The South East Coast
Just two hours drive from Cape Town are the Bontebok National Park and the De Hoop Nature Reserve, where you will be able to partake in some whale watching and of course bontebok.
Bontebok National Park is found 6km from the town of Swellendam along the N2 highway, which clearly signposts the park for the majority of the route. Once at the park, you can either drive around the designated gravel routes or go on a walking trail. Here you will find around 300 of the rare Bontebok in the park. Before the park was opened, only 17 remained alive due to over-hunting. Now there are around 3000 on the planet thanks to the work that has been done by the park to keep them from extinction. Bonteboks aren’t the only creatures here of course. The park also boasts red hartebeests, mountain zebras and antelopes as well as a variety of birdlife, with more than 200 different species calling the park.
De Hoop Nature Reserve nearby – although small in size compared to many reserves – is home to some incredibly rare animals and is worth the two hour drive from Cape Town alone to go whale watching. The Southern Right Whales pass through here during the watching season (July to December), with ten or more whales sometimes viewable as you stand on the beach within the reserve. De Hoop is also home to big herds of Bontebok as well as elands, antelopes, baboons and a large number of birds. There are also a number of reptiles such as tortoises and snakes and should you be remarkably lucky, you may spot the occasional leopard!
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