Often skipped out, or at best given a single night's layover, as people race for pole position at a waterhole in Etosha National Park up north, the Waterberg has many game farms and lodges that warrant a longer stay.

The 200 metre-high, flat-topped Waterberg Plateau is sometimes described as the Lost Eden because, once up there, the animals have no way down. Leopard, buffalo, and the rare and endangered roan and sable antelope live atop this magnificent brick-red sandstone block.
The plateau can be explored on a Nature Conservation guided game viewing vehicle or guided wilderness trail. In the shadow of the plateau is a restful resort with bird studded camp sites where parrots chatter above your head, and cottages with impressive views over the surrounding savannah.

The plateau supports open grassland and broad-leafed woodland; the foothills and plains are marked by savannah woodland with acacia the dominant tree. Several springs well up to provide lush undergrowth and yet another wildlife habitat.

Age-old geological attractions en route to the northern regions offer interesting diversions and provide some spectacular scenery.
This area was the scene of a terrible massacre of the Herero people by the German colonists and a graveyard within the resort is a poignant reminder of the dead.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Walking safaris and hiking trails through spectacular scenery
• Conservation projects offering interaction with Africa's rare cats
• Luxury lodges in private game farms
• Age-old geographical attractions
• Natural self-drive destination and a convenient bridge between north and south