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Pierre
CH
Visited:
July 2010
Reviewed: Sep 11, 2012
Email Pierre | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Really a lot of animals that you can aproach easily. Sometimes a lot of tourist are around but there is a lot of place. You feel like in a television reportage!
Sidney Crain
US
Visited:
November 2013
Reviewed: May 20, 2014
Email Sidney Crain | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Philip Smaruj, Owner Wild Wind Safaris
NA
Visited:
January 2015
Reviewed: Jan 18, 2015
Email Philip Smaruj, Owner Wild Wind Safaris | 35-50 years of age
Definitely not-to-be-missed while in Namibia!
Etosha National Park offers unequal wildlife sightings and it's a definite 'must-see' for visitors to Namibia! During my journeys through the park I experienced very close, yet undisturbed encounters with animals: a female leopard with two small cubs sunbathing in the middle of the main road in the early morning sun (caution to all who exceed speed limits in the park, this ca seriously endanger wildlife), springbok giving birth next to pride of lions, over 60 elephants crossing the road right in front of my car, huge male lion sunbathing on the main road, giraffe (unfortunately) struck by a lightning during rainy season, leopard with its kill on the tree right next to the road, mating lions' 3-days session at one of the waterholes and 16 lionesses and a male hunting in the plains of the park! Just to list a few incredible encounters! I highly recommend visit and if possible not less than 3 days stay at the park for one of the best wildlife experiences. Etosha has its own special magic...
Sara Kosyk
Visited:
July 2014
Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015
Etosha - Great First Visit
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.
Michael & Lenka
PT
Visited:
March 2014
Reviewed: Apr 16, 2015
35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Etosha a respectful park
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.
Val Edlin
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
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.
Justin
Visited:
September 2013
Reviewed: Apr 23, 2015
Wonderful park, fantastic landscape and wildlife viewing
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!
Annette
US
Visited:
March 2015
Reviewed: Apr 25, 2015
Email Annette | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
So many animals, and a huge park that is very easy to navigate.
TwiGGyAth
IT
Visited:
June 2014
Reviewed: May 1, 2015
20-35 years of age | Experience level: first safari
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
Dean
Visited:
October 2014
Reviewed: May 8, 2015
One of the last great wilderness region ..... i could go back there again and again !
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.