[1] It is home to the cluster of millennia-old baobab trees, which owe their name to Thomas Baines, who first described them for Western botany.

Baines’ Baobabs, as they are known today, are a sight sought by many travelers venturing into this untamed terrain of Botswana.

[citation needed] Nxai National Park is the habitat of elephant, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, lion, leopard, cheetah, kudu, springbok, impala, ostrich, Cape wild dog, jackal, hyena, bat-eared fox, aardwolf, and honey badger.

This park is included in the five nation Kavango - Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area.

Game is abundant from December to April but if the rains have been heavy the roads may be difficult to negotiate.