Elephant and rhino will be more elusive, feeding in thicker bush while they have the chance to be further from the waterholes. All the details mentioned for January still apply in terms of the desirability of a 4x4, thunderstorms and potentially, patches of dodgy weather. If the rains have been good, there will be water in the pan itself (and migrant waterbirds) Fisher’s Pan near Namutoni could have turned pink with flamingos. Vegetation will be as lush as it gets in Etosha for the next month or two – which makes game viewing more challenging.
Elephant and rhino will be more… Etosha in February As the park roads tend to link waterholes, this can make sightings less accessible.’ moved from the waterholes to thicker bush. Those charismatic big guys, the elephant and rhino, will have gone walkabout toward the east, i.e. If the rains have been good, there will be water in the pan itself, and Fisher’s Pan near Namutoni could have turned pink with flamingos, which breed here in good years. Things quieten down drastically later by month-end some private lodges can even feel a bit echoey! All the more attention for those lucky few. The beginning of January is still peak local holiday travel time, so the park will be packed. As such, potentially not the best time for photography, although there may be dramatic skies and sunsets thanks to thunderstorms. The weather is simply unpredictable: there can be clear sunny skies, but Etosha can also be overcast for days at a time, with the chance of some quite heavy rain.
Park authorities also tend to temporarily close roads that will be a problem. It’s rainy season: incredibly for a place one thinks of as arid, this can mean mud in patches! A 4x4 will be useful and comfortable, but it is a lot more costly, and the majority of Etosha’s roads remain accessible in an ordinary city car.
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