As wonderful a place as Glen Reenen is, and as terrific as the trails that lead into the mountains from there are, to really experience all the Golden Gate Highlands National Park has to offer you also must take a drive along the Lichens Pass road that leads through the Park all the way between the eastern and western boundaries, the gravel road to Kestell to the northern boundary, and the Oribi and Blesbok loops that meanders up and over two plateaus near the camp. Along the way you can appreciate magnificent scenery and you could encounter some of the almost 200 species of birds and 60 species of mammals that occur here, including the bald ibis, crowned crane, guineafowl, secretarybird, cape and bearded vulture, blesbok, eland, hartebeest, oribi, grey rhebok, springbok, black wildebeest and plains zebra. Here’s just a few of the photographs we took while exploring the larger Park area during our December 2016 visit.
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What a wonderful part of the world that is — and you do it full justice.
Thank you very much for the very kind comment, Colonialist!
Stunning shots. We have locked in a week in Cape Town and 4 nights at an eco camp in Kruger but we still have one week to fill. Thank you for all the ideas on your blog 🙂
Glad to be of service, Penne! 😀
Pragtige fotos, dewet, laat my sommer lus word om weer daar ñ draai te gaan maak.
Ons kan net nie lank van Golden Gate af weg bly nie. Baie dankie vir die gawe kompliment!
Looks like the area had good rains – beautiful!
It did get good downpours AJ, but Golden Gate was still a lot drier than we’ve seen it on previous December visits. A lot more rain is needed before this terrible drought can be considered over.
So beautiful! The ibis is so colorful.
Golden Gate’s a very special place, Ilex!
Great shots especially of the Jackal!
Thank you very much, Jane!
I love all of these shots. 🙂
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Thanks very much, Janet!
I love the two zebra looking right at you. What a great shot!
I was very grateful to them both for their interesting pose, Lois!
Such a treat to travel from my armchair!
Glad you could join in, Cynthia!
You’ve taken some great wildlife shots. I love the fox one best of all.
Have you ever considered getting a logo though? Looks better on pics than a URL 🙂
Thank you Alexis