One of the [many] perks of being a volunteer teacher in
Namibia means we get to have the month of May off. Now add in the fact that
you’re volunteering in a foreign country and it equals holiday spent exploring
new lands of not only your host country but also its surrounding countries!
Namibia means we get to have the month of May off. Now add in the fact that
you’re volunteering in a foreign country and it equals holiday spent exploring
new lands of not only your host country but also its surrounding countries!
Over holiday (as you may know) one of my best friends in the
world came to see the beauty that Namibia and Zambia have to offer. We had a
blast and I thought I would share the adventures we had together. I’m going to
break this into two posts because each one deserves its own posting. (Sorry for
those of you who are subscribed to my blog and are now getting multiple emails
of postings in a short time span, but it does make me feel uber loved that you
follow my blog so thank you mucho!) Next time you find yourself in Namibia, if
you’re a volunteer in country or visiting a volunteer I HIGHLY recommend doing
both these activities because they were super fun! The two main things we did
was camp at Erindi Game Park and went to Livingstone Zambia to see one of the
Seven Natural Wonders of the World: Victoria Falls. For this story though we are focusing on
Erindi Game Park.
world came to see the beauty that Namibia and Zambia have to offer. We had a
blast and I thought I would share the adventures we had together. I’m going to
break this into two posts because each one deserves its own posting. (Sorry for
those of you who are subscribed to my blog and are now getting multiple emails
of postings in a short time span, but it does make me feel uber loved that you
follow my blog so thank you mucho!) Next time you find yourself in Namibia, if
you’re a volunteer in country or visiting a volunteer I HIGHLY recommend doing
both these activities because they were super fun! The two main things we did
was camp at Erindi Game Park and went to Livingstone Zambia to see one of the
Seven Natural Wonders of the World: Victoria Falls. For this story though we are focusing on
Erindi Game Park.
Our trip started at the spectacular Erindi Game Park for a
weekend camping trip. The most “popular” tourist game park to see in Namibia
typically is Etosha. I have not had the chance to go to Etosha yet, but from
asking other volunteers and locals which game park they enjoyed most I was told
Erindi multiple times and can see why! We decided to rent a SUV so that we can
do the Self-Guided Game drive which was $300NAD for the whole car (not even a
per person fee) for each day that you want to do the drive. To transfer that to
American currency that’s under $25! Tell me you wouldn’t jump on the
opportunity if you could. The park is HUGE! Over 100km of driving roads see a
vast variety of game, and there was plenty to see. We decided to do the
Self-Drive one day, and guided tours on another to experience both. We drove
all day and say only half the park! Between the Self-Drive, and Guided Tour we
saw giraffes, kudu, springbok, eland, wildebeest, zebras, crocodiles, baboons,
hippos, elephants, hippos, wild cats, hyenas, and even rhinos and lions!!!!
There are tons of birds and other
animals I know I’m forgetting.
weekend camping trip. The most “popular” tourist game park to see in Namibia
typically is Etosha. I have not had the chance to go to Etosha yet, but from
asking other volunteers and locals which game park they enjoyed most I was told
Erindi multiple times and can see why! We decided to rent a SUV so that we can
do the Self-Guided Game drive which was $300NAD for the whole car (not even a
per person fee) for each day that you want to do the drive. To transfer that to
American currency that’s under $25! Tell me you wouldn’t jump on the
opportunity if you could. The park is HUGE! Over 100km of driving roads see a
vast variety of game, and there was plenty to see. We decided to do the
Self-Drive one day, and guided tours on another to experience both. We drove
all day and say only half the park! Between the Self-Drive, and Guided Tour we
saw giraffes, kudu, springbok, eland, wildebeest, zebras, crocodiles, baboons,
hippos, elephants, hippos, wild cats, hyenas, and even rhinos and lions!!!!
There are tons of birds and other
animals I know I’m forgetting.
We stayed at the Camp Elephant camp sites which came with a
park space, bricked fire pit, grassed areas big enough to fit at least 2 large
tents comfortably, a fridge, a bath room and a shower with water temp control!!
It was like fancy camping. A short walk from the campsites is a water hole that
is very active with the park’s game. The first morning we were there we made
some coffee and went to enjoy the morning delight at the watering hole. It was
amazing to be sipping on coffee and see zebras come trotting from the vision
line for a drink while the wildebeest play, only to be surprised by the quiet
steps of an elephant coming to bathe and get his own morning drink. Another
part that was super cool was waking up in the middle of the night once and
hearing the lions! It was both terrifying and exciting!
park space, bricked fire pit, grassed areas big enough to fit at least 2 large
tents comfortably, a fridge, a bath room and a shower with water temp control!!
It was like fancy camping. A short walk from the campsites is a water hole that
is very active with the park’s game. The first morning we were there we made
some coffee and went to enjoy the morning delight at the watering hole. It was
amazing to be sipping on coffee and see zebras come trotting from the vision
line for a drink while the wildebeest play, only to be surprised by the quiet
steps of an elephant coming to bathe and get his own morning drink. Another
part that was super cool was waking up in the middle of the night once and
hearing the lions! It was both terrifying and exciting!
I was very pleased every things we did at Erindi!
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