The Nata Highway is one of the least interesting but most well-made roads in Botswana. In the north it stretches across Botswana's only black-soil farming district past thousands of acres of fields. At Pandamatenga there is a road and a customs point for Zimbabwe, an interesting shortcut for travelers from Maun going to Hwange. If you're in a rental car, keep in mind that you must cross and return at the same point.
Animals migrating through the area cross the highway regularly.
We saw a few ostriches, baboons, and elephant droppings. The drive from Kasane to Maun takes only a single day on the excellent road surface-but the drive is so boring that the monotony can make you doze off at the wheel. In the past, travelers stopped off at the Nata Lodge for the night. Halfway between Maun and Nata is Gweta, the stop-off point for those driving into the Makgadikgadi Pans park. There is a small hotel, restaurant, and gasoline in Gweta, but there isn't much else to recommend a stop there.