Gweta is a small, old village about 2km south of the road between Nata and Maun; about 205km from Maun and 100km from Nata.
Gweta is very clearly signposted south of the main road, in an area of mostly stunted mopane woodlands with the odd small clay pan. Turning off you'll first find a post office on your left, then the fuel station on your right (signposted with little pump signs).

A friendly and easy place to take a stroll around Gweta Village is a place where you can pleasantly spend a couple of days making sure you have time to explore the nearby Makgadikgadi Pans.

If you are just stopping over you can get a local guide to take you around and there's always a chance to stop and sample some of the local sorghum beer. (It's an acquired taste!).

Bushwalk and fireside chat which is a short guided walk for about two hours through the surrounding bush, concentrating on the environment, the traditional uses of plants and animals, the history of the area and perhaps some local stories.

Also, a traditional meal at the cattlepost can be arranged in the evening with a local family: typically sorghum, mealie meal, seswaa (beef stew), wild spinach, mopane worms in season for the more adventurous, wild beans and perhaps creamy baobab fruit milkshake.

If eclectic adventure is what you are looking for, then you will be definitely spoiled for choice here at Gweta

Gweta Lodge is an Oasis set in the middle of a village on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Pans.

The Lodge has a range of accommodation types as well as a number of different areas for our guests to relax, eat and drink in a comfortable environment, ranging from Luxury Rooms, Family Rooms, Single / Double Room, Rondavels and camping.

The public areas include a bar, lounge, pool, open rondavels, a restaurant, and a boma firepit. read more

Planet Baobab is about 5km east of town, but worth seeking out. If you're arriving by bus, ask them to stop on the road beside the turn-off to Planet Baobab.

In the midst of the arid landscape, far away from the hustle and bustle of city life, one will find an unbelievable camp in the middle of nowhere. Named after the ancient baobab tree, Planet Baobab is situated on the road between Francistown and Maun.

This is perhaps the funkiest camp in the entire Kalahari, guaranteeing all visitors the time of their lives, a place where cars come to a shuddering stop for passing elephants. Planet Baobab evokes the welcoming bustle of a roadside pit stop in the middle of nowhere. read more

Camping out on the Makgadikgadi Pans

Map showing Gwetas location