Namibia
National Parks & Game
Reserves 
Daan Viljoen Game Park
Etosha National
Park
Fish River Canyon National Park
Hardap Dam Recreation Resort & Game Park
Khaudom Game Reserve
Mahango Game
Reserve
Mamili National Park
Mudumu National Park
Namib-Naukluft
Park
Skeleton Coast Park
Waterberg Plateau Park
Private
Parks/Game Farms
Daan Viljoen Game Park
The smallest park in Namibia,
Dann Vilijoen lies just 18kms west of Namibia's capital city, Windhoek, making
it popular with day and weekend visitors.
Animals to be spotted include
including kudu, red hartebeest, springbok, klipspringer, steenbok, eland and
oryx antelopes, baboons, blue wildebeests and giraffes and over 200 bird
species including helmeted guineafowl, red billed francolin, yellow billed
hornbill, rock runner. The park has no large predators so walking around the
park is permitted and there is a network of walking tracks to
explore.
Accommodation:
A
rest camp is located on the banks of Augeigas dam which offer accommdation in
several bungalows, a camp site and picnic area for a day visitors. It also has
a restaurant and swimming pool
Etosha National Park - click
to view recommended Tours and Safaris
Located
in northern Namibia approcimately lies 500 kilometers north of Namibia's
capital, Windhoek. Ethosha covers an area of approximate 23 000 square
kilometres and is one of Namibias most famous parks and one of the largest
preserves on the African continent. The park encompasses a vast salt pan which
covers an areas of approximately 5,000 square kilometers
 It is home to elephant, both Burchell's and
Hartmann's zebras , giraffe, lion, leopard, black rhinoceros , red hartebeests,
blue wildebeests, cheetah, hyena, eland, kudu, springbok, gemsbok, black-faced
impala and many other types of antelope as well as over 340 species of birds,
including large flocks of flamingoes and white pelicans which come to breed in
years of good rainfall. Also spotted are ostrich, kori bustard, which can weigh
over 30 pounds, and Yellow-billed hornbills
The salt pan is off limits
but there is a road network running along its edge
 Game viewing is good for most part
of the year but the best time to visit is in the winter, which is also the dry
season, from May through September. During this period, wildlife gather around
the waterholes. There is a large network of fairly well maintained roads
running through the park
Accommodation:
There are three camps in the
park all lying south of the pan
Okaukuejo Camp
Located
approximately 17 kms from the main admission gate in the south of the park,
acommodation is in either 2,3 or 4 bedroomed bungalows. Camp amenities include
a shop, restaurant, bar, Kiosk, petrol station, swimming pool, and floodlit
water hole which is popular with elephant and lions and very occasionally black
rhinos visit
Halali Camp
Located in the middle of Namutoni and
Okadukuejo camps, south of the pan, this camp offers accommodation in either 4
bed tents or two to four bed bungalows. Amenities include a shop, restaurant,
bar, Kiosk, petrol station, swimming pool, and floodlit water
hole
Namutoni Camp
Situated on the eastern side of the pan
close to Von Lindequist Gate. Accommodation is in the form of either the camp
has mobile homes, 2/3 bed rooms, and four bedroomed flats with hotplate and
fridge. Camp amenities include a shop, restaurant, bar, Kiosk, petrol station,
swimming pool, and floodlit water hole
| Africa Guide's recommended video
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The Living
Edens - Etosha: Africa's Untamed Wilderness
(1998) VHS (amazon.com) - USA
During the bloom of the wet season
lions, cheetahs, elephants, jackals, giraffes, spring boks and zebras continue
the timeless cycle of life in glorious abundance. But at the peak of its
scorching dry season, the heart of ETOSHA is a parched and blistered wasteland
where drought and thirst endanger predator and prey alike. For those who
survive its harshest interval, Etosha becomes, once again, a Living Eden.
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Fish River Canyon National Park
 Located in the Southern part of
Namibia, Fish River Canyon is the second largest canyon in the world. With a
depth of up to 550 metres in parts, the enormous gorge winds along a distance
of approx. 160 kilometres through the fissured Koubis Massif all the way down
to Ai-Ais. The canyon starts near Seeheim, is 161 kilometres long and ends at
Ai-Ais.
The Fish River Hiking trail is one of the most famous hikes in
Southern Africa. The hike covers a distance of just over 80km in the base of
the canyon and takes over 5 days with absolutely no facilities whatsoever. To
undertake the hike you should be in reasonable fitnees and obtain a hiking
permit. In the summer (Nov to mid March) temperatures can reach some 50°
Centigrade, resulting in the canyon being closed to the public for hiking
during that time
Ais-Ais hot springs can be found within the Fish River
Canyon conservation area. These sulphurous springs originate deep underground
and are rich in minerals, which have been reported to be beneficial for those
with rheumatic or nervous disorders. Ais-Ais hot springs are a public facility,
attached to a resort that includes an indoor spa with Jacuzzi. The resort is
closed from November to mid March
Namib-Naukluft National Park - click to view recommended Tours and Safaris
 The park is a
combination of the Namib Desert Park and the Naukluft Mountain Zebra Park as
well as sections of the Diamond Area. There are four sections in the park:
Sossusvlei and Sessriem, Naukluft, Namib section and Sandwich Harbour.
Rain is rare - the raining season is between Feb and April. The months
of November to March are the hottest when day time temperatures seldom drop
below 35°c. During the months of June/July and August night time
temperatures can drop to below 5°c
At almost 50,000 km² it is
the largest conservation area in Namibia and 4th largest in the world . The
area is home to some of the rarest plant and animal species in the world. The
animals of this harsh landscape include the oryx, springbok. Welwitschia
Mirabilis, large lichen fields and Hartmann's Mountain Zebra.
The park's main attractions are
Sossusvlei; the world's largest sand dune. Sandwich Harbour; a paradise for
ornithologists and nature lovers visiting Namibia. The Naukluft region is a
favourite for hiking and four wheel drive trails.
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The Africa Guide's recommended
video
Living Edens, The: Namib, Africa's Burning
Shore VHS (amazon.com) - USA
The searing Namibian desert and the
frigid Atlantic sea meet along this 1200-mile strip of land off the
southwestern coast of Africa. Here, the basic elements of the earth exist in
paradoxical extremes. Namib, the hottest of lands, is obscured in mist created
by the Benguela, one of the coldest of ocean currents. The inhabitants of Eden
Namib have adapted superbly to this tortuous climate. Lizards swim through
sand, snakes surf the sand dunes, beetles race over miles of desert. You will
be surprised by many of the creatures who call this desiccated landscape home.
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Skeleton Coast Park - click to view recommended Tours and Safaris
The
Skeleton Coast Park stretches from the Kunene River in the north for
approximately 500km to the Ugab River in the south. The landscape includes sand
dunes, canyons and mountain ranges. This is one of the least accessible regions
of Namibia.
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Hardap Dam
Khaudom Game Reserve
Mahango Game Reserve
Mamili & Mudumu National Park
Waterberg Plateau National Park
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