Namibia is a huge patchwork patch quirkily made of giant canvases of national parks. The second largest flap is Etosha National Park. The championship is unconditionally owned by the Namib-Naukluft reserve. Etosha Park seized the same salted lake in its exotic embrace and is amazing in all respects
The name of this place is poetic in the translation from the language of the Owambo tribe: "a large white space" or "a place where nothing grows" . So there is, for most of the year the Etosha Valley is a dull, gloomy space of ordinary cracked white clay and only occasionally there are fantastic mirages: the herds of wild animals are filled with stains filled with a lifeless natural canvas . The spirit captures if it turns out to be rare species of animals on the planet: black rhinoceros or black-white antelope impala . In addition, here you can find blue vildebers, mountain and valley zebras, hyenas, lions, cheetahs, leopards, tallest giraffes and elephants .
How to get there
Getting to Etosha is more convenient by airplane from Windhoek, will take about an hour and a half
Climate
Winter here is from May to September with an average air temperature of +18 - 20 ° C, summer is from October to April, then the temperature is +20 - 34 ° C. The driest period is from July to September, and the rainy season lasts from November to March. The best time to visit Etosha National Park is the winter that lasts from May to August
Photographer's note
The main attribute in your trip is a camera with a decent lens, the focal length of which should not be less than 400 mm , a highly sensitive film for night shoots, protective filters
Entry Rules
For tourists, the park is divided into two zones: on the east it is allowed to drive independently, and in the western part, entry is allowed only to special tourist vehicles . From the south, you can go to Etosha on route C through Oucho, the southern gate of Andersson Gate and the village of Okaukuejo, from the east it is better to move along the road C38 through the gates of the Von Lindequist Gate and further to the village of Namutoni. These are the main checkpoints. From the north, tourists call in through King Nehale Gate. It is in vain to try to penetrate the park through the Galton Gate gate - the western part of the park is closed for self-drive.
The park-reserve is open for visitors all year round. At the entrance to the reserve, a certain fee is collected from each person and car.
- Be patient and wait for the watering visits of the most unusual inhabitants of the park fauna. You can even take a picture of especially interesting specimens
- Look into the western part of the park, where the famous "Fairy Forest" stands, the only place in Africa where the tree of the Moring grows, "the upturned tree", growing upwards.
- Capture on film elusive cheetahs in the Andoni Plains, where they like to make outings
Campsites and lodges
If you plan to devote a few days to exploring the local landscapes, you can stop for the night in one of four recreation areas with camps run by NWR: There are 2 bungalows and rooms in Halali, Namutoni - 1 bungalow, rooms and apartments, in Okaukuejo - bungalows and separate rooms . . Comfortable rooms, gas stations, shops and even waterhole are guaranteed . Night cost is about 115 EUR for double room with breakfast . Also in front of the gate in the camp a large number of private lodges are built, which offer accommodation at more moderate prices . If you hoping to rush into the wilderness "savage", this may entail an administrative penalty, here similar "liberties" scheny .
Entertainment, tours and attractions Etosha
Okaukuyejo is the best place for shooting elephants and black rhinos, which can be seen even at night, thanks to special searchlights installed along the perimeter of the reservoir. Around Namutoni, surrounded by watering, you can easily find giraffes, lions and antelopes: impal, springbok, canna and kudu. Here is the Imperial German Fort. In the camp of Halali, sandwiched between Namutoni and Okaukuyojo, there is a Goas watering hole, to which lions, zebras and giraffes regularly come.
The dwelling of birds and elephants is the Andoni plains, located at the end of the road. Huge animals come here to get drunk and take a "dust bath". Other reservoirs: Chudob, Klein Namutoni, Batiya, Oliphandsad and Fischer basins are also a permanent place where the smell of water attracts the wild inhabitants of the park.
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| Lionok, Etosha |
| Leopard, Etosha |
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