Summertide Diary: Arriving at Bontebok

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18 December 2020 (cont.)

After an exhilarating day on the road, traversing no less than four different mountain passes including the famous Swartberg Pass, it was good to arrive at the Bontebok National Park outside Swellendam in the Western Cape. It’s just a short drive from the reception office to the Lang Elsie’s Kraal Rest Camp.

The renosterveld plains of the Bontebok National Park, with the Langeberge in the background
Sugarbush (Protea repens) at Bontebok National Park
Bitter Aloe (photo by Joubert)
Pin-tailed Whydah male (photo by Joubert)
Greater Striped Swallows swooping over the lawns of the camp (photo by Joubert)
Cape Wagtail welcoming us to our chalet (photo by Joubert)
Tortoises are common in Bontebok National Park – this one being a Leopard Tortoise seen at the reception building
Female Malachite Sunbird
Cape Bulbul hoping for a handout (which didn’t come)

With our chalet overlooking the serenity of the Breede River and the sunset beyond, the day came to a fitting close.

The entrance to Lang Elsie’s Kraal Rest Camp in the Bontebok National Park
Chalet #7 at Lang Elsie’s Kraal Rest Camp in the Bontebok National Park
Chalet #7 at Lang Elsie’s Kraal Rest Camp in the Bontebok National Park
Sunset over the Breede River, seen from Chalet #7 at Lang Elsie’s Kraal Rest Camp in the Bontebok National Park

If you’d like to learn more about the Bontebok National Park, have a read through this special feature we published after a previous visit. For more about the beautiful Bontebok antelope, read here.

Map of Bontebok National Park, from a brochure published by SANParks

 

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