional wooden kgotla chairs and funky black-and-white cowskin recliners which are supremely comfortable.

ACTIVITIES 

Village Tour:  Experience Modern African rural culture. Visit the local primary school with outdoor classes under the marula tree, the kgotla - a traditional court which governs the village of Gweta and its people and is an integral focus of village life, the Traditional Healer and, if you are very brave, try out some sorghum beer. Learn about the history of the village from our Guides whose knowledge was passed down by their forefathers. 

Bushwalk & Fireside Chat: Take an easy walk through the bush led by your Guide learning about the environment and traditional uses of plants and animals. Enjoy the sunset unfold before you, warm yourselves by the fire with an ice cold drink listening to your Guide explain the fascinating geological origins of the area and stories from the village. 

Traditional Meal at the Cattlepost: Walk to a nearby cattlepost where you will meet the family and will be shown around their home. Join them for a traditional African meal of sorghum, mealie meal, seswaa (beef stew), wild spinach, wild beans and creamy baobab fruit milkshake. 

Explore Ntwetwe Salt Pan:  Drive across the grass plains, past lonely baobab sentinels to the edge of the Pan by vehicle.   Along the way, your Guide will explain the incredible adaptations of the unique Kalahari species to the desert environment. Quad bikes enable us to explore the vast nothingness of the Makgadikgadi in an ecologically correct fashion leaving only a shallow track that will be washed away by summer rains. Enjoy sunset drinks at the Kalahari Surf Club. Surf the superlake before enjoying a moonlight barbecue prepared by your Guide under the African stars. Retire to a warm and cozy bedroll under a star-spangled ceiling. Wake up in the middle of nowhere. After breakfast, search for stone tools which litter the pans. Your Guide will give a comprehensive explanation of the manufacture of stone tools as well as the evolution of man himself. Take a walk to the "sweetwater pan", a spring in the middle of the desert. The only surface water for thousands of square kilometres and the focal point of man and beast alike. 

Nxaisini Fossil Pan:  Take a drive to the enigmatic and mysterious fossil pan. One of the area's best kept secrets, this is a shallow rock basin filled with water year round providing local bull elephants and other creatures with much sustenance through the challenging months of the dry season. If one takes a closer look at the rock under your feet, it becomes apparent that this water has been attracting both animals and people for thousands of years. The rock of fossil pan is studded with fossils and stone tools of some of its earliest visitors. After an al fresco dinner, hunker down in Bushmen hunting blinds near the water hole and wait for the elephant to shuffle into the moonlight as they have done, unrestricted, for thousands of years.