Where to see the Wild Peach in South Africa

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Wild Peach at stays in or beside uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Table Mountain National Park, Gondwana Game Reserve, Garden Route National Park, Royal Natal National Park and Tsitsikamma 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.

The Wild Peach is most recorded in Western Cape (62% of records), Gauteng (23% of records), Eastern Cape (8% of records), based on 5,655 iNaturalist observations. 13 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Wild Peach on site or nearby.

The Wild Peach 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. uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park: year-round, dry season May-Sep; Table Mountain National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Gondwana Game Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Garden Route National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

Kiggelaria africana (also known as the wild peach or umKokoko) is a large, robust, low-branching African tree, and is currently the only accepted species in the genus Kiggelaria.