Kamanjab

Day 30 - Kamanjab

After breakfast, we did our last game drive through Etosha as we made our way to the gates and exited the park. We drove by the big flat nothingness of Etosho salt plain, some water holes full of animals, and two lions as bonus. We had lunch at the Okaukuejo camp where we were supposed to spent one night yet skipped due to sold out. We watched animals at the water hole next to the camp before lunch. The camp was very dry and dusty so I wore face marks. 

We were warned that we are heading into the Namibian desert full of sand and dust in the coming days with scenery of rugged mountains and dry river beds.

We saw many people driving themselves in Etosha National Park, since most areas have open fields and animals are easy Etosha National Park to spot. The commercial safari vehicles cannot drive off road so no real edges than private vehicles. No wonder the game drives here cost half price of those in other main African safari parks I have visited. Another advantage of Etosha National Park is that it’s camps are national-owned and operated, well organized and clean compared with the other main African safari parks I have visited, even belter than some American national parks I visited.  If you want me to pick a DIY African safari park, this will be it. 

Kamanjab is a dusty little town where I feel showers are useless as you catch dust in the air everywhere, yet it is relatively warm in 10c overnight. It turned out to be its once in 10 year sand storm. My tent is set in a kitchen area so it is not only sheltered from wind and also comes with light, power plugs and a faucet, a VIP camp site. We had steaks for dinner.