| South Africa has over 20 national parks and a | | | | Cape Point and The Cape of Good Hope. |
| numerous provincial and private parks. The oldest and | | | | Situated near Port Elizabeth is the Addo Elephant |
| best known is the Kruger National Park. Being the one | | | | National Park. Currently the park houses about 450 |
| of the largest game reserves in Africa it covers | | | | elephants and a large number of other mammals. The |
| 18,989 square kilometers (7,332 sq mi).The Kruger | | | | parks 1,640 km2 (630 sq mi) feature a main camp |
| park can be entered through nine gates. Overall the | | | | with accommodations and other facilities and 4 tourist |
| park has 21 rest camps, 2 private lodge concessions | | | | rest camps along with 4 camps that are run by |
| and 15 safari lodges. Despite of being the most | | | | concessionaires. |
| popular national park in South Africa, the visitors still | | | | Namaqua National Park is semi-desert, with hot and |
| can experience the untouched wild Africa. The nine | | | | dry summers and cold winters with variable, generally |
| tourist trails that lead throughout the park. The | | | | sparse rainfall. Located in the north western part of |
| Kruger Park features 147 mammal species and 517 | | | | South Africa this park has an area of 700 km2 (270 |
| species of birds. | | | | sq mi). It also features the largest concentration of |
| The second most popular national park in South | | | | succulent plants in the world. The park's main tourist |
| Africa is Table Mountain. Situated in Cape Town, the | | | | attraction is the spring flower bloom. The parks |
| park is well known for its distinct landmarks - The | | | | tourist facilities include a 5 km long scenic route, |
| Table Mountain and the Cape of Good Hope. Unlike | | | | information centre, and walking routes. As well there |
| other parks the Table Mountain National Park is not a | | | | are places to picnics. |
| single continuous area, thus the parks 221 km2 are | | | | Featuring the Africa's southernmost tip - the Cape |
| divided in three separate sections: The Table | | | | Agulhas, the Agulhas National Park is a good place for |
| Mountain Section; The Silvermine-Tokai Section; Cape | | | | whale watching. The whale watching season starts in |
| Point Section. The park is well known for its tourist | | | | November and ends in January. The park has one of |
| attractions - Table Mountain Cableway, colony of | | | | the smallest areas - 20,959 hectares (51,790 acres) |
| African Penguins on Boulders beach and the scenic | | | | among South Africa's National park. |