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Where to see the Common Duiker in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Common Duiker at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Kruger National Park and Kwandwe Private Game Reserve.

Sylvicapra grimmia

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Common Duiker
Photo: (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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When and where to find the Common Duiker

Hosts have recorded the Common Duiker at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Kruger National Park and Kwandwe Private Game Reserve.

When to go, park by park

Here all yearEasiest viewing
Best months to visit each park where hosts record the Common Duiker
Park
uKhahlamba-Drakensberg
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Easiest viewing
Easiest viewing
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Easiest viewing
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Kruger
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Easiest viewing
Easiest viewing

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

  • First and last hours of daylight. The Common Duiker moves and hunts in the cool.
  • Midday, resting. Usually lying up in shade and hard to spot.
  • After dark, on a night drive. Where the reserve or park offers one.

Where to base yourself

  • KwaZulu-Natal

    KwaZulu-Natal

    uKhahlamba-Drakensberg · Phinda · Giants Castle

    Big FiveSelf-driveGuided drives
    Stays in KwaZulu-Natal
    KwaZulu-Natal
  • Limpopo

    Limpopo

    Kruger · Timbavati · Welgevonden

    Big FiveSelf-driveGuided drives
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo
  • Eastern Cape

    Eastern Cape

    Kwandwe

    Big FiveGuided drivesMalaria-free
    Stays in Eastern Cape
    Eastern Cape
  • Western Cape

    Western Cape

    Gondwana

    Big FiveGuided drivesMalaria-free
    Stays in Western Cape
    Western Cape

Ways to look

Drive yourself

Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.

Where hosts record it

KrugerKamberg

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

KwandwePhindaTimbavatiGondwanaSabi Sand

Species

Sylvicapra grimmia

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Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the Common Duiker on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Common Duiker in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Common Duiker at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Kruger National Park, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, Phinda Private Game Reserve, Timbavati Private Nature Reserve and Gondwana Game Reserve and other reserves. 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.

Stays that give back

Where to stay for a chance to see the Common Duiker

Every stay on the Common Duiker page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.

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