National Park Eastern Cape
Mountain Zebra National Park
A malaria-free Karoo park that saved the Cape mountain zebra — now a cheetah and black rhino destination.
Worth a Detour
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Trip Role
Worth a Detour
Ideal stay
1-2 days
Best for
Cheetah tracking, Karoo scenery, malaria-free
Our take
The small Eastern Cape park that's better than its size suggests.
The small Eastern Cape park that's better than its size suggests.
- Trip Role
- Worth a Detour
- Ideal Stay
- 1-2 days
- Best For
- Cheetah tracking, Karoo scenery, malaria-free
- Go If
- You're in the Eastern Cape and want a quiet, malaria-free park with cheetah tracking.
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Why it's worth your time
Small, malaria-free, and quietly excellent. Created to save the Cape mountain zebra from extinction; it now also has cheetah (tracking available), black rhino, and caracal.
What we love
Tracking cheetah on foot with a ranger — one of the few parks where you can.
What to know
The park saved the Cape mountain zebra from extinction (down to ~91 animals); it now hosts cheetah, black rhino and buffalo, all malaria-free.