Wild Safari Journey
The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the vast desert landscape of Namibia. Already this is largely true, the record will prove that Namibia has more than just offer the Namib Desert is the Etosha National Park, the perfect place to experience true African safari vacation.
Beauty on Display
Located in the northern part of Namibia, Etosha National Park has the world’s largest reserves until 1960 when the political pressure to reserves of 100 000 square kilometers to reduce the current size, an area of more than 22 000 square kilometers. But even after extraordinary frugality remains very popular African National Parks.
Besides the incredible scenery and natural beauty to see in Etosha park also has an excellent infrastructure makes it much more interesting day trip. The other three camps, Halali, Namutoni and Okaukuejo, connected by well maintained roads, gravel and has restaurants, shops, swimming pools, and chalets, campsites and hotels available.
Pan
Etosha means “Great White Place. The name comes from the great salt pans endoreïsche for about 25% of the park and spread over the surface of approximately 120 square kilometers, is the only source of water in the river Ekuma.
Thousands of years ago Etosha Pan is a longer fed by the Kunene River, but the river changed course and due to the lake dries, leaving a large depression of salt and dusty clay. The Etosha Pan is a picture of the scorched earth and seems really lifeless, except the water edge.
This unique surface characteristics greenish white and serves as a breeding ground for flamingos during the rainy season, when the Etosha pan in a shallow lake with depths of about 10 cm. Rare to see thousands of flamingos that the pan as a pink blanket attracts many tourists and photographers every year.
wildlife
Etosha Game Park to see the real big. With so many water holes on the edge of Etosha Pan, chances are that you see more than a flamingo. The Etosha Pan provides enough water for wildlife in the park, elephants, giraffes, rhinos, lions and many types of money just a few names to include. For visitors, there probably are a blessed opportunity for a glimpse of the shy cheetahs and leopards get.
More than a game
Although intended to break the rules say sounds very challenging, a warning that the Etosha National Park, in fact, any visitor to prohibit their vehicles outside the gate to leave once in camps. Although this is the norm in every national park, the price paid for ignoring the rules may very likely be a big and strong.
There are two very good reasons. The first reason is to protect yourself, because the animals can be frightened by people, but not with their vehicles. A frightened animal is an animal because it is unexpected and dangerous animal.
The second reason is to protect Africa’s endangered species. The government is trying to prevent poaching. Park is only one hundred kilometers from the border with Namibia and the South African Defence Force training in the park with the hope of deterring or capturing poachers. Therefore, someone not in their vehicles to be confused with the hunters and shot on the spot. Now although this seems drastic and even hard to believe there is enough influence to reduce poaching in the area, good enough to continue with this exercise. Not only our wildlife saving, but also visitors to keep from breaking the rules to their own protection.
Now although you should ask yourself why your African safari where there is a chance that your life is in danger to follow, you can rest easy, the real risk of this happening is very small. This park has gone to extreme measures to prevent damage to the visitor and since one is usually hunt at night no need for alarm.
African safari holiday
All you will need to pay attention to yourself by spotting game is interesting and animal interactions that occur on a safari drive, and if you have plenty of sun cream!
Land Rover 4×4 driving behind you on the beauty that Etosha Park. The green surroundings on the charred Etosha Pan, Etosha National Park, which is all that and more for the ideal African Safari.
