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Wilderness And Tsitsikamma National Parks are running 40% off winter specials from 14 July - 25 September 2008 on accommodation and camping.
Tsitsikamma National Park
...place of much water
Where the booming breakers of the Indian Ocean relentlessly pound rocky shores, where temperate high forest and fynbos roll down to the sea in an unspoilt verdant carpet, where ancient rivers carve their paths to the ocean down rocky ravines. This, "the place of much water", is the Tsitsikamma National Park. The heartland of the park stretches some 5 km to sea, protecting a wonderland of inter-tidal life, reef and deep-sea fish.
Dolphins frolic in the breakers, surfing and playing for the sheer joy of life, and the gentle giant of the ocean, the southern right whale visits here, coming inshore to breed.
Latest News
Otter Trail fully operational as of today, 29 June 2009
Date: 2009-06-29
Visitors to the Tsitsikamma National Park are hereby informed that the Otter Trail is now fully operational as of today, 29 June 2009.Nature’s Valley Rest Camp closed until 28 June 2009
Date: 2009-06-24
5 Things to seek
- Dolphins and porpoises – keeping vigil on the ocean will produce sightings of schools of dolphins and porpoises frolicking in the waves.
- African Black Oystercatcher – this red data species is one of South Africa’s most threatened bird species. Several pairs nest along the park’s rocky coastline.
- Knysna Lourie – these beautiful birds with a gruff call are common in the forest.
- Cape Clawless Otter – the source of the name of the Otter Trail, this shy and elusive species hunts crabs along the park’s coastline and rivers alike.
- Blue Duiker – this miniature antelope is found in the forests.
Proposed new Garden Route National Park
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