The Etosha National Park is one of Namibia’s prime safari destinations in a real African environment. It displays a rugged beauty of an African desert with all its harshness and colours.

Day 1. Johannesburg – Windhoek

The tour departs from Johannesburg with a flight to Windhoek and a transfer to your hotel in the city. The rest of the afternoon is at leisure to enjoy your new environment.
Avani Hotel & Casino, No meals included today

Day 2. Windhoek – Etosha National Park

We travel north to Namibia’s prime wildlife sanctuary, the Etosha National Park. Upon arrival, we check-in and spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure. Take in the environment and relax on the private veranda of your chalet and even take a swim in the sparkling pool.
Lodge/Camp on the border of the Etosha National Park – Dinner

Day 3. Etosha National Park

We devote today to open vehicle safari to search for the huge variety of wildlife in the Etosha National Park surrounding a salty desert known as the Etosha Pan. One finds 4 of the Big Five here;  elephant, lion, leopard and rhino. Etosha is Namibia’s first conservation area, proclaimed in 1907 by the then German Governor, von Lindequist. We focus game viewing around the waterholes. Some of them are spring-fed and some from a borehole.

The waterholes are ideal places to sit and watch the wildlife as well as more than 340 bird species. You will find wildlife such as giraffe, blue wildebeest, plains and mountain zebra, leopard, hyena, lion and antelopes such as oryx, kudu, eland here, with some of the endangered species such as Black rhino, cheetah and the black-faced impala included. A  network of roads links the over 30 water holes allowing for an opportunity to do a real safari throughout the southern section of the park as each different area will provide different encounters.
Lodge/Camp on the border of the Etosha National Park – Breakfast, Dinner

Day 4. Etosha

Today we continue with an open vehicle safari in the Etosha National Park. Look for the wildlife not seen the previous day and look search for any new surprises at the different waterholes visited. The park nearly completely encloses the Etosha Pan and numerous watering holes line it. It is roughly 150 km long and as wide as 50 km in places.

The Pan is a deathly place during the park’s dry spells. It lies parched and cracked under the hot African sun. Game viewing is generally best during the dryer periods as the wildlife congregate closer to water. However, even in the rainy season, the park remains a wildlife haven. This time we have the opportunity to experience the rebirth of life as the young foals, cubs and chicks are seen frolicking and the sprouting of new green shrubs and grasses turn it into a green oasis. Back at the lodge, we enjoy the rest of the evening at leisure.
Lodge/Camp on the border of the Etosha National Park – Breakfast, Dinner

Day 5. Etosha – Windhoek

We have the morning at leisure before travelling back to Windhoek departing early afternoon.
Avani Hotel & Casino. Breakfast

Day 6. Windhoek – Johannesburg

After breakfast, you are transferred to the local airport for your flight to Johannesburg where the tour ends. We can arrange transfers to hotels or onward flights. Breakfast