A central Namibian highland town on the Windhoek–Etosha road, home to the Cheetah Conservation Fund and a crocodile farm.

Otjiwarongo sits in Namibia's central highlands along the main road between Windhoek and Etosha, a farming and conservation town whose name means "place where fat cattle graze" in Otjiherero. It serves as the natural base for the nearby Cheetah Conservation Fund and the Waterberg Plateau's rhino and sable sanctuary, while the town itself holds Namibia's largest crocodile farm and a small but active arts scene centred on its German colonial-era station building. For most travelers, Otjiwarongo is a practical, pleasant overnight stop — fuel, groceries and lodges — on the route north into Etosha and Damaraland.
✦Cheetah Conservation Fund day trips
✦Crocodile farm visits
✦Waterberg Plateau access
✦Historic station building
✦Local art galleries
✦Overnight stopover