That is a BIG tree!! On Carte Blanche last night there was an item regarding the illegal felling of Yellowwood trees in SA and how it's affecting the survival of the Cape Parrot...very sad!
Lovely view of Knysna!
Across the Frontier into Eden*
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Bontebok is a very small park and it has one circular road. There is a picnic site and view points but you can easily drive the whole of the park in 2 hours.
Picnic Site - swimming and angling permitted here
Bonteboks
A young one
Grey Rhebuck
Picnic Site - swimming and angling permitted here
Bonteboks
A young one
Grey Rhebuck
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Seen on our drive in Bontebok
African Stone Chat
Cape Bulbul
A tussle between what I make to be a Steppe Buzzard and Booted Eagle
Black Harrier
Erica plant
Bontebok - My Verdict
Small Park to conserve the Bontebok. Great Accommodation. Not much to see but could be good place just to relax for a couple of days. Too far from Gauteng to make a special trip but could be used as a stop over en route to another destination.
Next, 2 days in Karoo National Park
African Stone Chat
Cape Bulbul
A tussle between what I make to be a Steppe Buzzard and Booted Eagle
Black Harrier
Erica plant
Bontebok - My Verdict
Small Park to conserve the Bontebok. Great Accommodation. Not much to see but could be good place just to relax for a couple of days. Too far from Gauteng to make a special trip but could be used as a stop over en route to another destination.
Next, 2 days in Karoo National Park
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Mel wrote:Sharifa wrote: Bontebok - My Verdict
Small Park to conserve the Bontebok. Great Accommodation. Not much to see but could be good place just to relax for a couple of days. Too far from Gauteng to make a special trip but could be used as a stop over en route to another destination.
Agree on that.
I disagree It's great for fynbos lovers, as it is the best piece of protected Renosterveld and if you look carefully , you'll find some really cool plants, such as the Outeniqua Heath posted above
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We arrived at Karoo National Park at about 1.00PM. The Attendant at the gate was the friendliest and most efficient Attendant we have come across in any SANPark. A wonderful chap who explained everything without being asked
The accommodation is also very good and no issues
History
There is a wonderful display area showing the geology and fossils and one can spend quite a bit of time here
The accommodation is also very good and no issues
History
There is a wonderful display area showing the geology and fossils and one can spend quite a bit of time here
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Karoo Landscapes and Animals
Was surprised to see that the landscape is not all flat. Good sightings of antelopek against some nice backgrounds
Grey Rhebuck
Eland Herd
Gemsbok
Zebra......
.....with Haarties and Ostrich
Was surprised to see that the landscape is not all flat. Good sightings of antelopek against some nice backgrounds
Grey Rhebuck
Eland Herd
Gemsbok
Zebra......
.....with Haarties and Ostrich
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The Karoo is a very tranquil Park Mel with spectacular landscapesMel wrote:I think the Karoo is a very nice park if you're not after the animals but for the magnificent landscape.
We found the critters very skittish and quite far off most of the times.
Looks better in your pix though.
And we found the animals very skittish too.
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More Animals and Landscapes of the Karoo
Kori in flight
Booted Eagle
Kori in flight
Booted Eagle
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Not sure if it is a special zebra nan but he was with other Burchell's zebras and he looks like a mountain zebra.nan wrote:like the Rhebok
Zebras are.. special Zebra so black on the legs
and love too the Botted Eagle
We were told by a guide in Mountain Zebra National Park that in some instances, burchell's and mountain zebras do inter-breed, but then the offspring are sterile. Maybe he was a result of that.
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Breakfast is included when you book accommodation for this Park We missed breakfast the first morning as we had decided to do the 4x4 routes and got back to camp after breakfast time We did have breakfast the second morning - very nice it was too
The 4WD route is not challenging at all and provide a nice drive. We were hoping to catch some of the lesser seen mammals like aardvark and aardwolf but this is what we found when we entered a Donga (dry riverbed)
We sat around for half an hour hoping he would start eating or maybe the lionesses and cubs would turn up. He was just going to sleep for now
Karoo - My Verdict
Loved it, peaceful, beautiful landscapes, wonderful fossil display and some good sightings too.
The 4WD route is not challenging at all and provide a nice drive. We were hoping to catch some of the lesser seen mammals like aardvark and aardwolf but this is what we found when we entered a Donga (dry riverbed)
We sat around for half an hour hoping he would start eating or maybe the lionesses and cubs would turn up. He was just going to sleep for now
Karoo - My Verdict
Loved it, peaceful, beautiful landscapes, wonderful fossil display and some good sightings too.