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Where to see the Suni in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Suni at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and Ndumo Game Reserve.

Nesotragus moschatus · Least Concern

Suni
Photo: (c) Diogo Luiz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Diogo Luiz

Planning a trip

When and where to find the Suni

Hosts have recorded the Suni at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and Ndumo Game Reserve.

When to go, park by park

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Best months to visit each park where hosts record the Suni
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Kruger
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Ndumo
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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

  • Big FiveSelf-drive
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo

Ways to look

Drive yourself

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

Where hosts record it

IUCN Red List

Least Concern

Species

Nesotragus moschatus

Records

50

iNaturalist observations

Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.

Questions travellers ask

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

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

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Suni at stays in or beside Kruger National Park and Ndumo Game Reserve. 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 Suni in South Africa?

The Suni is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (100% of records), based on 50 iNaturalist observations. 42 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Suni on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Suni?

The Suni 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; Ndumo Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the conservation status of the Suni?

The Suni (Nesotragus moschatus) is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

What is the Suni?

The Suni is a small antelope. It occurs in dense underbrush from central Kenya to KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa.

Stays that give back

Where to stay for a chance to see the Suni

Every stay on the Suni 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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