South Africa has an incredible diversity of Protected Areas across the country. These National Parks, Provincial Nature Reserves and Private Nature Reserves are important in conserving patterns and processes as well as the ecology, habitats and species. This Gallery Collection showcases individual Protected Area.
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409 imagesAddo Elephant National Park is the most diverse protected area in South Africa and extends from the Karoo through, Fynbos, Thicket and coastal and marine habitats. It is situated in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. -
109 imagesAgulhas National Park lies at the southern tip of Africa and is managed by South African National Park within the Western Cape province of South Africa -
39 imagesAugrabies National Park in the Northern Cape of South Africa lies along the banks of the Orange River. -
27 imagesBenfontein Nature Reserve is situated on the outskirts of Kimberly and is one of the De Beers properties -
15 imagesBonamanzi Private Game Reserve is situated close to the town of Hluhluwe in northern KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. -
29 imagesBontebok National Park is managed by South African National Park and is situated on the outskirts of the Western Cape town of Swellendam in South Africa. -
4 imagesCamdaboo National Park lies on the outskirts of the Eastern Cape Town of Graaf Reniet -
9 imagesCobham Nature Reserve lies in the southern Drakensberg and forms part of the uKhahlamba World Heritage Site -
818 imagesDe Hoop Nature Reserve and Marine Protected Area are one of the most important conservation areas in the Cape Floral Kingdom. The reserve is situated in the Overberg of the Western Cape, South Africa -
111 imagesDe Mond Nature Reserve is situated on the coastline between Struisbaai and Arniston and is one of CapeNatures reserves. The Heuningnes River and Estuary flows through the reserve -
4 imagesDlinza Forest Reserve is a popular birdwatching destination close to the town of Eshowe in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. -
28 imagesDronfield Nature Reserve, lies on the outskirts of Kimberly and is one of the De Beers properties -
6 imagesEnseleni Nature Reserve in northern KwaZulu Natal protects patches of indigenous forest and grassland. -
230 imagesThe Garden Route National Park lies within the southern Cape of South Africa and covers the area between Wilderness and Tsitsikamma -
40 imagesGoegap Nature Reserve lies on the outskirts of Springbok in the Northern Cape, South Africa. It is a popular spring-flower destination. -
42 imagesGondwana Game Reserve and lodge is located near Mosselbay on the Garden Route. It is a five star lodge with free-roaming big five and contains grasslands, fynbos, succulent Karoo scrub and Renosterveld -
18 imagesGoukamma Nature Reserve lies 12kms to the west of Knysna in the southern Cape of South Africa. It comprises of both a marine and terrestrial reserve. -
96 imagesHeuningberg Nature Reserve is a small municipal reserve situated on the mountain slopes above Bredasdorp in the Western Cape of South Africa. It is home to a number of endemic plant species. -
92 imagesHluhluwe-iMfolozi Game Reserve is one of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife's flagship game reserves in Zululand, South Africa and is home to the big-five. -
54 imagesiSimangaliso Wetland Park lies in northern KwaZulu Natal, South Africa and is a World Heritage Site with a wide diversity of terrestrial and marine habitats. -
8 imagesKaroo National Park is managed by South African National Parks and lies on the outskirts of Beaufort West in the Western Cape of South Africa -
270 imagesThe semi-arid Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park lies in the Northern Cape of South Africa at the junctions of Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. -
12 imagesKosi Bay forms part of a large wetland system within the iSimangaliso Wetland Park in northern Zululand, South Africa. -
244 imagesKruger National Parkis South Africa's most famous National Park, lying along the border between Mozambique and South Africa. -
36 imagesBird Island is joined to the mainland by a harbour wall at Lamberts Bay on the West Coast of South Africa. It s home of only one of three breeding colonies of Cape Gannets -
15 imagesLotheni Nature Reserve lies in the southern Drakensberg and forms part of the uKhahlamba World Heritage Site -
61 imagesMadikwe Game Reserve is a malaria free Big-Five reserve that also boasts excellent birding and sitings of Brown Hyena and Wild Dog -
15 imagesManyoni Private Game Reserve lies in northern Zululand, South Africa and is home to the big-five. -
71 imagesMkhuze Game Reserve forms part of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park in northern Zululand, South Africa. It is a popular birdwatching destination. -
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31 imagesMountain Zebra National Park, was originally established to restore populations of the endangered Cape Mountain Zebra and is situated in the Eastern cape of South Africa. -
26 imagesMpenjati Nature Reserve also includes the Trafalgar Marine Protected Area and lies on the southern coastline of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. -
102 imagesThe Namaqua National Park lies in the Northern Cape of South Africa and protects important populations of succulents and also has an extensive stretch of coastline. -
11 imagesNdumo Game Reserve lies in northern Zululand, South Africa and lies on the border with Mozambique. It has an extremely high diversity of birds. -
10 imagesOngoye Forest Nature Reserve holds some of the last intact areas of forest in northern KwaZulu Natal, South Africa and is home to a number of endemic species. -
61 imagesPilansberg Game Reserve showcases a wide diversity of species that cover both the dry west and the bushveld of the east. -
5 imagesPolokwane Nature Reserve is an important cross over zone between the arid west and the moist east and species from both regions occur in this reserve. -
11 imagesPongola Game Reserve surrounds Lake Jozini in northern Zululand, South Africa. -
30 imagesThe Richtesveld National Park lies in the far Northern Cape of South Africa and is important in protecting numerous endemic plant life. -
48 imagesRietvlei Nature Reserve is a popular destination that lies between Pretoria and Johannesburg. This gallery showcases images from this site -
6 imagesRobberg Nature Reserve, managed by CapeNature, forms a long peninsula adjacent to the town of Plettenberg Bay in the southern Cape of South Africa -
11 imagesRooipoort Nature Reserve, lies on the outskirts of Kimberly and is one of the De Beers properties -
12 imagesSomkhanda Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa -
13 imagesSpioenkop Nature Reserve lies in the midlands of KwaZulu Natal and surrounds a large lake and is a battlefield site. -
22 imagesTable Mountain National Park and Marine Protected Area lies adjacent to the city of Cape Town and includes the iconic Table Mountain -
19 imagesManaged by WESSA, Umgeni Nature Reserve lies on the outskirts of Howick in the midlands of KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. -
11 imagesUmlalazi Nature Reserve lies in northern KwaZulu Natal, South Africa and adjacent to the coastline. There is an estuary that is surrounded by mangroves and riparian thicket on the reserve. -
15 imagesVernon Crookes Nature Reserve in southern KwaZulu Natal, South Africa protects important grasslands and indigenous forest patches. -
2 imagesWeenan Nature Reserve lies in the Natal Midlands, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. -
116 imagesThe West Coast National Park, managed by the South African National Parks surrounds the RAMSAR site of Langebaan Lagoon and also includes a number of important seabird breeding islands. -
34 imagesWitsands Nature Reserve lies in the far northern Cape, east of Upington, South Africa. -
42 imagesZimanga Private Game Reserve lies in northern Zululand and close to the town of Mkhuze. It has a number of specially designed photographic hides that makes it a popular destination