Etosha & Damaraland Safaris

Northern Namibia has the country's best game viewing safaris, centred on Etosha National Park - one of Africa's oldest and largest national parks - and the ideal place to combine with a relaxing stay at one of the slick lodges in the NamibRand.

Isabel, Eleanor and Louise Fitzgerald are here to help give you the inside track.

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Luxury Safari Holidays to Etosha & Damaraland

Etosha, meaning 'Great White Place', is named after the massive salt pan which dominates the game reserve.

Occasionally, if the rains have been good, the pan fills with water and forms a temporary lake which attracts large flocks of flamingos. Most of the time the pan is dry, but perennial springs draw large concentrations of wildlife at all times of year.

In between Windhoek and Etosha is Damaraland, one of the most scenic areas in Namibia. Its dramatic landscape of petrified forests also hosts abundant wildlife such as the endangered desert elephant, and also black rhino. Damaraland is also home to a multitude of ancient rock engravings depicting scenes thousands of years old.

Several of the team at Original Travel have visited the finest lodges in Damaraland and Etosha National Park, that between them, offer the best in luxury safari holidays.

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This is the area where you're most likely to get your best game viewing in Namibia, with the chance to track rhino and desert elephants.

Eleanor, Original Traveller

A note on price

A no expense spared flying safari (from 10 days to two weeks) could cost from £10,000 per person - but a self-drive Namibia safari could cost a more affordable £3,000 per person, including international flights. Learn more about our pricing

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Flight from London

10:15 hrs

Time Difference

GMT +2 hrs

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Top picks for Etosha & Damaraland

Onguma

Etosha & Damaraland

Situated on the eastern side of Etosha, bordering Fisher’s Pan, Onguma Private Nature Reserve has more than 20,000 hectares of protected land and wildlife.

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Little Ongava

Etosha & Damaraland

Little Ongava sits in an exceptional position on a rise, in the vast Ongava Game Reserve. This is one of Namibia’s most luxurious safari destinations, bordering the Etosha National Park.

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Mushara Outpost

Etosha & Damaraland

The Mushara Outpost, one of the Mushara Collection establishments, is one of Namibia’s most spectacular lodges. The gates of the famous Etosha Pan National Park are just six miles away so access is easy.

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Desert Rhino

Etosha & Damaraland

Desert Rhino Camp, in the 1,700 square mile private Palmwag Reserve, is fed by a number of freshwater springs that lure game, predators and birds in huge numbers.

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Okonjima

Etosha & Damaraland

Not only is Okonjima a luxury lodge but it is also home to Africat, a non-profit organisation, committed to long-term conservation of Namibia’s large carnivores, especially cheetahs and leopards. A visit to Okonjima will give you the opportunity to witness some of Africat’s work. Okonjima is halfway between Windhoek and Etosha National Park.

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Okahirongo Elephant Lodge

Etosha & Damaraland

Located on a private conservancy in Namibia’s remote Koakoland, the best way to access this exclusive lodge is by private charter which can be arranged from almost anywhere in Namibia. Overland travel is possible in a 4x4 however be warned, the journey is long but the stunning desert scenery makes it worth it.

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