There is never really a bad time to visit Safari House and the Etosha Heights Reserve but it should be noted that each season offers a very different experience. In the winter months of May to September (and when we say winter, we mean dry, sunny days with little to no rainfall – most unlike a European winter!) the waterholes begin to dry up and the wildlife congregates around the little that is left, making for iconic and easy game viewing. Temperatures at this time of year hover around the mid-twenties Celsius but be warned – it can get chilly in the mornings and evenings…

The summer months of October to April are when Etosha receives the most rain, but don’t let that put you off. Rain showers are short and sharp and the clouds and lightning storms make for some of the best sunsets you’ll ever witness! At this time, the landscape is green and luscious and all the animals are still present and correct. Temperature-wise, expect high-twenties into the mid-thirties Celsius and come prepared with plenty of suncream, a hat and good sunglasses.

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Seasonality

• Green Season: 10 January – 31 March
• Shoulder Season: 01 April – 30 June & 01 November – 09 January
• High Season: 01 July – 30 September & 20 December – 19 December
• Peak Season: 01 August – 31 August & 01 October – 31 October

• Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in the Etosha Heights Private Reserve, and look for the elusive black and white rhino amongst large concentrations of plains game.
• Wrap up warm and hop in the vehicle for a night-time game drive to explore the magic of the Namibian bush after dark.
• Dust off your camera, charge those batteries, and spend the morning or afternoon in the unique, double-tiered photography hide. Even if you’re not a keen photographer, the hide will get you closer than ever to Namibia’s giants.
• Bush meals and picnics can be arranged with a little advance notice.

Landscape

Founded in 1999, Etosha Heights is one of the largest private reserves in Namibia, sharing a 65 kilometre border with the famous Etosha National Park. The reserve offers a robust 600 square-kilometres of unspoiled wildlife, landscapes, and tranquillity; truly a place to reconnect with nature and escape the modern stresses of life. The savannah is punctuated by pods of mopane woodland, thick, riverine forest and those iconic waterholes, attracting animals from far and wide.

Wildlife

Etosha Heights Private Reserve is safari in a nutshell. Game drives will almost certainly yield sightings of lion, cheetah, eland, kudu, hartebeest and springbok, as well as Namibia’s fascinating desert species such as black-faced impala, oryx and the elusive Hartmann’s zebra. The Etosha area is also famous for its numerous waterholes and our double-tiered photography hide is ideally positioned to watch the elephant drink and splash in the water. And, if there is one animal that is iconic to this region, it’s the white rhino and Etosha Heights has a strong population of both white and black rhino.