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Got your khaki shorts and binoculars ready? We're going to the Endless Plain and the Impenetrable Forest. We're going to wander in the Bushveld and scour the Skeleton Coast. We're off on safari...

On Safari: Etosha National Park, Namibia
Established back in 1907, during Namibia's days as a German colony, the Park is dominated by a great salt-pan desert which runs some 130 kilometres in length and is home to 114 different mammal species, as well as 340 species of bird.
What to see: Periannual springs along the edge of the park bring game and birdlife throughout the year, especially zebra, wildebeeste and antelope, as well as beautiful flocks of flamingoes. Keep your binocular trained for rare sightings of the Black Face Impala and Black Rhinocerous.
We suggest: A detour to Cape Cross on the Skeleton Coast, home to thousands of seals. And the startlingly red dunes of Sossusvlei, up to 600 metres high.
Stay: Etosha offers three restcamps at reasonable prices. Each camp comes with its own watering hole to attract wildlife. Of the three we recommend Okaukuejo, for its nice rooms, great views and unceasing waterhole action.
Time to go: From June to September (cooler season).

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