The Mt Etjo Safari Lodge, in the heart of the private Okonjati Game Reserve, provides access to a small set of dinosaur tracks, which are located on the edge of the appropriately named Dinosaur Campsite. Accommodation is either in the main safari lodge, an upmarket affair that benefits from the beauty of the surrounding nature, or in the expensive but entirely private campsite, a few kilometres down the road.
‘Mt Etjo’ means place of refuge, and refers to the nearby table mountain. It could also refer to the rescued lions and cheetahs that inhabit the farm – watching them being fed is one of the activities here. Other possibilities include rhino tracking and visits to a local school.
Mt Etjo's place in history was sealed in April 1989 when the Mt Etjo Peace Agreement was signed, ending the South-West African People’s Organisation’s (Swapo) liberation struggle and setting the stage for Namibian independence the following March.
The lodge is 35km from Kalkfeld via the D2414 and the D2483 – just follow the brightly painted signs.