Today the plan was for a morning self drive in Etosha, before we departed to head for the next phase of our trip in the pan handle of Namibia. Due to rain the morning self drive was fairly chilled but we enjoyed seeing loads of zebra and giraffe. En-route to our destination we took a detour to stop at the Hoba Meteorite, the largest single meteorite to have been discovered on earth.
- Start: Namutoni Restcamp
- Destination: n’Kwazi Lodge
- Distance: 450km
- Planned Duration: 4h35min
- Actual Duration: 6h45min
- Animals Seen: Springbok, Gemsbok, Gnu, Impala, Giraffe, Ostrich, Kori Bustard, Guinea Fowl, Zebra, Marabou Stork, Lilac-breasted Roller, Red Hartebeest
Morning Self Drive
We woke up early for our final self drive, and were very surprised to find out that it was raining. Thankfully it seemed to be passing and by the time we set off the rain had stopped, but there was still a dramatic electrical storm not very far away. From a wildlife perspective, this was probably our least successful safari of the trip, however it was still wonderful seeing the zebra and giraffe in the morning, a particular highlight was a very small zebra foal.
Drive
The drive was all very easy, as the road for pretty much the entire duration was good tarmac. We stopped todo some shopping in Grootfontein, and to try and convert some money into Botswanan Pula. We just about succeeded with the shopping and we definitely failed with the money.
We then took a detour to Hoba Meterorite, which is the world’s largest known single meteorite. It was discovered in 1920 and is flat, almost square shaped and composed of iron and nickel. It weighs around 60 tonnes and remains cool even when the day is hot and everything else around has heated up.
After arriving at camp, we enjoyed a few beers by the river while watching out for hippos, unfortunately none came while we were watching, but apparently as we arrived there was a hippo and then a crocodile. Oh well, hopefully we will see them on the morning boat cruise.
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