Lodge in Etosha National Park (Eastern Section), Oshikoto
Namutoni sits at the eastern end of Etosha National Park, built around a whitewashed German fort dating to 1897. The fort still forms the heart of the resort — a courtyard, curio shops, restaurant and viewing tower — and the floodlit King Nehale waterhole just outside the walls is one of the best after-dark game viewing spots in the park. Accommodation ranges from double rooms and two-bed bush chalets to a shaded campsite. Namutoni is the closest camp to Von Lindequist Gate, making it the natural first or last stop on an east-to-west Etosha run, and the plains and waterholes around Fischer's Pan, Chudop and Klein Namutoni are prime for lion, elephant, giraffe and large breeding herds of zebra. All room and chalet rates are per person on a bed and breakfast basis; camping is room-only.
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See where it goes →Two-bed thatched chalet inside the resort grounds, en-suite with air conditioning and a shaded veranda.
Two-bed room with en-suite bathroom, air conditioning and a veranda, a short walk from the fort courtyard.
Shaded campsite with power point, braai area and access to shared ablutions, restaurant and pool. Maximum 8 people per site, room only.
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Namutoni is the eastern gateway camp of Etosha National Park, about 10 km inside Von Lindequist Gate and roughly a five-hour drive north of Windhoek. The camp is built around a whitewashed fort raised by the German colonial army in 1897, later a police post and now a national monument. Because it is the first camp you reach coming from Tsumeb or the Caprivi, most itineraries use Namutoni as the entry or exit point on an east-to-west run through the park.
Accommodation is a mix of two-bed double rooms and slightly larger two-bed bush chalets, all en-suite with air conditioning and a shaded veranda, plus a shaded campsite for up to eight people per site. Room and chalet rates are per person on a bed and breakfast basis; camping is room-only. Additional mattresses can sometimes be arranged for children when space allows — worth asking when you enquire.
The waterholes in the east of Etosha are among the busiest in the park. King Nehale, just outside the fort walls, is floodlit and best after dinner for rhino and elephant; Chudop, Klein Namutoni and Kalkheuwel are the classic morning circuit; and Fischer's Pan fills after good rain, drawing flamingo and enormous herds of zebra and springbok. Lion are regularly seen on the Dik-Dik drive, and this is the strongest part of the park for the tiny Damara dik-dik itself.
The fort courtyard holds the restaurant, bar, curio shops and a viewing tower over the plains, and there is a swimming pool and small shop for basics and fuel. Park gates open at sunrise and close at sunset, and driving between camps after dark is not permitted. Park entry fees are paid at the gate on arrival, separately from your accommodation. Rates rise for the 1 July to 31 October peak season.