Etosha

Highlights

The unique Etosha Park is situated in the northern part of Namibia and is an important protected area in the country. The park lies northwest of the Kalahari Basin and is about 400 km from the capital Windhoek and 125 km from the border with Angola. The Atlantic coast is almost 200 kilometres away, starting from the west of the park. Etosha is Namibia's most popular park for wildlife viewing and is famous for the huge Etosha Salt Pan. During the dry season, large herds of animals visit the waterholes around the pan. At night, the waterholes glow and offer a rare opportunity for nocturnal animal sightings.

Landscape

The main habitat of the Etosha is the Grassy plains .

Diverse landscapes and vegetation, with wide open grasslands and the huge Etosha Pan - a large silvery-white salt pan that receives a thin layer of salt water after heavy rains, make this park a wildlife paradise. The water gets so deep that the pan serves as a breeding ground for flamingos large and small. It is the artificial waterholes and natural springs amidst the grass plains and mopane forests that attract the most wildlife.

Entrance gate