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31/10/2026

Two elephants greeting trunk to trunk, zebra drinking at eye level, a journey of giraffe crossing the grass, and buffalo on the move.

All filmed in Botswana: at Hyena Pan and Sable Alley in the Khwai Private Reserve, and at Jack's Camp in the Makgadikgadi.

Want moments like these on your safari? Tell us your dates. We reply within 24 hours.
https://desert-tracks.com/botswana-safaris-and-tours/

Footage: Natural Selection

30/10/2026

Planning to drive a Namibian hire car into Botswana, Zambia or Zimbabwe?

Ask for cross-border permission when you book, and keep the letter with the vehicle papers. Expect to pay road fees and third-party insurance at the border, plus carbon tax for Zambia and Zimbabwe. Botswana restricts fresh meat and other cloven-hoof products because of foot-and-mouth rules, so buy them locally once you have crossed. And check border hours: Mohembo is open 06:00 to 18:00, while Buitepos runs from 07:00 to midnight.

Our travel guide compares hire company terms, border fees and time limits country by country. Read it before you plan the route.

https://desert-tracks.com/travel-guide/namibia-hire-car-cross-border/

28/10/2026

Etosha National Park covers 22,912 km², and about a fifth of it is the Etosha Pan itself.

In the dry season, animals gather at the waterholes. In the wet season, from December to April, many animals give birth and flamingos breed on the pan. Etosha counts 114 mammal and 340 bird species.

Inside the park, the rest camps at Okaukuejo, Halali and Namutoni each have a floodlit waterhole, so the viewing carries on after dark. Just outside, private reserves such as Ongava and Onguma add their own lodges. Our Etosha & the North page lists 17 lodges and camps.

Tell us when you would like to travel. We reply within 24 hours.

https://desert-tracks.com/namibia-accommodation/etosha-and-the-north/

26/10/2026

Ten tented suites, built high in the treetops of Bwabwata National Park.

Nambwa Tented Lodge sits on the Kwando River in Namibia's Zambezi Region, raised off the ground so wildlife can pass underneath. Timber walkways link the suites, each about 110 m² with a private deck, a lounge, and both a bath and a shower. Elephants often wander right through camp.

Days follow the river: three-hour game drives, boat cruises on the Kwando, guided bush walks, and sundowners at Horseshoe Lagoon, where elephant herds often come down to drink.

See the suites and activities on our Nambwa Tented Lodge page, and ask us how it fits into your safari route. We reply within 24 hours.

https://desert-tracks.com/namibia-accommodation/nambwa-tented-lodge/

24/10/2026

23/10/2026

Is Swakopmund always foggy?

Not all day. Cold sea air gets trapped under warmer desert air, so mornings and evenings are often grey, but the fog generally clears around the middle of the day and afternoons are usually brighter. At the coast it peaks in winter, between April and August, and some winter fog lingers longer. Warm, dry east-wind days can clear it completely.

Our tip: plan beach and seafront time for the afternoon, and pack layers whatever the month, because the coast stays cool.

The full answer is in our travel guide, Swakopmund Fog: When It Clears and Why It Is There. Save this for your Namibia planning.

https://desert-tracks.com/travel-guide/swakopmund-fog-weather/

22/10/2026

Damaraland is Namibia at its rawest: granite kopjes, dry riverbeds and wide gravel plains. Along the Hoarusib, Hoanib, Uniab, Huab and Ugab rivers live about 150 desert-adapted elephants, an ecotype with learned behaviour rather than a separate species. Black rhino live in the Kunene conservancies too.

At Twyfelfontein, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2007, the rock engravings record at least 2,000 years of hunter-gatherer ritual. To the south, the Brandberg rises to 2,573 m.

Our Damaraland & Kaokoveld page lists 18 lodges and camps across the region. Have a look, then tell us how you'd like to travel - we reply within 24 hours.

https://desert-tracks.com/namibia-accommodation/damaraland-and-the-kaokoveld/

22/10/2026

Fish River Lodge sits right on the edge of the Fish River Canyon, inside the 45,000-hectare Canyon Nature Park in southern Namibia. Its 20 chalets line the rim, each with large windows, a veranda and an outdoor shower, so the canyon stays in view from sunrise to sunset.

Days here are active: a full-day canyon drive on the only vehicle route into the canyon, half- or full-day hikes to the rock pools, fat-bike rides, and a sundowner drive to two viewpoints. Evenings end on the pool deck, or by the fireplace in winter.

See the chalets and activities on our Fish River Lodge page, and ask us how it fits into your Namibia route.

https://desert-tracks.com/namibia-accommodation/fish-river-lodge/

16/10/2026

Seven tents, one waterhole, and nowhere you'd rather be.

Onguma Tented Camp sits on the private Onguma Nature Reserve, with Etosha excursions through the Von Lindequist Gate. Each of its seven luxury tents looks straight out over a waterhole about 60 metres away, so the game viewing starts from your own deck.

Inside, the colours echo Fischer's Pan: charcoal, cream and muted green. Every tent has an indoor and outdoor shower, a deep bath and a wood-fired hot tub, with butler service and a rim-flow pool at the main lodge.

Onguma means "the place you don't want to leave" in Herero. Want it on your Namibia safari? Ask us to add it: https://desert-tracks.com/namibia-accommodation/onguma-tented-camp/

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