Etosha National Park in Namibia is one of the largest game reserves in the world.
This vast area of bush, savannah and salt pan is also one of the world’s best wildlife-viewing sites. The Etosha Pan is a 5,000 sq km depression visible from space, and the surrounding bush.
In the dry season, the silvery-white salt pan is a place of shimmering mirages; in years of heavy rainfall, the pan becomes a lake, attracting huge flocks of flamingos. In the dry season, thousands of animals congregate at the waterholes around the pan including various antelope, giraffe, zebra, elephant, cheetah and leopard.
Etosha has a high concentration of lion, one of the largest remaining populations of black rhino and 340 bird species. ‘Specials’ include Hartlaub's francolin, Rüppell's parrot and White-tailed shrike.
There is a good selection of accommodation in and around the national park, all of which works well as a base for an Etosha holiday. You can choose to stay at one of the lodges which border the park such as Ongava or Mushara , or stay at one of the rest camps within it. The three rest camps in Etosha – Okaukuejo, Namutoni and Halali – have been extensively upgraded.
Mushara
Mushara is only 8km from the Von Lindequist Gate on the eastern side of Etosha, are the three owner-managed Mushara properties, popular bases for self-drive safaris.MUSHARA LODGE has ten air-conditioned, twin-bedded bungalows, a family unit, three single rooms and a large pool.MUSHARA OUTPOST, an exciting new addition, accommodates 16 people and provides an authentic bush experience. You can self-...
Namutoni Rest Camp
Namutoni is the easternmost of the rest camps in Etosha, and is perhaps the most upmarket.It is built around an old German fort overlooking the King Nehale waterhole, and from its raised walkway there are excellent views across the bush. Accommodation consists of 20 attractive bush chalets and 24 striking double rooms.Facilities include two restaurants (African fusion and a steakhouse), bar, centr...
Okaukuejo Rest Camp
Okaukuejo one of rest camps, provides excellent accommodation inside Etosha.This popular lodge is situated at the southern entrance to the park, overlooking a permanent, floodlit waterhole, regularly frequented by game. The lodge facilities include a swimming pool, shop, restaurant and bar. Accommodation at Okaukuejo ranges from 40 well-priced double rooms to 5 double-story premier chalets with...
Ongava Lodge
Ongava, meaning 'rhinoceros' in Herero, is a 30,000-hectare private game reserve on the southern boundary of Etosha National Park.The entrance is just metres from the Okaukuejo/Anderson Gate. Ongava Reserve has been restored by Wilderness Safaris and has a high concentration of animals including giraffe, gemsbok (oryx), red hartebeest, eland, wildebeest, zebra and the rare blackfaced impal...
Ongava Tented Camp
Ongava, meaning 'rhinoceros' in Herero, is a 30,000-hectare private game reserve on the southern boundary of Etosha National Park.The entrance is just metres from the Okaukuejo/Anderson Gate. Ongava Reserve has been restored by Wilderness Safaris and has a high concentration of animals including, giraffe, gemsbok (oryx), red hartebeest, eland, wildebeest, zebra and the rare blackfaced impa...
Little Ongava
Little Ongava is one of the most exclusive and comfortable lodges in Namibia. This intimate lodge has just three air-conditioned luxury suites, each with its own plunge pool, sala and outside shower.Perched on the crest of a hill, the dining and lounge areas share a wonderful view of the waterhole below.This lodge is ideal for families or small groups of friends to take sole use for an exclusive a...
Classic Namibia Self-Drive Holiday
Itinerary Highlights
- Visit the Cheetah conservation project at Okonjima
- Spectacular game viewing around the waterholes in Etosha
- Elusive Rhino and Elephant in the desert at Damaraland
- Climb the highest dunes in Sossusvlei at Sunrise
Discover Namibia Lodge-Based Small Group Tour
Itinerary Highlights
- Professional and knowledgeable guide throughout
- climb the towering dunes of Sossusvlei
- Track the elusive desert adapted elephant in Damaraland
- Big five game viewing in Ongava Private Game Reserve
Namibia Luxury Flight Safari
Itinerary Highlights
- Visit the towering red dunes of Sossusvlei
- Visit the remote Hoanib Skeleton Coast camp
- Scenic inter camp light aircraft flights over breathtaking scenery
- Marvel at the wildlife as they congregate around waterholes in Etosha
Open Road Self-Drive Namibia safari
Itinerary Highlights
- Stay in prime locations within the national parks
- completely independent travel through Namibia
- See the wildlife at Etosha
- ascend the dunes at Sossusvlei
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