Mountain Zebra National Park

Mountain Zebra National Park was established in 1937 specifically to save the Cape mountain zebra from extinction, when fewer than 50 individuals remained. Today this conservation success story in the Eastern Cape's Karoo region protects over 800 Cape mountain zebra alongside cheetah, buffalo, black wildebeest, eland, and over 350 bird species across 28,400 hectares of dramatic mountain terrain. The park features the Bankberg mountain range rising to nearly 2,000 metres, deep valleys carved by the Willow River, and sweeping Karoo plains dotted with distinctive dolerite formations. A malaria-free destination with excellent hiking trails including the three-day Mountain Zebra Trail, the park offers a quieter alternative to the Eastern Cape's private game reserves with affordable SANParks accommodation.