Safari in Etosha National Park
A game reserve from 1907 and a national park since 1967, Etosha covers 22,270 km² in north-western Namibia. The great Etosha pan, 4,760 km², takes up nearly a quarter of it.
Key facts
Before you go.
- Starting point
- By car (hired or your own), on a tour or by charter flightEtosha National Park (Wikivoyage)
- GPS coordinates
- -18.94528, 15.89778Etosha National Park (Wikipedia)
- Best season
- The waterholes draw animals especially in the drier winter monthsEtosha National Park (Wikivoyage)
- Official price
- 280 Namibian dollars per foreign adult (entrance and conservation fee), in force since 1 April 2026 · checked on 1 November 2026Park entrance and conservation fees from 1 April 2026 (ministère namibien de l’Environnement, publié par NWR)
Good to know
Three things to remember.
Walking outside your vehicle is not allowed in the park, except in the fenced camps.
Etosha National Park (Wikivoyage)Several rest camps have floodlit waterholes for watching animals after sunset.
Etosha National Park (Wikivoyage)The black rhino is sometimes seen at floodlit waterholes after dark.
Etosha National Park (Wikivoyage)
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Sources · 3 pages consulted, with the exact sentence used
- Etosha National Park (Wikipedia)
Etosha National Park is a national park in northwestern Namibia […] proclaimed a game reserve in March 1907 […] awarded the status of national park in 1967 […] It spans an area of 22,270 km2 […] With an area of 4,760 km2 […] the Etosha pan covers 23% of the total area of the national park. (coordinates -18.94528, 15.89778)
- Etosha National Park (Wikivoyage)
The waterholes surrounding the pan attract animals, particularly in the drier winter months […] Several rest camps have floodlit waterholes where visitors can watch animals after sunset. […] the black rhinoceros […] is sometimes seen at floodlit waterholes after dark. The options are to take your own vehicle (hire or owned), to join a tour, or to fly on a charter. Visitors are not permitted to walk in the park outside of a vehicle (except in the enclosed camping/hotel areas).
- Park entrance and conservation fees from 1 April 2026 (ministère namibien de l’Environnement, publié par NWR)
Revised and updated park entrance and conservation fees to be implemented from 01 April 2026 · […] Etosha National Park […] · Adults · Other foreign nationals: Total Park Fee (N$) 280.
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