Etosha national park Travel Guide

Namibia offers its visitors many attractions including ten national parks, under the control of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism. The most famous is probably the Etosha National Park located north of Windhoek. The park itself remains largely free of human influence. Its 22,270 sq km (8599 sq miles) are located around the Etosha Pan. This depression is 1065m (3494ft) above sea level, forming a huge, salty hollow which is only occasionally filled with water and surrounded by grasslands and bush.

There are vast stocks of wildlife, particularly elephants, lions, zebras, giraffes, wildebeest, springboks, kudus, gemsboks or oryxes, hyenas, jackals, leopards and cheetahs. It is open throughout the year. There are well-equipped camps with comfortable rondavel accommodation and camping facilities.