Lekhubu Island is situated on the southern border of the Sowa Pan, which is the largest pan of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans.
Lekhubu is a rock out crop which was submerged in the water of the great Lake Makgadigkadi which was one of the largest lakes in Africa. Lekhubu means a rock outcrop.
About 10 000 years ago the Lake Makgadikgadi dried up and Lekhubu was left an island surrounded by miles and miles of white salt. Research indicates that climatic changes and earth movements over thousands and thousands of years caused this dramatic change to take place.
On the north eastern side of the island are massive rocks that protrude far higher than any of the other rocks. .