Namutoni
Travel Blogs from Etosha National Park
Etosha National Park
We have 2 days and 2 nights within Etosha National Park, which is part of the trip price so I have actually already paid for it...unlike the parks on Leg 2. On the game drives we use our truck and can view the wildlife out of the sides or at the front with the roof tarp rolled back. We will be staying at the Namutoni Resort the first night and the …
Day Twelve - Etosha
Today we have a full day in the park, which should be really good. We get up early and head down to the watering hole again on the off chance that we might see some more animals, but there is nothing there so luckily we didn't get up too early for it. We set off without packing tents or eating brekkie in order to go out for sunrise and drive around …
Game drive in Etosha
All day game drive starts the morning. Elephants **** 120 kilos a day. Everything in Africa is huge. Lions are so lazy. They sleep about 18 hours a day. Live without limits. There is a lot of waiting involved in seeing wild life. The Moringa ovalifolia, also know as the Phantom tree grows over any carving so it acts as a signature tree. Driving …
Etosha National Park
Wednesday 20th January 1999
Off to Etosha NP today.
Nice & late start, visit largest meteorite in the World – looks like a big lump of Iron (Not too impressive!)
Then drive on to Etosha – Namutoni Camp
Drive through big openness – lots of animals, hot, more overlanders!!, NO LEOPARDS!!
Speeding tickets and my first oryx
Finally off to Etosha. One thing I knew I'd hate about the overland truck was the whole organization factor. For example this mornings 6:30 departure turned into a 7am departure, and even though we'd been to the supermarket the previous evening we had to do another trip there this morning! Our scheduled 20 minute stop this time lasted for over an …
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- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Free parking