{"id":2926,"date":"2022-08-15T19:15:57","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T18:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/?p=2926"},"modified":"2022-08-15T19:19:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T18:19:02","slug":"etosha-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/etosha-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Etosha National park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>All the way down africa in every country the campsites were either completely empty or just a handful of true overlanders, in Zambia it started to get busy with South Africans and fly drive tourists, when planning the trip all I read was we must book campsites in Namibia, our first campsite in Namibia was just us, our second was 80% full then in Etosha which has a lot of campsites all where overbooked and the place was heaving, we got to the gate at Etosha on the east side and went to a luxury private lodge, conservation area and campsite and by pure luck they had a space for one night, yipee. it had private showers etc etc and a swimming pool, it also had a watering hole for wild animals right next to the restaurant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/etosha-animals-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"532\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/etosha-animals-1-1024x532.jpeg\" alt=\"none girrafes drinking at water hole in etosha national park with male lion watching\" class=\"wp-image-2889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/etosha-animals-1-1024x532.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/etosha-animals-1-300x156.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/etosha-animals-1-768x399.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/etosha-animals-1.jpeg 1531w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>a family of Giraffes drinking by the restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We sat and watched a family of nine Giraffes of all ages come and drink alongside oryx and springboks, worth the money, this campsite wasn&#8217;t so cheep at 25\u00a3 ,but worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next day we went inside the park, Namibian national parks are not silly money, \u00a327 for a day, great value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a big park with a salt pan and plenty of animals, we saw all, lions, cheetahs, leopards and all the boring stuff like elephants ,zebras etc etc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"zebras in the road\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nZZNhwU-4v4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-6-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-6-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-6-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-6-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-6.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>zebras and everything else at a dry water hole<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-5-1024x657.jpg\" alt=\"elephants charging range rover\" class=\"wp-image-2931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-5-1024x657.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-5-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-5-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-5.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-4-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"toyotas are a blight on the tourist trails in africa too many tourists\" class=\"wp-image-2930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-4-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-4-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-4-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-4.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>broken down toyotas get laughed at by the Elephants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"248\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-2-1024x248.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-2-1024x248.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-2-300x73.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-2-768x186.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-2.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>epic amount of animals in etosha, it is a huge park this is juts one small group.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-1-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-1-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-1-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-1-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-1.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-3-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-3-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-3-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-3-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beady.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Range-rover-overlander-in-etosha-Namibia-3.jpg 1205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>only Ostriches and elephants crossed the massive dry lake. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"salt pan\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t6W-EKo4Vdc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" 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