Nxai Pan National Park in Botswana

Roads. The rainy season which is from November to April is the hot wet summer season and the time when Nxai Pan is at its best. Game is abundant from December to April but if the rains have been heavy the roads may be difficult to negotiate. Nxai Pans National Park is open to visitors throughout the year, although road conditions can become difficult during times of heavy rains. The best time to visit the national park is during the cold winter months - when the wildlife gathers around the waterholes. However, from mid-November to March - Nxai Pans becomes a veritable Garden of Edens. The more accessible time to be in Nxai Pan is in the dry season, which is from May to September.

An information board reads: “Welcome to Nxai Pan National Park”.

Makolwane Gate is located at the following geo coordinates: -20.23, 24.6543.

A big skull of an animal is at Makolwane Gate.

A map of Nxai Pan National Park.

Baines Baobabs tourist attraction.

Kudiakam Pan Lake.

Baines Baobabs is a clump of baobab trees.

Nxai Pan National Park is a home to the cluster of millennia-old baobab trees.

Baines baobab trees owe their name to Thomas Baines, the man known to have discovered them.

It's me on the background of Baines Baobabs.

I stand in front of Baines Baobabs.

I try to show how huge is the size of baobabs in the cluster of Baines Baobabs.

It's me standing beside the baobabs.

Baines Baobabs is a Botswana ancient oasis.

White clouds flow in the blue sky above Baines Baobabs.

This lonely tree grows near the cluster of Baines Baobabs.

“Baines Baobabs” is a clump of awesome gnarled baobab trees.

The Toyota Hilux 4x4 is parked near Baines Baobabs.

The clump of Baines Baobabs is located on an island overlooking and surrounded by Kudiakam Pan lake.

This is one of the biggest baobabs growing in the clump of Baines Baobabs.

Baines Baobabs.

A young baobab tree is amidst the clump of Baines Baobabs.

This is the trunk of the biggest baobab tree in the clump of Baines Baobabs.

This is the most weird baobab tree in the clump of Baines Baobabs.

The latin name of the baobab trees growing in the clump of Baines Baobabs is Adansonia digitata.

Adansonia digitata, the baobab, is the most widespread of the Adansonia species.

Adansonia digitata is native to the African continent.

Being in the midst of the clump of Baines Baobabs.

A young baobab tree grows behind the clump of Baines Baobabs.

Juvenile branches of a baobab tree in the cluster of Baines Baobabs.

Juvenile leaves of a baobab tree in the cluster of Baines Baobabs.

The Toyota Hilux 4x4 as seen from the clump of Baines Baobabs.

The country road runs along the clump of Baines Baobabs.

Spring leaves appear on a baobab tree in the clump of Baines Baobabs.

An Adansonia digitata.

An Adansonia digitata young tree grows near the clump of Baines Baobabs.

Thick trunks of baobabs in the clump of Baines Baobabs.

Baines Baobabs were immortalised in paintings by the artist and adventurer Thomas Baines in 1862.

If Thomas Baines was alive today and repaint these baobab trees 140 years later, there would be no noticeable difference.

Juvenile baobab trees grow along the country road near the cluster of Baines Baobabs.

This marvellous baobab tree belongs to the cluster of Baines Baobabs.

A country road.

The cluster of Baines Baobabs is photographed from the rear side.

The clump of Baines Baobabs is photographed from the rear side.

The clump of Baines Baobabs.

This field with dry grass is located behind the clump of Baines Baobabs.

The clump of Baines Baobabs is located at the following geo coordinates: -20.112, 24.769.

A termite mound is near the clump of Baines Baobabs.

A spiny bush is near the clump of Baines Baobabs.

It was a rather calming feeling just being amidst the trees of Baines Baobabs.

A baobab and the clouds above it.

A baobab is on the background of white clouds.

The trunk of a baobab.

A young baobab and a mature baobab, both from the cluster of Baines Baobabs.

Spring leaves appear on a baobab tree in the cluster of Baines Baobabs.

Roots of a baobab.

Long roots of baobabs are over the surface.

Kudiakam Pan lake as seen from the clump of Baines Baobabs.

The cluster of Baines Baobabs is impressive.

One of the outstanding Baines Baobabs.

One of the admirable Baines Baobabs.

A quadcopter is in the air over the clump of Baines Baobabs.

A quadcopter is in the air over the cluster of Baines Baobabs.

African elephants came to Nxai Pan Waterhole.

An African elephant is at Nxai Pan Waterhole.

Nxai Pan Waterhole is located at the following geo coordinates: -19.9064, 24.765.

Nxai Pan Waterhole.

An African elephant is dirty.

African elephants play in mud.

Two African elephants are at Nxai Pan Waterhole.

This African elephant likes to wallow in mud at Nxai Pan Waterhole.

This African elephant likes to wallow in mud.

A herd of African elephants are at Nxai Pan Waterhole.

An African elephant and few impalas are at Nxai Pan Waterhole.

A parade of African elephants are at Nxai Pan Waterhole.

An African elephant and two secretary birds are at Nxai Pan Waterhole.

Two secretary birds are at Nxai Pan Waterhole.

Two secretary birds are wandering at Nxai Pan Waterhole.

An African elephant play in mud.

An African elephant prepares to take a mud shower at Nxai Pan Waterhole.

An African elephant splashes mud on himself using its own trunk.

An African elephant likes a mud bath.

An African elephant is ready to take a mud bath.

An African elephant splashes mud over its own body using its own trunk.

An African elephant and a secretary bird are at Nxai Pan Waterhole.

An African elephant and a secretary bird.

An African elephant is sucking up water from Nxai Pan Waterhole using its own trunk.

Once the mud dries on the body of the elephant it acts as a layer of protection from insect bites.

An African elephant splashes muddy water all over itself.

Trunk of the elephant consists of a strong, flexible, boneless mass of flesh.

The trunk of an adult elephant measures about 1.5 metres long.

An African elephant splashes mud high to the sky using its own trunk.

An African elephant is covered with mud.

An African elephant is thoroughly covering its own body with mud.

An African elephant is conscientiously covering its own body with mud.

An African elephant.

Blue wildebeests.

Three blue wildebeests.

A group of blue wildebeests.

A blue wildebeest.

A common wildebeest.

A white-bearded wildebeest.

A brindled gnu.

The blue wildebeest is a large antelope.

The lifespan of the blue wildebeest is about 17 to 20 years.

Blue wildebeests are diurnal and are most active during the cooler parts of the day.

A confusion of blue wildebeests.

The mating season of the blue wildebeest is from March to June.

A blue wildebeest is looking at me.

The gestation period of the blue wildebeest is 250 days (about 8 and a half months).

Blue wildebeests are primarily grazers, showing a preference for short green grass.

Enemies of the blue wildebeest are the following: lion, leopard, spotted hyena, cheetah, crocodiles and humans.

Bulls of the blue wildebeest are slightly higher at the shoulder and heavier than the cows.

Blue wildebeests usually found in herds of about 20 to 30 mainly females and calves with a bull as the leader.

A mighty baobab.

A herd of African elephants walk to the forest.

A huge African elephant.

An old African elephant.

An African elephant with the old wrinkled skin.

A wonderful old African elephant.

A herd of African elephants is in the forest.

A parade of African elephants is in the forest.

A parade of African elephants hides in the forest.

African elephants graze in the forest.

Elephants use their trunk for smelling, breathing and detecting vibrations.

Elephants use their trunk for caressing their calves, sucking up water and grasping objects.

Both male and female elephants possess tusks, which are modified incisor teeth.

Although tusks are present at birth, the “baby tusks” fall out after a year, and permanent ones replace them.

Elephant tusks are utilized in a wide range of activities, they are used for digging, foraging, and fighting.

The African elephant's large ears serve many purposes.

The large surface area of the elephant's ears helps radiate excess heat under the harsh African sun.

The elephant's ears are often used to communicate visually, flapping their ears can signify either aggression or joy.

African elephants and their youth.

The adolescent stage of the elephant extends from the time when the elephant has been weaned (5-10 years of age) until about 17 years old.

This elephant's calf does not have a tail.

Elephants are capable of producing and perceiving sounds one to two octaves lower than the human hearing limit.

Communication is vital to elephants, who rely on a social network for survival.

A tiny calf of the African elephant.

A tiny calf of the African elephant is always beside an adult elephant.

A tiny calf leans on an adult elephant.

An elephant calf walks under an adult elephant.

An elephant calf is between the legs of an adult elephant.

An elephant calf is protected by the legs of an adult elephant.

An elephant calf is under an adult elephant.

A tiny elephant calf.

The baby stage lasts from birth until the elephant has been weaned off its mother's milk completely.

Being weaned for the elephant means that a calf no longer drinks milk from its mother, but is able to live only on solid vegetation.

For the first 3 to 5 years, most elephant calves are totally dependant on their mothers for their nutrition, hygiene, migration and health.

An elephant calf walks with its mother.

Two mature elephants protect an elephant calf.

A mature African elephant looks at me while walking near the car.

A mature African elephant.

A mature African elephant walks very close to the car.

Two mature African elephants.

The situation becomes dangerous because of the African elephant which is attentively looking at me.

An African elephant is white on the sun.

An African elephant is white on the evening sun.

A white African elephant.

An adolescent African elephant.

A baobab.

An exotic baobab with a flat top.

Three African elephants.

Three African elephants with the penises erected.

The elephant's penis is not only massive but prehensile.

A male African elephant with an erection.

An elephant's penis.

Three huge African elephants walk near the car.

An African elephant with erect penis.

Three funny African elephants are excited by something.

Three lovely African elephants are happy.

African elephants walk with erect penises.

The colour of the elephant's penis changes with age.

These three African elephants are evidently bulls.

Both African elephants, an adult and an adolescent, walk with erected penises.

African elephants walk with an erection.

African elephants wander with long penises.

Sometimes African elephants produce dung.

An adult elephant produces 50 kg of dung per day.

A white African elephant with a huge penis.

A mighty African elephant with a large penis.

An African elephant with two trunks.

An African elephant with the huge tusks and the huge penis.

An African elephant with the huge trunk and the huge penis.

An African elephant swings its own huge penis from side to side while walking.