Namutoni is a restcamp on the eastern edge of the Etosha pan in the Oshikoto Region in northern Namibia.
It was originally a German Police post and, as part of the Red Line, a veterinary control point.
[1] Later Namutoni was used to hold English prisoners in World War I and later served as a police post and then a south african army base.
[2] The current fort was restored to its present state in 1957 and served as a lodge, stopover, and view point for visitors to Etosha National Park for several decades.
The Namutoni Airport, is close by and provides a dirt landing strip mainly used by wildlife and emergency services.