The Most Surreal Desert Landscapes Around The World You Can Actually Visit

22. Makgadikgadi Pans, Botswana – A Dreamlike Salt Desert

Imagine standing in a place so vast, so empty, and so flat that you feel like you’re floating. That’s what it’s like in the Makgadikgadi Pans, one of the largest salt flats in the world, located in Botswana. In the dry season, it’s a blinding white desert, but after the rains, it transforms into a shallow lake that attracts thousands of flamingos. The pans are also home to ancient baobab trees, mysterious stone ruins, and a population of Africa’s famous meerkats.