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.... Rare beauty
A family of Cape mountain zebra stands silhouetted against the craggy landscape, bathed in the golden light of the late afternoon. A caracal on the prowl intently scans the kloof, its sharply pointed ears picking up the faintest sound. Up in the Bankberg Mouuntains, grey rhebok and mountain reedbuck graze, looking down on the valley spread out below them, as a pair of yellow mongoose set out on the hunt.
The beautifl plains and valleys of the Mountain Zebra National Park provide a perfect setting for the Cape mountain zebra, one of the world's rarest large mammals. At present they number about 350 after being on the brink of extinction when the park was proclaimed in 1937. Recent park expantion resulted in the successful reintroduction of disease-free buffalo, and black rhino once more browse through the valley thickets. Summers in the park are warm; winter nights are cold and regular snowfall occurs on the higher ridges. The annual rainfall averages some 390 mm.
Facilities and Activities
Visitors can choose between the fully equipped Doornhoek historical homestead, which is a restored Victorian homestead, or comfortable four-bed family cottages. Meals can be enjoyed at the park's a' la carte restaurant and basic commodities and curios can be bought at the shop. Conference facilities are available.
How to get there
The park is situated about 12 km from the picturesque town of Cradock. Cape Town and Johannesburg are some 800 km away and the closest airport is Port Elizabeth, about 280 km from the park.
