Etosha National Park

Once the largest reserve in the world, when it stretched from the Skeleton Coast in the west to the present eastern boundary, the Etosha of today is no less dramatic. Embracing a salt pan from which it gets its name Etosha is a wildlife haven of big game and vast herds. It is not unusual to experience wall-to-wall game around waterholes during the dry season.

The pan itself, a remnant of a vast inland lake, is usually dry except for years of exceptional rains when it may fill and provide a haven for millions of flamingos that move in to feed and nest.

A series of natural springs and strategically placed waterholes provide for excellent game viewing during the dry season when herds congregate in their thousands. During the rainy season the herds disperse but Etosha is just as dramatic with all the new growth, animals giving birth and migrant birds congregating.