{"id":10207,"date":"2026-05-24T06:14:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T06:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mat-travel.com\/?page_id=10207"},"modified":"2026-05-24T06:14:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T06:14:43","slug":"kaokoland-to-etosha","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mat-travel.com\/de\/namibia\/kaokoveld\/kaokoveld-zu-etoscha\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaokoland to Etosha via Opuwo and Kamanjab"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-99fabf8f alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<p>The drive from Kaokoland to Etosha is the standard southern exit route from the Kunene Region: Opuwo to Kamanjab (280km south on the C43), then east to Outjo and the Etosha Anderson Gate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Die Route<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Opuwo \u2192 C43 south \u2192 Kamanjab (280km; 3.5 hours) \u2192 C40\/C38 east \u2192 Outjo \u2192 Anderson Gate (approximately 150km from Kamanjab; 2 hours)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Total Opuwo to Anderson Gate: approximately 430km; 5.5 to 6 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A direct single-day drive is possible with an early departure from Opuwo; an overnight in Kamanjab is more comfortable and leaves the afternoon at Anderson Gate free for the first Etosha game drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sequencing Kaokoland and Etosha<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Etosha first, Kaokoland second:<\/strong> Drive north through Etosha, exit at King Nehale Gate (northern), continue west to Kamanjab then north on C43 to Opuwo. Natural west-to-north progression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kaokoland first, Etosha second:<\/strong> Exit Kaokoland via Opuwo and Kamanjab; enter Etosha at Anderson Gate. Natural north-to-south descent toward Windhoek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both sequences work. The Kaokoland-first approach means arriving at Etosha with adjusted expectations of scale and wildlife concentration; the Etosha-first approach provides context for the contrast with Kaokoland&#8217;s remoteness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Full Etosha guide: <a href=\"https:\/\/mat-travel.com\/de\/namibia\/etosha\/\">Etosha hub<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mat-travel.com\/de\/kontakt\/\">Contact Mat-Travel<\/a> for combined Kaokoland and Etosha programme planning.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The drive from Kaokoland to Etosha is the standard southern exit route from the Kunene Region: Opuwo to Kamanjab (280km south on the C43), then east to Outjo and the Etosha Anderson Gate. The Route Opuwo \u2192 C43 south \u2192 Kamanjab (280km; 3.5 hours) \u2192 C40\/C38 east \u2192 Outjo \u2192 Anderson Gate (approximately 150km from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":10139,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"slim_seo":{"title":"Kaokoland to Etosha via Opuwo and Kamanjab","description":"The route from Kaokoland to Etosha runs south through Opuwo and Kamanjab. 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The Route Opuwo \u2192 C43 south \u2192 Kamanjab (280km; 3.5 hours) \u2192 C40\/C38 east \u2192 Outjo \u2192 Anderson Gate (approximately 150km from&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mat-travel.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mat-travel.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mat-travel.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mat-travel.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mat-travel.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10207"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mat-travel.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10207\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10208,"href":"https:\/\/mat-travel.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10207\/revisions\/10208"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mat-travel.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mat-travel.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}