The Makgadikgadi Pan, a salt pan situated in the middle of the dry savanna of north-eastern Botswana, is one of the largest salt flats in the world.

The pan is all that remains of the formerly enormous Lake Makgadikgadi, which once covered an area larger than Switzerland, but dried up tens of thousands of years ago.

Safari operator Desert & Delta is has the Makgadikgadi Salt Pan Sleep Out, with guests staying three nights or more at Desert & Delta's Leroo La Tau lodge offered the chance to venture onto the Makgadikgadi Salt Pan to spend a night under the stars with a dedicated guide.

The Makgadikgadi Salt Pan is a place so remote that both sound and light pollution is non-existent.

Excursions occur from July to October, when the dry season transforms the flats into a shimmering landscape of pristine white salt.

The Leroo La Tau lodge comprises 12 thatched and glass-fronted suites sit on a raised wooden platform to showcase incredible views of the African bush.

Located on the edge of the Boteti River, the lodge offers game drives and river viewing activities.

This fantastic location is the best place to witness Botswana's astounding abundance of wildlife, as the fertile plains ensure phenomenal sightings of lion, zebra, wildebeest, leopard and cheetah.

Desert & Delta Safaris has eight camps in northern Botswana's game reserves and national parks with one across the Chobe River in Namibia's Eastern Caprivi Strip.

Useful links

www.desertdelta.com/destinations/makgadikgadi-pans-national-park

www.desertdelta.com/camps/leroo-la-tau