Where to see

Where to see the Water Mongoose in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Water Mongoose at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park and Gondwana Game Reserve.

Atilax paludinosus

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Planning a trip

When and where to find the Water Mongoose

Hosts have recorded the Water Mongoose at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park and Gondwana Game Reserve.

When to go, park by park

Here all yearEasiest viewing

Best months to visit each park where hosts record the Water Mongoose
Park	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Goukamma	Easiest viewing	Easiest viewing	Easiest viewing	Easiest viewing	Here	Here	Here	Here	Here	Easiest viewing	Easiest viewing	Easiest viewing
Kruger	Here	Here	Here	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 Water Mongoose 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

Western Cape
Goukamma · Gondwana
Big FiveSelf-driveGuided drivesMalaria-free
Stays in Western Cape
Western Cape
Limpopo
Kruger
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

Goukamma Kruger

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

Gondwana

Species

Atilax paludinosus

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Questions travellers ask

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

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

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Water Mongoose at stays in or beside Goukamma Nature Reserve, Kruger National Park and Gondwana 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.

Stays that give back

Where to stay for a chance to see the Water Mongoose

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