Category: Etosha Namibia

6 travel highlights of 2015

30/12/2015

By Roxanne Reid
There’s nothing I love more than a road trip, whether it’s a weekend just 100km from home or a multi-week journey across different countries. And 2015 has been a wonderful year of roadheart – defined by author Mary Sojourner as ‘The much to be desired condition of suddenly finding everything astonishing, fascinating, and unique the second you are on a roadtrip … so that even the local gas station becomes full of characters and stories.’ Here are my 6 travel highlights of 2015.

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How to stay safe while watching elephants in the wild

22/6/2014

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By Roxanne Reid
There have been a number of instances in the news in recent months of humans behaving badly around wild animals, especially elephants. Unfortunately for the humans, their transgressions are captured on video for the rest of us to shake our heads at in disbelief. Here's how to stay safe while watching elephants in the wild.

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7 travel highlights of 2013

18/12/2013

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By Roxanne Reid
John Steinbeck said about travel that you go, not so much to see but to tell afterward. I travel for both those reasons. I’m endlessly curious and love experiencing new things I couldn’t in my own back yard, but I also enjoy sharing those experiences through this blog. Here are my 7 travel highlights of 2013.

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Cheetahs in Etosha National Park, Namibia

23/10/2013

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Cheetah and cub on a kill, Etosha National Park

By Roxanne Reid
If I had to choose just one game park to visit for the rest of my life, it would have to be Etosha National Park in northern Namibia, because it hits you between the eyes every day with fabulous sightings of animals, as if they're still roaming everywhere like they did 150 years ago. Take the 'Day of the Cheetahs' as an example.

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Rare elephant behaviour at Etosha National Park, Namibia

8/10/2013

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Elephants, Etosha National Park, Namibia

By Roxanne Reid
Elephants are endlessly fascinating. But in Etosha National Park this winter, we were privileged to see a rare elephant behaviour, so rare that not even elephant scientists have often witnessed it in the wild.

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The Etosha lions that no one saw

11/9/2013

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Zebra, Charitsaub waterhole, Etosha National Park, Namibia

By Roxanne Reid
Lions munching on a zebra they had killed in Etosha National Park, Namibia. Spotted hyenas pacing up and down in frustration at not getting a piece of the action. Jackals patrolling the perimeter. It has all the elements of a blockbuster sighting. Yet no one saw them but us. How is that possible?

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Why everyone should visit Okaukuejo, Etosha

28/8/2013

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By Roxanne Reid
Namibia Wildlife Resorts upped its prices by monstrous amounts in 2007. Since then we’ve avoided Etosha National Park’s Okaukuejo camp. At around N$2000-3000 per night for the two of us in a waterfront chalet, it’s way beyond our budget. Camping costs N$420 a night for two, but we’ve never liked Okaukuejo’s campsite. Until now.

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Why Moringa is my favourite Etosha waterhole

14/8/2013

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By Roxanne Reid
Not many people know about Halali. It’s the poor relation of Okaukuejo and Namutoni camps in Namibia’s Etosha National Park. But it’s definitely my favourite. Here’s why.

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7 African travel highlights in 2012

31/12/2012

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By Roxanne Reid
2012 has been a fabulous year of travel, and I count myself truly lucky. But across the six African countries we visited, some experiences stood out as highlights. Here are seven of them; follow the links to find out why they were so special.

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3 Etosha camps and why they’re all worth a visit

27/9/2012

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Okaukuejo camp, Etosha National Park, Namibia

By Roxanne Reid
Etosha National Park must be one of the best places to see wildlife in the whole of Southern Africa. And to my mind, each of these three camps offers its own rewards.

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