Etosha

One of the highlights of the trip was visiting Etosha National park in the north of Namibia. One of the oldest parks in Africa, and one of the largest. It doesn't have the variety of some of the other parks, but it does have large numbers of game.

Most of the wildlife viewing is done at the waterholes which are scattered around. The Impala here are of a type that doesn't occur elsewhere, they are called Black-faced Impala

Etosha Pan...Fiona and Conor getting a little morning exercise in the early morning chill...

... utterly featureless, surely this is the most desolate bit of Namibia, which has to be the most desolate place in the world. Conor and Fiona have decided this is where they are coming when the zombie outbreak happens...

Zebra giving each other big loves...

Is this my best side???

So many giraffe...

Cillian's happy at least!

We saw a lot of Lion. On every drive in fact.

Damara Dik-Dik, one of the smallest antelope in the world...

...and Gemsbok, one of the most beautiful.

Black-backed Jackal, Fiona's favourite

Kori Bustard, huge

Young Kudu males

Lion, feeding on a Gemsbok...

This Impala wandered past the feeding Lions, and only noticed the big fat male at the last moment. Luckily for her the Lion had eaten so much it couldn't move...

Also while the Lions were feeding this Black Rhino wandered up for a drink...

...and then walked straight past them in mid munch.

Springbok, very common

Blue Wildebeeste