This is Located in central Namibia, this is one of Namibia's top birding spots. This region is named after Mount Erongo a well-known and often photographed landmark. The landscape is dominated by rugged granite outcrops standing tall over the surrounding arid plains. Omaruru is a small town located at the base of the Erongo Mountains in western Namibia. It's about 2 hours drive from Windhoek. Omaruru town surrounded by dry Acacia woodland and is traversed by two major rivers that flow west into the Atlantic Ocean, the Omaruru and the Khan thus offers the best bush-veld birding in Namibia.

Birds sometimes found behind the hotels include Lesser Honeyguide, Bearded Woodpecker, and Southern Pied-Babbler. Notable birds along the dry riverbeds and adjoining scrub are Orange River Francolin, Hartlaub's Francolin, Bradfield's Swift, Rosy-faced Lovebird, Violet Woodhoopoe, Carp's Tit, and Chestnut Weaver. Other birds in the same habitat include Red-billed Francolin, Gray Go-away-bird, Damara Red-billed Hornbill, Brubru, Rockrunner, Gray-backed Camaroptera, Rufous-vented Warbler, Hartlaub's Francolin, Rockrunner, Short-toed Rock Thrush and Freckled Nightjar, Bearded, Bennett's, Golden-tailed, Cardinal Woodpeckers and Black-faced Waxbill.

The mountains are flanked on the west by the Namib Desert and on the east by mixed woodland savanna and Acacia scrub around Omaruru. The confluence of ecosystems results in wonderful biodiversity and hence excellent birding. Raptors present in the mountains include, Black-chested Snake-Eagle, Booted Eagle, and Verreaux's Eagle. Paula's Cave Road goes through farmland in a newly created conservancy area. An early morning drive is likely to produce Hartlaub's Francolin and Rockrunner.

This is one of the best places to see the francolin, which can be very difficult to see and is generally found only early in the morning. The road leads to a National Monument where ancient rock art can be viewed. Other interesting birds include Swallow-tailed Bee-eater, White-tailed Shrike, Herero Chat, Pale-winged Starling, and Dusky Sunbird.

Erongo is the best area in the country to search for the very secretive Hartlaub's Spurfowl Pternistis hartlaubi. It is the smallest of the southern African spurfowl, but makes up for that with a complex, high-pitched synchronised call that, due to its ventriloquial character, makes it difficult to locate the bird. This species is nearly exclusively confined to granite and sandstone outcrops surrounded by grassy shrubland in northern Namibia and southern Angola. Unless calling, they are almost impossible to find. The other very special bird found in the Erongo area is the Rockrunner Achaetops pycnopygius, also known as the Damara Rock-jumper.

Birders can stay in town at the Omaruru Guest House or at the much more luxurious Erongo Wilderness Lodge in the nearby mountains. There other excellent accommodation options which are only a short drive away from Windhoek.