A great trip report!! Thanks for visiting our lovely country!
About Etosha: Most of the Namibians share the same sentiments about Etosha as you do. It's insanely expensive, picnic and camp sites need urgent attention and the food at the restaurants is hopeless. (The management of the park spent millions on refurbishing the chalets and bungalows a couple of years ago, but they don't seem to care about anything else. This causes the private establishments around the park to thrive as many people rather stay at these establishments and make day visits to the park.)
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