The Mountain Zebra National Park is one of the most scenic parks in Southern Africa. It lies 12 km west of Cradock in the Eastern Cape and encompasses more than 28 000 ha. Set in the wild and precipitous terrain of the Bankberg, it incorporates elements of three biomes: Nama-Karoo, grassland and thicket. The park was founded in 1937 in order to protect the endangered mountain zebra. Initially it had less than 20; today there are more than 350.
The park is also home to a wide variety of fauna, including cheetah, black rhino and buffalo, black wildebeest, cape buffalo - and flora, 680 plant species, 13 Red Data species. Visitor facilities include traditional Karoo cottages, a caravan park, restaurant, curio shop and swimming pool. There’s good game viewing, San rock-art sites and a number of hiking trails and excellent horse riding excursions.
For spectacular views of the town and surrounding Karoo landscape, climb Oukop (on the right as you leave Cradock on the N10). Look out for inscriptions etched in the rock by bored British soldiers on guard duty during the Anglo-Boer War.
The Mountain Zebra National Park has acted as a backdrop for thousands of years of human history. Around 12 000 years ago, Later Stone Age p...
The Mountain Zebra National Park has a splendid three day hike that nature enthusiasts will love. It covers 25 km in total and follows a spe...
The Mountain Zebra National Park near Cradock was proclaimed in 1937 to protect some of the last remaining members of mountain zebra. The Pa...