Where to see the Water Berry in South Africa

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Water Berry at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, Welgevonden Game Reserve, Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve, uMlalazi Nature Reserve and Vernon Crookes Nature 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.

The Water Berry is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (46% of records), Western Cape (20% of records), Eastern Cape (19% of records), based on 3,273 iNaturalist observations. 12 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Water Berry on site or nearby.

The Water Berry 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; Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Welgevonden Game Reserve: May-Sep, dry season; Oribi Gorge Nature Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

Syzygium cordatum is an evergreen, water-loving tree, which grows to a height of 8-15 m. This tree is often found near streams, on forest margins or in swampy spots. The leaves are elliptic to circular, bluish green on top and a paler green below. Young leaves are reddish.