Best safari areas in Namibia
"Safari" means something different in each of these three regions. See our wildlife guide for what to expect from each. None is strictly better: they suit different priorities.
Etosha
- Safari style
- Classic waterhole safari
- Wildlife
- Reliable: elephant, lion, black rhino, large herds concentrated around floodlit waterholes
- Pace
- Structured game drives from a fixed base
Damaraland
- Safari style
- Tracking, on foot or by vehicle
- Wildlife
- Desert-adapted elephant and, with a specialist guide out of Palmwag, tracked black rhino, never guaranteed, more rewarding when found
- Pace
- Slower, guided, conservancy-based
Caprivi Strip
- Safari style
- River and floodplain wildlife
- Wildlife
- Hippo, crocodile, strong birding: a different ecosystem entirely
- Pace
- Boat-based excursions alongside game drives