01Experience a distinctive safari setting
Etosha's salt pan and surrounding habitats create a different landscape from many other southern African parks.
Etosha National Park
Explore Etosha National Park
Discover a distinctive safari landscape centred on the Etosha Pan and wildlife waterholes.
Etosha National Park is centred on a vast salt pan and includes savannah, woodland and waterholes that attract wildlife. Visitors can travel on permitted self-drive routes or join guided activities where offered. Wildlife sightings vary with season and conditions and cannot be guaranteed.
Discover
Why visit Etosha National Park
02Look for wildlife at waterholes
Waterholes can attract wildlife, particularly in drier periods, but sightings are never guaranteed.
03Travel at your own pace
Plan permitted park routes and overnight stops around gate schedules and realistic driving distances.
Destination
Highlights
The vast Etosha PanWildlife viewing around waterholesSelf-drive routes and guided activitiesDistinctive dry-season and green-season scenery
Experiences
Things to do
Explore Etosha on a game drive
Visit wildlife waterholes
Discover the Etosha Pan
When to go?
Best time to visit
The drier months are popular for wildlife viewing around waterholes, while the rainy season brings greener scenery and seasonal birdlife.
Dry season
May – October
Wildlife may be easier to observe around water sources as vegetation dries, though conditions vary.
Rainy season
November – April
Greener landscapes and seasonal birdlife are possible; rain and road conditions can affect travel.