The north is cattle-farming country, the town Otjwarongo being the main centre for the farming community. Crocodiles are bred at the Otjiwarongo Crocodile Ranch. The mining town of Tsumeb is often described as Namibia's garden town, referring to the jacarandas and bougainvilleas that line its streets. The Tsumeb Museum and Tsumeb Arts and Crafts Centre are well worth a visit. Another town that serves the cattle-farming community is Grootfontein, with features of interests such as the Tree Park and Grootfontein Museum. Namibia's largest population group, the Owambo, live in the north, where two top game reserves, the Waterberg Plateau and the world-renowned Etosha National Park, are situated. 

The Etosha National Park used to be the biggest wildlife reserve in Africa - its name, abtly, means "Great White Place". A massive mineral pan, formed as part of the Kalahari Basin over 1000 million years ago, dominates the area. Etosha provides one of the finest game viewing opportunities in Africa. Declared a National Park in 1907 and covering an area of 22 270 square km, the Etosha National Park is home to 114 mammal species, 340 bird species, 110 reptile species, 16 amphibian species and, surprisingly, one species of fish. The game viewing in Etosha is excellent, the best time being from May to September. Mighty herds from the interior gather at its water holes, especially giraffe, elephant, zebra, kudu and the rarer black faced impala and red hartebeest. Etosha is also renowned for its lions, as well as leopard and cheetah.