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Mountain Zebra
National Park is the home for 300 or so Cape mountain zebra.
 These
zebra differ from the Burchell’s zebra, by having
narrower stripes and absence of shadow stripes.
Other noticeable species of the mountain plateau
are the red hartebeest, eland and springbok.
In the more wooded valleys visitors should
search for kudu, and two of the park’s more recent
introductions, the African buffalo and the black
rhino.
The park contains a rich variety of plant
species and in spring the veld is
covered with flowers. Fynbos and
renosterveld bush flourish in the temperate
climate where the rains come mainly during
early summer and winter.
South African National Parks provides limited
accommodation in the park. We
recommend a day visit (click on the map opposite to visit SANParks™
website).
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Summer is warm, and winter nights are
cold. Rainfall averages some 390 mm per
annum, with regular winter snowfall on high
lying areas.
Jackal Buzzard, Verreaux’s (Black) Eagle
and Martial Eagle soar impressively over
this mountain habitat. Pale-winged Starling
is very conspicuous on the mountain plateau,
where Ostrich, Secretary Bird, Blue Crane
and Ludwig’s Bustard are the larger more
visible species.
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