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Where to see the Sable Antelope in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Sable Antelope at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Marakele National Park and Mokala National Park.

Hippotragus niger · Least Concern

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Sable Antelope
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Planning a trip

When and where to find the Sable Antelope

Hosts have recorded the Sable Antelope at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Marakele National Park and Mokala National Park.

When to go, park by park

Here all yearEasiest viewing
Best months to visit each park where hosts record the Sable Antelope
Park
Kruger
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Easiest viewing
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Easiest viewing
Easiest viewing
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Marakele
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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.

Where to base yourself

  • Limpopo

    Limpopo

    Kruger · Marakele

    Big FiveSelf-drive
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo
  • Northern Cape

    Northern Cape

    Mokala

    Self-driveMalaria-free
    Stays in Northern Cape
    Northern Cape

Ways to look

Drive yourself

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

Where hosts record it

KrugerMarakeleMokala

IUCN Red List

Least Concern

Species

Hippotragus niger

Records

887

iNaturalist observations

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Questions travellers ask

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

Which parks and reserves are best for the Sable Antelope in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Sable Antelope at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Marakele National Park and Mokala 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 Sable Antelope in South Africa?

The Sable Antelope is most recorded in Limpopo (25% of records), Mpumalanga (22% of records), Northern Cape (14% of records), based on 887 iNaturalist observations. 49 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Sable Antelope on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Sable Antelope?

The Sable Antelope 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. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Marakele National Park: May-Sep, dry season; Mokala National Park: Aug-Oct, flowers, Mar-May. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the conservation status of the Sable Antelope?

The Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

What is the Sable Antelope?

The sable antelope (Hippotragus niger) is an antelope which inhabits wooded savannah in East Africa south of Kenya, and in Southern Africa.

Stays that give back

Where to stay for a chance to see the Sable Antelope

Every stay on the Sable Antelope 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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