Etosha National Park
The Etosha national park comprise a surface of approx. 22,000 km2 and was declared to a wildreserve in 1907
by the German-Southwestafrican government. In the center of the Etosha national park exist a vast salt pan, surrounded of
grass and thorn savannas, Mopane-bush land in the west as well as dry wood in the north-east. About two
million years ago, the salt pan was a gigantic lake, which was supply by the Kunene river and dried up later
as a result of the change of the river bed bit by bit. The pan is mostly dry and has an endlessly effect in
the shimmering heat. Especially in the southern section of the park, there are numerous waterholes which
are the basis for the wildlife in the Etosha national park. The western section of the park is closed for
usual visitors and only with a special permit to enter. The 3 camps in the accessible part of the park are
Okaukuejo, Halali and Namutoni with a distance from approx. 70 km to each other.
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