National Parks (original) (raw)

Spread throughout Namibia on an amazing scale, game parks and nature reserves constitute some 18% percent of the country’s available surface area. Some, like the huge Etosha National Park, focus primarily on wildlife, while others like the Namib-Naukluft Park and Fish River Canyon are more landscape oriented, their natural beauty easily upstaging the game. Regardless, these parks represent a network of Namibia’s most sought-after tourist destinations and often include a wide-range of adventure, camping, hiking and wilderness activities.

/Ai-/Ais Hot Springs

Africa’s largest natural gorge, some of the world’s oldest rock paintings, one of the richest botanical hot spots…

Etosha National Park

One of the greatest game parks in Africa – and one of the oldest – is also Namibia’s…

Bwabwata National Park

The park was first proclaimed as the Caprivi Game Reserve in 1966 and upgraded to the Caprivi Game…

Cape Cross Seal Reserve

Cape Cross has both historic and biological significance and is a popular tourist attraction. The Portuguese navigator, Diego…

Daan Viljoen Game Park

Just 24 km west of Windhoek lies a sanctuary for a relatively large population of game species typical…

Dorob National Park

This area is known as an angler’s paradise, with kabeljou, galjoen and steenbras the most prized species. But…

Gross-Barmen Hot Springs

A Rhenish mission station was established here in 1844 as one of Namibia’s earliest mission stations. The German…

Khaudum National Parks

“Khaudum National Park was established with conservation in mind, and not for cash generation. This simple guiding characteristic…

Mangetti National Park

Mangetti is part of a new generation of parks aimed at reducing rural poverty through tourism development, joint…

Mudumu National Park

Mudumu National Park, one of Namibia’s least-known parks, is richly rewarding for adventurous visitors. The main attraction is…

Namib-Naukluft Park

Namibia’s largest conservation area contains some of the country’s most iconic attractions: towering sand dunes at Sossusvlei, the…

Naute Recreation Resort

The Naute Recreation Resort surrounds Namibia’s second largest dam, the Naute. The dam was constructed from 1970 to…

Nkasa Rupara National Park

Mamili was officially proclaimed on 1 March 1990, just days before Namibia gained Independence. The name of the…

Skeleton Coast Park

Initially proclaimed in 1971, in its present form in 1973, it extends from the Ugab River in the…

Tsau Khaeb National Park

From giant rock arches, meteor craters, and fossil and archaeological sites to Africa’s most important shipwreck discovery and…

Waterberg Plateau Park

Towering sandstone cliffs, dinosaur footprints, mysterious rock engravings and some of Namibia’s most rare and valuable game species…