The field guide
Guides to the pan, habitats, waterholes and camp settings of Etosha National Park.
Visitors at Okaukuejo’s waterhole viewing area. Photograph from 2015. © Bjørn Christian Tørrissen. CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized; crops vary by layout. Source.
Where to stay
Compare a base by its setting and your confirmed travel arrangements, with observation time as part of the decision.
Read guideGemsbok on Fisher’s Pan in eastern Etosha. Photograph from 2007. © Hans Hillewaert. CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized; crops vary by layout. Source.
Plan your trip
Connect the places you want to observe with transport, a confirmed base and current park instructions.
Read guideMopane foliage in Etosha. Photograph from 2014. © Lidine Mia. CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized; crops vary by layout. Source.
Habitats
Follow the contrast between pale ground, low vegetation and leafy cover, rather than expecting one uniform safari landscape.
Read guideLightning above the floodlit Okaukuejo waterhole in March 2021. A 20-second exposure. © Sekundemal. CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized; crops vary by layout. Source.
Waterholes
A waterhole is a changing observation setting. Compare daylight, public viewing areas and the conditions of a particular visit.
Read guideEtosha Pan and its vegetated edge. Photograph from 2016. © Ji-Elle. CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized; crops vary by layout. Source.
Pan and landscape
Look at the pan edge, vegetation and distance together to understand the scale of this landscape.
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