Morning Game Drive in Etosha
Out at gate opening in an open vehicle with a guide. You work the waterholes around the eastern pan for lion, elephant and rhino and are back in time for a late breakfast.
Etosha National Park
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About Etosha
Etosha covers more than 22,000 km² around a white salt pan you can see from space. In the dry months animals come to a ring of waterholes along its edge: elephant, giraffe, zebra, springbok, lion, black rhino and, if you are patient, leopard. You can sit in your car at one waterhole for an hour and watch the cast change.
We have two places here. Saltpan Lodge is 12 km from the eastern gate with its own floodlit waterhole. Mopane Fields Camp is near the southern gate, with campsites and simple chalets. Two or three nights let you explore both the east and the west of the park.
May to October is best for game, as water is scarce and animals gather. The rains from December to March bring newborn animals, migrant birds and fewer visitors.
Things to do
Full-Day Etosha Drive
A long day across the park with a picnic lunch at a rest camp. Covers more waterholes and the edge of the pan itself.
Night Drive
On private land outside the park, after dark with a spotlight. Look for aardwolf, genet, porcupine and the eyes of hunting lions.
Waterhole Evening
Sit at the lodge waterhole after dinner, under floodlights. Rhino and elephant often arrive late. Free for guests, with a ranger on hand from 20:00.
Nature Walk
A two-hour walk on private land near the park with an armed guide, looking at tracks, plants and birds you miss from a car.
