How to book Namibia Wildlife Resorts and Etosha

Namibia Wildlife Resorts runs the camps inside the country’s national parks: Okaukuejo, Halali, Namutoni and Onkoshi in Etosha, Sossus Dune Lodge and the Sesriem campsite at the gateway to the Sossusvlei dunes, Terrace Bay and Torra Bay on the Skeleton Coast, and Ai-Ais and Hobas at the Fish River Canyon.

Their great advantage is location. Staying inside means the floodlit waterholes of Etosha after dark, and at Sesriem a head start on the dunes before day visitors arrive. Here is how to request them and what to budget on top.

NWR runs the accommodation, but the park entry permit belongs to the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism. It is charged per person per day plus a vehicle fee and paid at the gate, separately from your room.

The dry season, roughly June to October, is peak time for Etosha and Sossusvlei, and the camps inside the parks fill months ahead for those dates and for the December holidays. Request early, and keep a lodge outside the gate as a fallback.