Etosha National Park

Those who have the courage to take on an adventure to the unknown and might not have been to the splendours of The Etosha National Park in Namibia, sit back and relax as I shall attempt to take you on the road down memory lane, hopefully to entice you to create a lifetime memory of your own. Friends from Stockton-on-Tees arranged their vacation of a lifetime a while ago and guess where one of our destinations were? Yeah, I know I should not repeat it, but why should I care what you really think as I already know how amazing the park is. The Etosha National Park covers more than 22 000 square kilometers and in the heart of the park lies a vast salt ...

It's hard to sum up what I think of Etosha, other than to tell you that I am not the same person I was when I went in. It is one of the most breathtaking experiences I have ever had. The Etosha game reserve is a huge area of land fenced off by the Namibian government to protect the animals within it. They are not controlled, they are simply protected by the barriers. Tourists are free to drive inside the place on any of the marked roads, and stop at the numerous waterholes. The only rule is that you must stay inside your car, and you must not be in the reserve after sunset. If this sounds like a safari park, let me assure you, it isn't. There ...

Namibia is a large W African country with a small pop. of 1.7 million (6% are German/S. African origin). we travelled in Jan/Feb which is summer - usually very hot and wet - however temps this year were in the 80s which we found very comfortable. Winter is very hot and dry and the landscape is more like moonscape - more animals at waterholes then. Roads are long . straight and well maintained so driving was very easy. In Etosha Nat. Park roads are gravel and graded every two weeks. We travelled from Windhoek to Etosha spending one night on the way at Otjiwa ( not to be recommended at the moment - rather shabby accommodation in mobile homes). We spent nights 2 ...