Waterberg Attractions
Rare species including white rhino, buffalo, and sable and roan antelope have been introduced to the Waterberg Plateau Park and the existing game includes giraffe, kudu, leopard, hyena and cheetah. While no match for Etosha National Park as a wildlife destination, the park has two excellent - and very popular - long walking safaris that provide a fascinating close encounter with Namibia's wilderness. One is guided with no set route and the other is a self-guided demarcated trail.
Several excellent game farms have developed over the years and offer exceptional private safaris with luxury accommodation and good numbers of Africa's big game. The Cheetah Conservation Fund is several amalgamated game farms with private lodges on the western side of the Waterberg Plateau Park. The AfriCat Foundation is part of luxury lodge/game farm combination where they rehabilitate animals such as cheetah to be re-released into the wild.
On a farm, 60km south of Otjiwarongo, is a series of fossilised dinosaur footprints estimated to be between 150 and 200 million years old. Further north, near Grootfontein, is the Hoba Meteorite: the largest meteorite ever found and a huge hunk of metal 1m high and nearly 3m across.
Featured Accommodation
Okonjima Bush Camp is a luxurious and intimate family-run lodge in a private reserve between Windhoek and Etosha. The AfriCat Foundation and the lodge's work with cheetah and leopard have made it an almost compulsory landmark stop at the end of a Namibia safari.
Price from: US$370
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Featured Tour
Northern Namibia Camping Adventure (7 days)
The seven-day camping expedition to northern Namibia is a fun and easy way to visit Etosha, the Himba people of Kaokoland, the beautiful Damaraland area and the lively town of Swakopmund.
Price from: US$860
Add-on Activities in Waterberg Attractions
Waterberg Guided Wilderness Trail
Explore The Waterberg Plateau Park for three days on a guided walking trail.
Price from: US$14
Please note: these activities are only available as add-ons to our itineraries. We are not a registered activity bureau and cannot cannot make independent bookings.
Encounter creatures great and small on a walking safari in the The Waterberg Plateau Park
The Waterberg Plateau towers above the plains below and supports a variety of habitats
