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game. The park is a wild lands-
cape that at first seems desolate,
but on closer inspection reveals
a treasury of the world’s richest
desert plants. Miniature rock
gardens cling to cliff faces, and
the strange stem succulents
known as halfmens can appear
almost human when viewed
from a distance. The park is
accessible only in 4x4 or high-
clearance vehicles, and other
cars are not allowed to enter.
The Karoo National Park is the
Spectacular views of the Karoo National Park, Arid Interior region largest ecosystem in South Africa,
with an enormous diversity of
Tembe Elephant Park was waterfalls and streams, rocky plant and animal life. There are
established in an isolated paths and sandstone cliffs, several species worth looking
corner of KwaZulu-Natal to making it a great option for out for, such as the endemic
conserve the region’s remaining hikers, rock climbers and black wildebeest, Cape mountain
elephants. which migrate over walkers. The mountains were zebra, springbok, five species of
the border into Mozambique. home to the indigenous San tortoise and the rare black eagle.
Through a programme of people for 4,000 years, and the Activities include a scenic drive
reintroduction, Tembe now also rock art here is the largest and along the Klipspringer Pass, a
has a healthy population of other most concentrated collection in guided night drive, and hiking
mammal species, including the Africa. Hikers can even stay in along several trails. The Karoo
rare and elusive suni antelope. caves that were once inhabited Fossil Trail has been specifically
An area of sand forests, pans and by the San. designed for disabled visitors.
wetlands, it is home to a large Called the “Place of the Great
number of bird species. The Arid Interior Noise” by the indigenous Khoi
A World Heritage Site, people, Augrabies Falls National
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg lAi-lAis/Richtersveld Park is named after the
Park encompasses the highest Transfrontier Park is truly magnificent 56-m (184-ft) high
range south of Kilimanjaro. The extraordinary, but it is not for powerful waterfall formed by
park is blessed with spectacular visitors who want to see large the Orange River.

Planning Your Trip
This chart is designed to help
you to choose your safari. The On-site restaurant Seasonal malaria risk Suitable for children Suitable for disabled Guided game drives Information Centre Hiking/walking trails
parks and reserves are listed Swimming pool On-site fuel Whale-watching
alphabetically for each area Big Five Picnic sites Shops Laundry
on the map opposite.
Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga
Kruger National Park • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Madikwe Game Reserve • • • • • • • • • •
Pilanesberg Game Reserve • • • • • • • • •
Suikerbosrand Nature Reserve • • • •
The East Coast and Interior
Golden Gate Highlands National Park • • • • • • • • • •
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve • • • • • • • • • • • •
iSimangaliso Wetland Park • • • • • • • • • •
Tembe Elephant Park • • • • • • • •
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park • • • • • • • • • • •
The Arid Interior
lAi-lAis Richtersveld Transfrontier Park • • • •
Augrabies Falls National Park • • • • • • • • •
Goegap Nature Reserve • • • • •
Karoo National Park • • • • • • • • •
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park • • • • • • • • • • •
Namaqua National Park • • • •
The Western and Southern Cape
Addo Elephant National Park • • • • • • • • • • •
Bontebok National Park • • • • •
De Hoop Nature Reserve • • • • • • • • • • •
Table Mountain National Park • • • • • • • • •
Tsitsikamma • • • • • • • • •
Wilderness • • • • • • •

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