Kubu Island
Far out on the salt pan lies Kubu Island. It is remote and difficult to reach. That is exactly why an overnight stay can feel as though the salt flats are yours alone.
Discover everything about this location.
Out here, space takes over.
Kubu Island lies in the southwestern part of the Sua salt pan. It is remote and difficult to reach.
That isolation is central to the place. During an overnight stay, you can feel alone on the salt flats, with the night sky above you.
Getting there is part of the story.
Kubu Island is not somewhere you simply pass on the way. Its remote setting and difficult access are part of what defines the location.
Once you are out on the salt pan, there is little to distract from the sense of space. Stay overnight and that feeling has time to settle in.
A name from an earlier chapter.
The ‘island’ takes its name from the hippopotamuses that once lived here.
Kubu means hippopotamus in Setswana, leaving the name itself as a reminder of the animals once found at this location.
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Kubu Island
- Kubu Island is in Botswana.
- It lies in the southwestern part of the Sua salt pan.
- Kubu Island is remote.
- The location is difficult to reach.
- An overnight stay can feel as though you are alone on the salt flats.
- The night sky can be seen from Kubu Island.
- The ‘island’ takes its name from hippopotamuses that once lived here.
- Kubu means hippopotamus in Setswana.
Self-drive trips in the region
Namibia, Botswana and Victoria Falls self-drive
