Etosha park, a must visit for all wildlife enthusiasts, is a park with a difference. Because of the lack of water in the area, animals often gather around one of the waterholes. The beauty of that is that one does not have to do a lot of driving around in the white dust to have great sightings.
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| Elephants at the waterhole at Halali camp |
At Halali camp one can get out of your tent, walk no more than 5 min and be seated at the edge of a waterhole that is visited by large herds of elephant, rhinos and a variety of antelope. At night the waterhole is beautifully lit up for late night viewing. Camping facilities are excellent, but because of the vet check point, one is not allowed to take your own meat into Etosha unless it is vacuum packed. The meat sold in the shops are a little pricy and not the best quality either.
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| Elephants gathering at the fresh water inlet into a waterhole |
Etosha is not only known for its large herd of white elephants (due to the color of the dust), but is also a birdwatcher's paradise.
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| Lilac Breasted Roller |
Next stop is the Caprivi Strip before we enter into Botswana.
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