Etosha in August

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Peak season in terms of weather, international tourist numbers and waterhole action. August seldom sees a drop of rain, and average temperatures are rising: highs are 31° and lows 11°. It will be busy enough in the park for those allergic to crowds to consider staying in a lodge on a private reserve outside the park borders, or look to the less-visited Western side of the park. Acacia nebrownii trees flower by the hundred in August and September, each tree bearing “hundreds of thousands of yellow flowers that give off a lovely scent,” says wildlife photographer Mario Fazekas.

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day 1

South Africa
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Fish River Canyon
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day 4

Aus
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day 5

Kolmanskop | Luderitz
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day 6

Namib-Naukluft National Park
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day 7

Sossusvlei
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day 8

Swakopmund
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Skeleton Coast
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day 10

Swakopmund
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day 11

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