Gondwana Game Reserve
Western Cape · Best Sep to Apr
5 places
Wildlife
Bontebok
Damaliscus pygargus pygargus
The bontebok is an antelope found in South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia.
Species insights
When to visit
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Best monthsAny month
Records4,023 records
Curve from 4,023 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Where you'll find it
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Bontebok is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
4,023 records, iNaturalist
Parks where hosts record the Bontebok
Stays that give back
Across South Africa
Drie Kuilen Nature Reserve
Montagu
Bontebok recorded here · Fynbos biome · Bontebok · Gemsbok
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
From R 350 a night
A Riverbed Guesthouse
Swellendam
Bontebok recorded here · Fynbos biome · Bontebok
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
From R 2,750 a night
Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse
Riebeek Valley, Riebeek West
Bontebok recorded here · Fynbos biome · Black wildebeest · Bontebok
Gives back to BirdLife South Africa
From R 5,636 a night
The Whale Trail (De Hoop)
De Hoop Nature Reserve
Bontebok recorded here · Fynbos biome · Bontebok · Southern right whale
From R 6,460 a night
Olifantsbos Guest House
Table Mountain National Park
Bontebok recorded here · Fynbos biome · Bontebok · King protea
From R 4,859 a night
Melkkamer Homestead, De Hoop
De Hoop Nature Reserve
Bontebok recorded here · Fynbos biome · Bontebok · Southern right whale
Price on request
West Coast National Park
West Coast National Park
Bontebok recorded here · Fynbos biome · Bontebok
From R 1,646 a night
Bontebok Rest Camp
Bontebok National Park
Bontebok recorded here · Fynbos biome · Bontebok
From R 305 a night
De Hoop Collection
De Hoop Nature Reserve
Bontebok recorded here · Fynbos biome · Bontebok · Southern right whale
Price on request
Kwetu Guest Farm
Buffeljagsrivier, Swellendam
Bontebok recorded here · Fynbos biome · Bontebok · Giraffe
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
From R 1,114 a night
Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat
Western Cape
Bontebok recorded here · Fynbos biome · Cape fox · Caracal
Gives back to Saving Private Rhino
Price on request
Ulubisi House at Gondwana Game Reserve
Gondwana Game Reserve
Bontebok recorded here · Fynbos biome · Leopard · Lion
Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust
Price on request
Kwena Lodge Villas at Gondwana Game Reserve
Gondwana Game Reserve
Bontebok recorded here · Fynbos biome · Leopard · Lion
Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust
Price on request
Lehele Lodge at Gondwana Game Reserve
Gondwana Game Reserve
Bontebok recorded here · Fynbos biome · Leopard · Lion
Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust
Price on request
Black Rhino House at Gondwana Game Reserve
Gondwana Game Reserve
Bontebok recorded here · Fynbos biome · Leopard · Lion
Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust
Price on request
Kwena Lodge at Gondwana Game Reserve
Gondwana Game Reserve
Bontebok recorded here · Fynbos biome · Leopard · Lion
Gives back to Endangered Wildlife Trust
Price on request
More stays nearby
Whale Coast Ocean Villa
Voëlklip, Hermanus
Fynbos biome · Southern right whale
Gives back to Stanford Animal Welfare Society and 1 other
From R 2,235 a night
Schoone Oordt Country House
Swellendam
Fynbos biome
Gives back to Barrydale Hospice
From R 4,355 a night
Rhino Sands Safari Camp
Hazyview
Savanna biome · Leopard · Lion
Gives back to Zululand Conservation Trust and 1 other
From R 22,680 a night
Franschhoek Country House & Villas
Franschhoek
Fynbos biome · English oak
Gives back to Cape Leopard Trust
From R 6,195 a night
Babylonstoren
Klapmuts, Simondium
Angulate tortoise · Wild olive
Price on request
Welgelegen House by RETURN Africa
Gardens, Cape Town
Fynbos biome · English oak
From R 2,800 a night
An African Story by RETURN Africa
Bakoven, Cape Town
Fynbos biome
From R 9,900 a night
Tanda Tula Safari Camp
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Savanna biome · Lion · Leopard
Price on request
The Overberg
Next stop
Whale coast and rolling farm country
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When and where to find the Bontebok
Hosts have recorded the Bontebok at stays in or beside Gondwana Game Reserve, De Hoop Nature Reserve and Bontebok National Park.
When to go, park by park
Here all yearEasiest viewing
| Park | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gondwana | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Here | Here | Here | Here | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing |
| De Hoop | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Here |
Darker months are each park's own best season, when thinner bush or scarce water makes viewing easier. A sighting is never guaranteed.
Best hours of the day
- Early morning and late afternoon. The Bontebok is out through the day, and easiest to watch before the heat.
- Midday heat. Often resting in shade or near water.
Ways to look
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
Guided drives from a lodge
A guide who knows where to look, with off-road and night drives in the private reserves.
Where hosts record it
Species
Damaliscus pygargus pygargus
Records
4,023
iNaturalist observations
Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.
Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Bontebok on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Bontebok in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Bontebok at stays in or beside Gondwana Game Reserve, De Hoop Nature Reserve, Bontebok National Park, Table Mountain National Park and West Coast National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
Where can you see the Bontebok in South Africa?
The Bontebok is most recorded in Western Cape (54% of records), Gauteng (14% of records), Eastern Cape (11% of records), based on 4,023 iNaturalist observations. 16 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Bontebok on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Bontebok?
The Bontebok is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Gondwana Game Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; De Hoop Nature Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Bontebok National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Table Mountain National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Bontebok?
The bontebok is an antelope found in South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia. The bontebok has two subspecies; the bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus), occurring naturally in the Fynbos and Renosterveld areas of the Western Cape, and the blesbok occurring in the highveld.