Contact us if you’d like to know what each game reserve offers. All three offer wonderful accommodation with five-star service and planned safari activities like 4x4 game drives, cultural tours and walking safaris. If you’re looking for something a bit more luxurious, we highly recommend private game reserves that lie in and adjacent to Etosha. They are also concentrated around the watering holes, making wildlife sightings easier for you. Onguma Tented Camp in the Onguma Game ReserveĮtosha has many camps that are clean, equipped and suitable for families. There is a variety of accommodation to suit any budget It is recommended that you enjoy a self-drive as the beauty of Namibia cannot be understated. You can access the park in a variety of waysĮtosha National Park is often a destination for self-drive adventurers, however, if you prefer to be flown in, that can be arranged with pleasure although at an additional cost. Patience pays off- when game drinks, predators are not far behind. Peak drinking times for game is about 9am to 3pm daily. This makes for easy wildlife sightings and exciting predator-prey interaction. Strategically placed watering holes can be found throughout the park, a huge drawcard for thirsty animals.
Falcons, harriers and the Egyptian vulture are some wonderful birds to introduce yourself to.īlack rhino in the park | Image: andBeyondĮtosha also has the most Black rhino in the world, a fantastic animal to see on safari.
During the rainy season, one million flamingoes use Etosha as a breeding ground. In terms of birdlife, it’s truly amazing to see how many birds thrive here. Visitors can look forward to seeing zebra, the rare Black-faced impala, oryx, cheetah, giraffe, eland and hyena. Here, you’ll find four of the Big Five mammals (the buffalo is the only mammal not found in the park). This national park is located in the a rather moist environment, albeit surrounded by magnificent dunes and golden grass plains and mopane vegetation which accounts for much diversity in this place. It might be in the middle of a desert, but Etosha brims with life
Take a look at some interesting facts about Etosha that may sway you to embark on a Namibian odyssey: 1. Located in the north of the country, this national park is both easily accessible and a sanctuary for wildlife and birds. One of Namibia’s wildlife highlights is the Etosha National Park. In a land of high-rise dunes, with an ancient salt pans, elephants and lions and endless stretches of dramatic coastlines, Namibia truly is a country of immense beauty. Primates and wildlife of Uganda and Rwanda While Fish River Canyon is 1,640 feet deep, 100 miles long, and 17 miles wide, the Blue Nile Gorge in Ethiopia, for example, is 3,200 feet deep and 250 miles long, but only 12 miles wide.Tanzania - medium budget, maximum game viewing Fish River Canyon in Namibia is disputably the second largest canyon in the world after the Grand Canyon in Arizona, depending on how the rank is determined. The Hoba meteorite in Namibia is the world's largest known single meteorite, weighing over 119,050 pounds.Ĩ.
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Himba women of Namibia cover their skin with a mixture of ocher, butter, and resin from omuzumba shrubs for protection from the sun, giving their skin a reddish hue.ħ. Namibia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site, Twyfelfontein, is home to over 2,500 cave paintings and carvings on 212 slabs of rock and 13 panels, some of which are almost 6,000 years old.Ħ. By the age of 12, most San children are able to identify 200 species of plant, while many adults can identify over 300.ĥ. The San of Namibia are the world's oldest surviving hunter-gatherers. The couple also donated US$2 million to the Namibia Wildlife Sanctuary.Ĥ. Celebrities Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie chose to give birth to their daughter Shiloh in Namibia in 2006. Namibia is one of the youngest countries in the world, having achieved independence from South Africa on March 21, 1990.ģ. Namibia, a large and sparsely populated country on Africa's south-west coast, has enjoyed stability since gaining independence in 1990 after a long struggle against rule by South Africa.Ģ.
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