Etosha Safari Camp

Etosha Safari Camp is a mid-sized Gondwana Collection property on the C38, about 10 km south of Andersson Gate, the southern entrance to Etosha National Park. It is one of several lodges strung along this road outside the park, and it suits people who want to drive into Etosha each morning and come back to a pool, a bar and a cooked meal without paying for a room inside the park.

What to expect

There are 50 chalets among mopane trees: 37 twins, 3 triples and 10 family units with double bunk beds (the bunks are meant for two adults and two children under 13). Every unit has its own shower, air conditioning and a small veranda. The main draw is the theme. The Okambashu restaurant and the Oshebeena bar are done up like a township shebeen, and local musicians often play in the courtyard in the evening. If you want silence after dark, this is not the place. There is one cold-water swimming pool and a curio shop.

Practical details

• Phone: +264 61 427 200 (Gondwana reservations). After hours +264 81 129 2424. Email info@gcnam.com.
• Check-in from 2pm, check-out by 10am.
• Guided half-day and full-day drives into Etosha leave from the camp, plus a short guided walk of 2 to 3.5 km in the mopane woods. Park entry fees are paid separately.
• Wi-Fi works in the main areas, and Visa and Mastercard are accepted.

Good to know

The park gates open at sunrise and close at sunset, and paperwork at the gate can take a while in busy months, so leave early. Okaukuejo, with its floodlit waterhole, is about 20 km past the gate on tar. The dolomite ridge you see near the gate is known as the Leopard Hills. Etosha Safari Camping2Go, the self-catering tents next door, shares the camp’s bar, pool and restaurant.

Last updated 7 October 2026. Sources: Gondwana Collection, Etosha Safari Camp, Wikivoyage, Etosha National Park, Wikipedia, Etosha National Park.