Etosha

Etosha National Park is Namibia's premier wildlife reserve centered on the vast Etosha Pan—a 4,800-square-kilometer salt flat that attracts massive flamingo concentrations in the rainy season. Self-drive safaris to waterholes offer exceptional wildlife viewing of lions, elephants, black rhinos, and vast herds of springbok and oryx. The concentration of animals around waterholes during the dry season makes for truly spectacular encounters.

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