52 Travel Destinations That Are Perfect for People Who Hate Crowds
50. Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana: Where the World Falls Away
In the heart of Botswana lies a salt pan so vast, it feels lunar. Makgadikgadi is not lush. It’s not loud. But its silence is thunderous. During dry season, you can walk for miles without seeing a soul—only shimmering heat and the occasional baobab. In the rains, flamingos arrive in shimmering flocks, and zebras migrate across the silvered flats. Sleep under the stars, with no light for miles. In a world addicted to stimulation, Makgadikgadi offers something rare: nothing. And in that nothing, everything.
