Luxury Etosha National Park Safaris

Located in northern Namibia and covering an area of more than 20,000 km², Etosha National Park is one of the world's top wildlife-viewing destinations.

Here you can expect to see elephant, rhino, giraffe, lion, leopard, zebra, springbok and gemsbok, plus endangered cheetah, black rhino and rare antelope species such as black-faced impala, Damara dik dik and roan antelope.

The Etosha Pan is Etosha National Park’s most distinctive feature. At 130km long and 50km wide in places, this huge expanse of salt is similar to Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, and it offers incredible photographic opportunities.

The Etosha Pan is the only known mass breeding ground for pink flamingos in Namibia and at times there can be up to a million flamingos here.

There are a number of private game reserves adjacent to Etosha, often sharing a fence. One of our favourites is the Ongava Game Reserve, this exclusive private reserve is situated on the southern border of Etosha National Park. The reserve provides the full Etosha experience, plus you’ll have an opportunity to enjoy activities such as night drives and nature walks which are not permitted within Etosha National Park.

You’re likely to spend your mornings in Etosha, whilst the afternoons are spent on the Ongava Reserve where you can enjoy game drives, nature walks, or tracking white rhino on foot with a guide.

Etosha Heights is another of our favourite reserves adjacent to the park. This vast reserve is located further west than Ongava so the activities focus on the reserve itself rather than making the long journey to Etosha. However, there is plenty to keep you occupied in the reserve and the wildlife is great, it works particularly well combined with a stay at a lodge on the eastern side of Etosha.