Namibia's Safari Spots

Etosha National Park - Namibia's premier wildlife reserve, the size of Switzerland, a semi-arid savannah grassland and thorn scrub expanse surrounding a calcrete pan. This is Etosha Pan, "the place of dry water" that is transformed for a brief period each rainy season only to turn into a sea of mirages during its notoriously dry winter months.    (...see more)

The Namib Desert - Dwarfed by comparison with Africa's giant Sahara, the Namib is believed to be the world's oldest arid region and belongs to the few percent of the earth's land surface that is classified as "hyper-arid". This fascinating region includes the Skeleton Coast and Kaokoveld in the north, rock and gravel plains of the central Namib and the mighty sand dune seas of the south.    (...see more)

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The Namib-Naukluft Park in the central Namib is one of the world's largest national parks and encompasses 4 main conservation areas including the diverse habitats of the gravel plains of the Namib Desert Park, the massive dunefields of Sossusvlei, the secluded wetland of Sandwich Harbour and the higher plateau of the Naukluft Park.   (...see more)

The Skeleton Coast has appropriately acquired its sinister reputation as a graveyard for unwary mariners over the centuries. This remote and ecologically sensitive wilderness in the north is still largely off-limits today.    (...see more)

The Kaokoveld - one of Namibia's least accessible regions holds some of Africa's most famous examples of rock art in the granitic landmarks of Damaraland. The northern wilderness area is a harsh mountainous desert supporting the endangered Kaokoveld elephants amongst other uniquely adapted species.   (...see more)

The Caprivi Strip - the north-eastern panhandle between Botswana, Angola and Zambia. One of the more eccentric legacies of 19th Century colonial accords - now a small conservation area struggling to recover from the ravages of poachers and the Namibian bushwar of the 70's and 80's.   (...see more)