NAMIBIA vast land of Africa | Part Three

The last stretch of our Namibia trip takes us to Etosha National Park.
We stayed here for 4 nights driving from West to East.
The first night we camped at Okaukuejo, I would rate this the best campsite between the 3 we stayed at. The water hole here is very popular with game and large mammals. We were fortunate to have a close encounter with a rhino a mear meter or two from us.
The only lion sighting we encountered was a few kilometers from camp on our first day in the park.
Our second camp was Halali, the waterhole has a amphitheater, which makes for a great place to sit down with a drink and watch the sun go down. But game numbers are generally much lower than at Okaukuejo.
We spent two nights at Namutoni. This waterhole has lots of reeds and is generally very good for bird watching, but less so for large mammals.
We had the most elephant and giraffe sightings in this part of the park.
From Etosha, we drove back to Windhoek and stayed at UrbanCamp (a hidden gem), centrally located, well hidden, and situated in the heart of Windhoek and a 5min walk to Joe’s Beerhouse - that we just had to visit again!
From here, we took the road the Keetmanshoop to the Quivertree Forest and Giants Playground (The playground is said to have formed about 180 million years ago)
After watching the sunset behind the Quiver trees and walking the playground maze the next morning, we hit the road again to the Canyon Roadhouse.
We had a very peaceful stay here for 2 nights and drove out to the Fish River Canyon to view the last sunset in Namibia over the canyon - a nostalgic moment.
Namibia has been a wonderful experience - we will definitely be back soon.
We traveled here from 25 March - 15 April 2023 - it's considered not the best time to visit, especially for Etosha - but we had incredible weather. No wind, not too hot and crowded a little rain in Etosha, but overall perfect conditions.
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0:00 Intro
0:27 Entering Etosha
00:49 Okaukuejo & driving
01:57 Halali & driving
05:08 Etosha Pan
06:46 Namutoni & driving
11:01 Leaving the Park
12:42 Quivertree Forest
14:30 Giants Playground
15:28 Canyon Roadhouse
16:34 Fish River Canyon
17:39 Driving back home
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Etosha Campsites: etoshanationalpark.co.za/etos...
UrbanCamp: www.urbancamp.net/
Quivertree Forest Camp: www.quivertreeforest.com/
Canyon Roadhouse: store.gondwana-collection.com...
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[@lostintravel_at]

Very nice impressions from one of our favorite countries in the world. Thanks for taking us with you. 🙂

[@ForThisLife]

You're very welcome! It's always a pleasure to share experiences and bring a bit of the journey to others.

[@subsonic76]

beautiful impressions again, wow! can't wait for winter, when i will see that too with my own eyes ♥

[@ForThisLife]

Thank you so much, always lovely to hear you enjoyed watching.

[@OverlandPNW]

Amazing edit on this! Loved it. Subbed.

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[@samsonkjoseph6087]

Baie dankie / Thank you.

[@ForThisLife]

Groot plesier! Dankie vir die ondersteuning.

[@warrenpfo]

As always very nicely put together, very cinematic. Of the places you have visited so far are there any you might skip if you where to do it all again? I ask as we planning a trip and it's great to get insight.

[@ForThisLife]

Thank you so much for watching. I'm glad you loved it! All the places we stayed at had something unique to offer, so I actually don't think I would have changed much. While in Etosha, we stayed at Namutoni for 2 nights - if you are staying longer at a site in Etosha, I would recommend Okaukuajo. If you are fishing, we got our permits in Henties, Swakopmund unfortunately couldn't help us. The only places we booked at were Klein-Aus Vista (our first 2 nights in Namibia), Sossus Oasis and Etosha. It's nice to have the flexibility to choose camp spots while on the road, then to rush to get to your destination, missing attractions along the way. The ioverlander app comes in very handy here. Hope you enjoy your trip, Namibia is incredible we cant wait to go again soon. Next on our list is the Caprivi Strip, Epupa Falls and Sandwich Harbour.

[@warrenpfo]

@@ForThisLife many thanks we in Namibia for 4 weeks and are going to Etosha for 6 nights starting at Olifants and heading east. We have Bern advised that of all the camps Namatoni is the one to maybe give a miss. We heading as far north as Etosha and if we enjoy the trip will head up North next time to caprivi strip, eupapa falls etc. We however tow so can't do anything too extreme. Keep up the videos they great

[@ForThisLife]

@warrenpfo Sounds amazing. Wish you a beautiful, safe trip. Enjoy the planning.