CAN'T WAIT!
Etosha game park was declared a National Park in 1907, it is home to approx 114 mammal species, 340 bird species, 110 reptile species,16 amphibian species and one species of fish.
The Etosha National Park covers an area of 22912 km sq. The word Etosha means 'Great White Place'
The Etosha Pan covers some 4731 km sq. at its widest point it is approx 110 km by 60 km. The pan is mostly dry except after heavy rains when it floods mainly from the Ekuma and the Oshigambo rivers in the north. In the east Fischer's pan usually holds water for most of the year. Permanent springs are plentiful in the south fed by the water reserves in the porous bedrock which permeate out to the clay pan floor.
There were three resorts that we stayed at in the Park. The first night we stayed at Okaukuejo. We worked our way through the park visiting many water holes and our second night ended up at Halau and the last night was at Namitoni.
No sooner did we get through the park gates did we see our first nice surprise. Lions laying under the shade of a tree not 50 feet from the road. These female lions looked like they had just enjoyed a fresh kill as they were tinted in red blood around their necks and mouths. But that was just the beginning............
And that was just a Sampler of Day 1! Can you Believe it?
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