We spent six days at Nxai Pan, Botswana in September 2024, and enjoyed the quintessential Southern African wildlife safari and overlanding experience. This video has our itinerary by day, and some amazing wildlife sightings. The Nxai Pan National Park, located in the heart of Botswana, is a haven for wildlife enthusiasts and photographers alike. During the dry season, the park's waterhole becomes the lifeline for the animals, attracting a diverse array of species that come to quench their thirst. The waterhole is a hub of activity, with the constant ebb and flow of animals creating an atmosphere that is both tranquil and tumultuous. As the only source of water in the area, the waterhole is a magnet for wildlife. This video helps uncover what self-driving and camping in Nxai Pan really entails. One huge advantage of self-driving is the freedom - we can explore the areas we want, spend as much time at the sightings we like, and return back to camp whenever we feel : the schedule is entirely on us. We made the most of it, and almost all days, we were the first car in, and the last car out. We also stayed with a lioness for 14 hours on the day she made the kill. But with great power comes great responsibility - though we can be anywhere we want, we can only be at only one place - so as we learnt, choosing the right place, and staying put, is the right way to go about wildlife exploration. A downside to self-driving is that we have to come back to camp for housekeeping, such as laundry or image back-up, and this video has examples optimizing our time for each. We stayed at South Camp, which is the best positioned camp to access the waterhole. There’s a detailed review of the camp facilities. We also had some amazing wildlife sightings : I saw elephants dig out ground water in the middle of a desert, this is the closest I’d been to bat-eared foxes in all my trips to Africa, and we saw an aardwolf - the first time ever for me.