Etosha National Park

Etosha National Park is Namibia’s best-known wildlife destination and one of Africa’s great national parks. The name comes from the Oshindonga word Etotha, often translated as “the place where no plants grow”, a fitting description of the immense pale salt pan at its heart. The pan is not simply a backdrop: it shapes the open plains, the waterholes and the way wildlife is seen. Visitors come to Etosha for a patient game-viewing experience in a landscape where elephant, lion, giraffe, zebra, springbok and rhinoceros may appear on their own timetable.