Emanya @ Etosha Lodge: Comfort and Game Drives Near Etosha’s East Gate

Emanya @ Etosha Lodge is a 20-chalet lodge on a private game farm, roughly a 20-minute drive from Etosha National Park’s eastern Von Lindequist Gate, with its own waterhole drawing wildlife close between drives into the park.

What Makes Emanya @ Etosha Lodge Different

Emanya is privately owned and modern in design, pairing predominantly white, contemporary buildings with thatched chalets. The waterhole in front of the pool and viewing decks can bring kudu, eland, waterbuck, oryx, giraffe, black and blue wildebeest and zebra into view from the lodge. Guests receive a complimentary foot massage and afternoon coffee, tea and cake, and the lodge also offers an in-the-bush sundowner. Morning and afternoon guided drives into Etosha need to be pre-booked.

Accommodation at Emanya @ Etosha Lodge

Emanya @ Etosha Lodge has 20 air-conditioned chalets, each with two three-quarter beds or a queen-size bed on request. Every chalet has a desk, satellite TV, safe, hairdryer and tea and coffee facilities. Free Wi-Fi is available in the main lodge areas, though the signal in some chalets can be weak. All en-suite bathrooms have a shower, and some also have a bathtub, so ask for a chalet with a bath when booking if that matters to you. One family unit, two rooms with an interlinking door, is available on request. The lodge sleeps up to 36 guests and also hosts small conferences and weddings. Lunch, a five-course dinner (served privately if preferred), same-day laundry and transfers from Mokuti airstrip can be arranged.

Location & Getting There

Emanya sits roughly 20 minutes’ drive from Etosha’s eastern Von Lindequist Gate, making it a convenient base for travellers entering from Tsumeb or the eastern side of the park.

• Tsumeb: 99km (1h drive).
• Windhoek: 523km (about 5h30min drive).
• Okaukuejo Resort Etosha: 190km ( about 3h drive).
• Namutoni: 42.8km (about 30min drive).
• Grootfontein: 153km (about 2h drive).

Activities & Experiences

• Morning and afternoon guided game drives into Etosha, pre-booked through the lodge.
• Self-drive game viewing in Etosha through Von Lindequist Gate, with Namutoni’s King Nehale waterhole and nearby Klein Namutoni and Chudob the closest to the lodge.
• Waterhole viewing from the pool, bar, lounge and dining deck, where birds and plains game come to drink.
• Complimentary foot massage at the lodge’s foot spa.
• In-the-bush sundowner.
• Wine tasting or a private dinner in the lodge’s wine cellar, on request.

Nearby Attractions

Emanya sits within the Von Lindequist Gate area covered in our guide to accommodation and top lodges near Etosha National Park, alongside our complete Etosha safari guide for the wider park and our Etosha waterholes guide for planning game drives from this side of the park. History buffs can also read our guide to the history of Etosha National Park, which covers Fort Namutoni and the gate’s namesake, Von Lindequist.