Anderson Camp Namibia

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Situated in close proximity of Etosha National Park, the atmosphere of Andersson’s Camp makes for a comfortable modern-day base for exploring this world-class wildlife destination.

The camp is an exciting example of sustainable construction and is named after a famed Swedish explorer, Charles Andersson, one of the first Europeans to describe Etosha.
Andersson’s Camp is ideally situated for independent exploration of neighbouring Etosha, game drives taking in the plethora of game found here. This eco-sensitive camp provides an authentic, safe and down-to-earth experience for small groups, families and independent travellers to the Etosha region and is easily accessible by either road or air to a nearby private airstrip.

Canvas-style tents raised on wooden decks with double doors to allow for pleasant views of the bush with covered small veranda.
Certain tents overlook the waterhole.
Each tent has natural stone en-suite bathroom facilities, with a unique open-air private shower. Basic amenities are supplied in each tent.
A diesel-powered generator provides the camp’s power.
The power in the tents is 220V and electricity is available from 05:00 to 23:00 each day. 220V plug-points are also provided in the tents to facilitate recharging – Please remember adaptors and spare batteries.
Solar geyser outside each tent provides the heated water for shower.

Features of Anderson Camp
16 Twin bedded en-suite Tents
4 en-suite Family Units each sleeping 3 guests
All Tents are en-suite with open-air shower, basic amenities are also supplied
Limited laundry service
Diesel-powered generator

Some ideas of what to do at Anderson Camp
Game Drives to the nearby Etosha National Park
Enjoy a sundowner at the Camp

Andersson's Camp takes its name from Charles Andersson, the Swedish explorer who first 'discovered' the Etosha Pan with Sir Francis Galton in 1851. Set against the backdrop of the low Ondundozonanandana Mountains, Andersson's Camp is surrounded by scrub-covered plains and white calcrete soils.

This former farmstead has been tastefully rebuilt to modern-day standards. The old farmhouse now forms the main area of Andersson's Camp with 20 tents (16 twin-bedded and 2 family units) radiating outwards into the secluded mopane woodlands typical of the region. Tents are a clever mix of calcrete stone cladding, canvas and wood, with double-door entrances and a small veranda that is an extension of the elevated wooden decks on which the tents are constructed. The en-suite bathrooms continue the unique design. The family units comprise two tents connected by a raised boardwalk.

Andersson's Camp's close proximity to Etosha Pan is ideal for full-day self-drives or guided drives into the Etosha National Park to take in the plethora of game found here.

Etosha National Park is Namibia's premier wildlife destination. At almost the size of Switzerland it is certainly one of Africa's largest game parks. Large herds of plains game concentrate around the waterholes in the dry season, whilst the summer months' sporadic rainfall produces a profusion of new life - with pronking baby springbok and comical young wildebeest.

Andersson's Camp is a model of eco-sensitive lodging and provides an authentic, safe and down-to-earth experience for small groups, families and independent travellers to Etosha National Park. It is also easily accessible by road. Energy-saving initiatives include solar-heated water for showers, while throughout the camp most of the natural vegetation has been retained.

Nature
Andersson's Camp is situated in the Ongava Game Reserve on the southern boundary of Etosha National Park, which is Namibia's premier wildlife destination - providing an abundance of incredible big game viewing regardless of season.

Located in central-northern Namibia, Etosha National Park takes its name from the world-famous Etosha Pan - one of a number of large saltpans formed by wind action in this flat region. An evocative remnant of an ancient superlake, Etosha means 'great white place' in the local language, a name befitting the blinding white salt bleached earth that stretches over 120km east to west and 55km north to south (covering 5 000km 2 ). Etosha National Park itself covers a vast area of over 20 000km 2 , protecting an incredible wealth and diversity of both fauna and flora.

Etosha Pan is parched and dry most of the time, but occasionally a few rivers and the unpredictable heavy summer rains can fill it. After particularly good rains, Etosha Pan can attract over a million flamingos to its salty waters.

While the Pan itself is extremely salty and as a result does not support much vegetation, its edges give way to a surprising variety of vegetation types: from the broad swathe of mopane that encircles the broader area; to the tall tree canopies of the tamboti and terminalia woodland in the east; and to the open acacia-strewn plains, grasslands and dwarf shrub savannah in the west.

Here mopane woodland dominates, whilst a low row of dolomite hills, evocatively called the Ondundozonanandana Range, provide relief to the otherwise flat surroundings and harbour populations of the endemic Anchieta's dwarf python and the local subspecies of rock hyrax.

Most general game are present in the Ongava Game Reserve as well as within Etosha National Park: including springbok, gemsbok, wildebeest, Burchell's zebra, Hartmann's mountain zebra, waterbuck, red hartebeest, giraffe, eland and the endemic black-faced impala. Elephant can be found in the Park, with lion, leopard, and black and white rhino seen both there and on the reserve.

Birdlife around Andersson's Camp within the Ongava Game Reserve is prolific, with over 340 species to be seen - amongst them 10 of Namibia's 14 endemic bird species. Specials like Short-toed Rock-Thrush, Bare-cheeked Babbler, Violet Wood-Hoopoe, Carp's Tit, Hartlaub's Francolin, Red-necked Falcon, the Sociable Weaver and its enormous communal nests, the miniature Pygmy Falcon and the brilliantly coloured Crimson-breasted Shrike - justifiably Namibia's national bird - are sought-after prizes by birders.

Others include Ostrich, the immense Kori Bustard and raptors like Greater Kestrel, Lanner Falcon and Pale Chanting Goshawk in abundance. In the Etosha National Park, on the open plains towards Okondeka, Namaqua Sandgrouse, Double-banded Courser, and Spike-heeled Lark can be seen. Acacia thickets can harbour Yellow-bellied Eremomela and Acacia Pied Barbet.

Conservation
Ongava Game Reserve was formed in 1991, when shareholders of Ongava converted four unproductive cattle ranches into a highly productive 30 000-hectare private game reserve that is now a haven to large concentrations of wildlife.

Most general game has been reintroduced onto the property, including springbok, gemsbok (oryx), blue wildebeest, Burchell's zebra, Hartmann's mountain zebra, common waterbuck, red hartebeest, southern giraffe, eland, Damara dik-dik, steenbok, klipspringer and the largest population of the endemic black-faced impala (listed as Endangered by the IUCN) outside of the Etosha National Park.

Ongava Game Reserve also has a healthy predator population, including lion, leopard, brown hyaena, black-backed jackal, African wild cat, aardwolf and caracal.

The most successful reintroduction project on the Ongava Game Reserve, however, is the white and black rhino project - where Ongava holds one of the largest rhino custodianships for the Namibian government. These custodianships are set up in safe havens throughout the country in hopes of breeding rhino to more sustainable numbers and reintroducing them into areas where they previously flourished.

Ongava Game Reserve is one of the few places in southern Africa where you will have a realistic chance of encountering both of these amazing creatures.

Activities
Andersson's offers a choice of morning and afternoon drives into Etosha National Park. Game drives are conducted in 9 seater open vehicles.
Nature walks and night drives on the Ongava Game Reserve are also available

Email Reservations: andersonscamp@namibiabookings.com