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"The Desert" of Desert & Delta Safaris Leroo La Tau - Part 1 Go on Safari in Botswana with Desert and Delta in Botswana's Makgadikgadi Pans National Park? Twist my bloody arm.  That’s what one says when asked to join in on a journey through the different lodge offerings in Botswana with Desert and Delta Safaris, whose footprint was laid down in 1983.  Botswana, with her pristine wild, boasts some of the last genuinely untouched wilderness in the world. I fell in love with her topography in 1990, yet I have to share her with the world.  We have an open relationship. Let’s go! Our journey began in Maun, the dusty bedraggled safari gateway town for which a many a story can be told with life and vibe of its own.  Via Safari Air at the Maun Airport, we took one of the stars of the fleet (The Kodiak) to the calcrete landing strip at Magkadikgadi Pans National Park. After landing there, it’s only 30-minute journey in the open air rig along rolling sandy single lane superhighway (maybe for dung beetles) we arrive at Leroo La Tau.  (The Paw of the Lion).  We are greeted warmly and enthusiastically by staff with juice for us, and steamy aromatherapy infused washcloth to wipe the dust and dirt off our faces.  As we walk through to the lobby,  we can see the Boteti River Valley sprinkled with salt and pepper Zebra to welcome us into the Magkdadikgadi. "The lodge features twelve luxurious thatched and glass-fronted suites with en-suite bathrooms, each unit raised on a wooden platform. The main lounge and dining area, with its attractive wooden and thatch finish, allows you to relax at the bar while listening to the wide variety of night sounds so characteristic of the African bush. Alternatively, you can