Etosha Safari Lodge is set on a hillock only 9km away from the Andersson Gate entrance into Etosha National Park. It affords magnificent views of the African bush savannah and is only 1.6km away from Etosha Safari Camp. It is the ideal destination for those self-drive tourists who wish to visit Etosha National Park, without actually staying in the park, or for those travellers who do not want to drive into the park themselves, and prefer to join one of the lodge’s (half or full day) daily safari trips into the park.

There are many interpretations of the name Etosha; a not so well-known one is 'to run faltering across' illustrating the fatigue an early hunter felt when he attempted to cross the pan. Etosha has close on 114 species of mammal roaming, grazing, prowling, sleeping and sometimes fighting in and around the pan. In the rainy season (October-April) animals seldom visit the waterholes along the more popular tourist routes, but it is also the time to view many young animals, since it is the lambing and calving season. This is also a good time for predators after a snack. Large herds of game can be viewed on the grass plains west of Okaukuejo and around Fisher's Pan, near Namutoni, the huge concentrations are a defense strategy against relatively high levels of predators.

The main building at Etosha Safari Lodge houses a restaurant and a bar, guest lounge and there are 3 swimming pools to escape from the hot, afternoon Namibian sun. One of these pools can be booked for private use. There is also a laundry service and secure parking for the lodge's guests and valuables can be secured at reception.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served buffet style and the evening meal often has a variety of game meats. There is a range of South African wines and local beers to compliment your meal.

Accommodation at Etosha Safari Lodge is in 60 single or double chalets, including 5 family rooms. Each unit is equipped with an en-suite bathroom, fan, mosquito nets, a tea/coffee station and a private verandah, with great views of the surrounding environment.

Etosha Park

drive yourself into the Etosha Park and spend the day visiting the numerous waterholes in search of game

Guided Game Drives

Activities centre around half or full day excursions into Etosha National Park. Lion and hyena will have to be searched for and Etosha also contains endangered black rhino and the unusual black-faced impala. A wide variety of plains game can be viewed, including zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, springbok, impala and eland; these abound in great numbers. Herds of 50 elephant or more are not uncommon, and it is not unusual for them to hold up any traffic as they amble down the middle of the road, allowing fantastic photographic opportunities, not to mention one helluva thrill!

Birding

Ornithologists can expect to be well entertained, there have been some 340 different species of birdlife recorded in and around the park.

Directions:

Etosha Safari Lodge is situated 9km south of Etosha's Anderssons gate entrance (the western entrance to Etosha).

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