Table Mountain National Park
Western Cape · Best Sep to Apr
4 places
Plants & flora
Sour Fig
Carpobrotus edulis
Carpobrotus edulis is a ground-creeping plant with succulent leaves in the genus Carpobrotus, native to South Africa.
Species insights
When to visit
Most records Apr to May
When Sour Fig sightings peak, from open records. Outside these months it is seen less often, not never.
Best monthsApr to May
Records6,541 records
Curve from 6,541 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
Provinces where Sour Fig is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
6,541 records, iNaturalist
Parks where hosts record the Sour Fig
Stays that give back
Across South Africa
Smitswinkel Tented Camp
Table Mountain National Park
From R 965a night
Sour Fig recorded here
Overseers Mountain Cottage
Table Mountain National Park
From R 4,009a night
Sour Fig recorded here
Babylonstoren
Klapmuts, Simondium
Price on request
Sour Fig recorded here
Slangkop Tented Camp
Table Mountain National Park
From R 770a night
Sour Fig recorded here
Olifantsbos Guest House
Table Mountain National Park
From R 4,859a night
Sour Fig recorded here
Wilderness Ebb-and-Flow Rest Camp
Garden Route National Park
From R 287a night
Sour Fig recorded here
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When and where to find the Sour Fig
Hosts have recorded the Sour Fig at stays in or beside Table Mountain National Park and Garden Route National Park.
Species
Carpobrotus edulis
Records
6,541
iNaturalist observations
Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.
Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Sour Fig on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Sour Fig in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Sour Fig at stays in or beside Table Mountain National Park and Garden Route 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 Sour Fig in South Africa?
The Sour Fig is most recorded in Western Cape (97% of records), based on 6,541 iNaturalist observations. 6 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Sour Fig on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Sour Fig?
Sightings of the Sour Fig peak from Apr to May, based on 6,541 iNaturalist records. You may still see it outside those months, sightings are just less frequent.
What is the Sour Fig?
Carpobrotus edulis is a ground-creeping plant with succulent leaves in the genus Carpobrotus, native to South Africa. It is also known as Hottentot-fig, ice plant, highway ice plant or pigface and in South Africa as the sour fig (suurvy).
