Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area
UNESCO World Heritage wilderness
Eastern Cape, South Africa
Malaria-free
About Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area
The Baviaanskloof is a 200-kilometre valley between the Baviaanskloof and Kouga mountains in the Eastern Cape, and a component of the Cape Floral Region World Heritage Site. It is one of the country's great 4x4 drives, a gravel road crossing rivers and climbing passes through fynbos, thicket and forest, with Cape mountain zebra, leopard and buffalo in the reserve and a scatter of farm stays and campsites along the way. There is no fuel inside the kloof and the road can close after rain. Most people take two or three days from Willowmore to Patensie, and the western entrance is malaria-free and far from any crowd.
Things to do: Hiking · Camping · Rock climbing · Bird watching
Where you can stay: Camping · Chalets · Nearby B&Bs
Wildlife near Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area
What people record most across Eastern Cape. Past sightings, never a guarantee.
From iNaturalist records across Eastern Cape, not confirmed sightings inside this reserve.
