ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK
Situated in the northern part of Namibia is the impressive game reserve, Etosha National Park. Established over 100 years ago, this game park is a highlight for anyone taking part in Namibia tours and wanting an original African wildlife experience. It has a unique landscape compared to other African game parks, from desert region, to the Mopani woodlands, to grasslands and shrub savanna – it is natural diversity at its best.
Etosha is one of the world’s top game parks, hence wildlife being something that it is known for and the evidence is clearly in its numbers; hosting over 100 mammals (including white and black rhinos, lions, elephants, cheetahs and leopards), almost 350 bird species, 110 types of reptiles and 16 amphibians.
Conservation projects in Etosha have made the news for all the right reasons in recent years. They boast the largest amount of free roaming black rhinos and cheetahs in the whole of Africa, which is especially impressive since just two decades ago they were in a crisis with wildlife decimating at an alarming rate. The Namibian government and stakeholders became involved and have transformed this game park into a world class animal conservancy.
The Etosha Salt Pan covers almost 25% of the Park and is even visible from space. It is Africa’s largest salt pan and generally remains dry but sometimes attracts varied wildlife which snack on the mineral-rich salts and sip any precious water which may remain after some rain.
Ashanti Travel Online encourages tours to this outstanding national park and focuses largely on African budget safaris, so we can arrange a once in a lifetime overland travel tour to suite your budget.
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