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User Reviews of Etosha National Park (141 Reviews)

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Male avatar icon sangre vista United States flag US       Visited: June 2015 Reviewed: Jul 3, 2015

Email sangre vista  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Ethosha National Park should be at the top of your list if you visit southern Africa

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The quantity and variety of wildlife in Etosha is outstanding. Other than the lion, we saw all of the Big Five and the Ugly Five. There are numerous water holes throughout the park, some of which are kept full with pumps, so even in the dry season the wildlife gather. We saw countless elephants, with a highlight of our visit being the youngsters playing in the water at the feet of the adults. We also witnessed a cheetah lying in wait as a herd of springbok wandered toward the water hole that he had staked out, and saw his (unsuccessful) attack. The Etosha Pan is a stunning place, with no clear horizon visible in places. Away from the Pan, the scenery is quite varied and lovely. We stayed two nights at Mushara, with very nice accommodations and two guided tours (morning and evening) to familiarize ourselves with the area. Our last night was at Andersson's Camp after a self-drive day through the park. The accommodations there offer a tented camp experience, and the water hole
Read more at the lodge offers a blind for close up photography of the wildlife and birds. Don't miss Etosha.
Male avatar icon Raul Virto Spain flag ES       Visited: October 2012 Reviewed: May 26, 2015

Email Raul Virto  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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Diverse and high quantity of wild life. We travelled with a bird lover and she tought us about several different birds.

Male avatar icon Franck Giraud France flag FR       Visited: August 2014 Reviewed: May 10, 2015

35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

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Avatar icon Dean Visited: October 2014 Reviewed: May 8, 2015

One of the last great wilderness region ..... i could go back there again and again !

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I had always wanted to visit Etosha ao i finally decided to do it. It was everything i expected and will keep the memories forever. Im a keen photographer and we saw plenty of wildlife on the wide open spaces. If i could, i would go back to Namibia and Etosha year after year.

Female avatar icon TwiGGyAth Italy flag IT       Visited: June 2014 Reviewed: May 1, 2015

20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

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dry season is best if you want to easily catch animals around the water ponds.
Etosha is easy to drive and go around and there are a lot of animals and birds to see

Female avatar icon Annette United States flag US       Visited: March 2015 Reviewed: Apr 25, 2015

Email Annette  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

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So many animals, and a huge park that is very easy to navigate.

Avatar icon Justin Visited: September 2013 Reviewed: Apr 23, 2015

Wonderful park, fantastic landscape and wildlife viewing

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Had a fantastic 2 and a half days in Etosha. Travelled as part of an overground tour. We saw lions, a leopard, rhinos, (black and white), elephants, giraffe, zebras etc!
It was amazing to sit by the water holes at night watching a group of elephants drinking and playing.
Beautiful scenery, salt flats were interesting to see. Not too crowded either, at times it was a bit busy around the waterholes.
My first safari did not disappoint!

Female avatar icon Val Edlin United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: April 2013 Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015

50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

A great variety of wildlife with good roads and tracks and expert guides

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We stayed at Ongava Lodge just outside the park. This lodge has a floodlit waterhole where we saw white and black rhino, and the food and rooms and staff are top notch. In the concession we saw lions and rhino very close, and then with easy access to the main Etosha park, we saw most of the main mammals and birds on a couple of drives. Our guide Henock was so friendly knowledgeable and found us such a lot. The weather was perfect with cloudless skies and it was very hot.

Male avatar icon Michael & Lenka Portugal flag PT       Visited: March 2014 Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015

35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Etosha a respectful park

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What we appreciated in Etosha is first of all the respect for animals and wildlife. The park offers great opportunities to view animals while still respecting them... No off-road driving chasing after animals and upsetting their environment. We saw lions, giraffes, rhinos, zebras and many more while remaining at a respectful distance and not charging off after them as you will see in other tourist attractions parks. The camps are well thought and generally eco-friendly. It may be easier to get better sightings in other commercial parks but Etosha is not a zoo and has a real role in the support of native wildlife.

Avatar icon Sara Kosyk Visited: July 2014 Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015

Etosha - Great First Visit

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We visited Etosha at the beginning of July and for a first time Safari experience, it was a great one! We were on a self-drive tour and the park is incredible easy to navigate. You also do not need to venture far off of the main roads (or venture off them at all) in order to see some great wildlife. We stopped at about 3 water holes while cutting across the park from east to west and were never disappointed. We actually spent the longest amount of time pulled over on side side of the road watching an elephant pick a tree apart, piece by piece, for his lunch.
I understand you may see more variety and volume in some of the deltas (Botswana, etc...) but for an easy, introductory visit, I cannot recommend Etosha more.