{"id":12456,"date":"2024-05-10T11:11:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T17:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/?p=12456"},"modified":"2024-05-16T03:10:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T09:10:27","slug":"salt-pans-sleep-out-at-leroo-la-tau-in-botswana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2024\/05\/10\/salt-pans-sleep-out-at-leroo-la-tau-in-botswana\/","title":{"rendered":"Salt Pans Sleep Out at Leroo La Tau in Botswana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Salt-Pans-Sleep-Out-7-Large.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"180\" data-attachment-id=\"12459\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2024\/05\/10\/salt-pans-sleep-out-at-leroo-la-tau-in-botswana\/salt-pans-sleep-out-7-large\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Salt-Pans-Sleep-Out-7-Large.jpg?fit=1920%2C541&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,541\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Stuart Parker&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1630779518&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Stuart Parker&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Salt-Pans-Sleep-Out&amp;#8211;7 (Large)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Salt-Pans-Sleep-Out-7-Large.jpg?fit=640%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Salt-Pans-Sleep-Out-7-Large.jpg?resize=640%2C180\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12459\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sleep out under a blanket of stars across the endless Botswana sky on one of the world\u2019s largest salt flats \u2013 the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans in <a href=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/destination\/southern-africa\/botswana\/\">Botswana<\/a>. A place so remote both sound and light pollution are non-existent, an experience described by many as life-changing. With nothing more than a cozy bed between you and the vastness around you, the sleep-out takes place on a remote salt pan in the southern area of the Makgadikgadi Pans near Leroo La Tau.  It is like being on the moon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is available mid-June through the end of October, depending on the rains.  You need at least a 3 night stay, and it is best to pre-book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a 4-hour drive to the pans. You can add a helicopter transfer to or from the camp. You have a private, very comfortable mattress, toilet tent, and dinner table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a safe and fully guided excursion with your Leroo La Tau team on hand to help<br>setup camp, prepare meals and ensure that on departure your remote sleeping place<br>is as untouched as you found it.  It can be chilly at night, so best to bring a hat, gloves, and jacket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>It is safe, comfortable, and one of the most amazing and truly unique experiences!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ih1tcWbPwOU\">YouTube Video >><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/destination\/southern-africa\/botswana\/\">See our Botswana Trips >><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2024\/01\/13\/planning-your-trip-to-botswana\/\">Planning Your Trip to Botswana &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Salt-Pans-Sleep-Out-0517-Large.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" 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A place so remote both sound and light pollution are non-existent, an experience &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/2024\/05\/10\/salt-pans-sleep-out-at-leroo-la-tau-in-botswana\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[148,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-botswana","category-safari"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Xxsg-3eU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12456"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12456\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12490,"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12456\/revisions\/12490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventureswithinreach.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}