Nata
Refuelling. Stocking up. A night’s sleep. Nata lies exactly in the kind of place where a practical stop becomes part of your route through Botswana.
Discover everything about this location.
A crossroads on the way to the salt pans.
Nata lies in a strategic place in Botswana. Two main roads meet here and from the village you can continue towards Maun, Kasane or the Makgadikgadi salt pans.
For many travellers Nata is therefore mainly a practical stop along the way. You fill up the 4x4, pick up supplies and spend the night before driving on the next morning.
But you do not only have to stop here because the route passes by. From Nata, the Makgadikgadi salt pans, Nata Bird Sanctuary and Sua Pan also lie within the rest of your journey.
This is where the next stage takes shape.
Some places are a destination in themselves. Others make sure the kilometres afterwards work out. Nata belongs to that second category.
From here you can continue to Maun or Kasane. Or you turn towards the Makgadikgadi salt pans, where several Selfdrive4x4 journeys lead after Nata.
First a full tank. Topping up supplies. A night’s rest. Then back on the road.
Three places for the rest of your route.
Makgadikgadi salt pans
Nata is regarded as one of the gateways to the Makgadikgadi salt pans. Several self-drive journeys continue from Nata into this area.
Nata Bird Sanctuary
One of the places you can visit from Nata during your route through Botswana.
Sua Pan
Sua Pan is another stop that can be included in your journey from Nata.
Self-drive trips in the region
Namibia, Botswana and Victoria Falls self-drive
