Kruger National Park
Limpopo · Best Apr to Sep
7 places
Trees & flora
Wild Pear
Dombeya rotundifolia
Dombeya rotundifolia, Dikbas or "South African wild pear" (it is not related to pear trees), is a small deciduous tree with dark grey to blackish deeply fissured bark, found in Southern Africa and northwards to central and eastern tropical Africa.
Species insights
When to visit
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Best monthsAny month
Records2,766 records
Curve from 2,766 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
Gauteng and beyond
Provinces where Wild Pear is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,766 records, iNaturalist
Parks where hosts record the Wild Pear
Stays that give back
Across South Africa
Kruger Untamed - Satara Plains Camp
Kruger National Park
From R 11,980a night
Wild Pear recorded here
Hutwini Walking Camp by RETURN Africa
Kruger National Park
From R 11,820a night
Wild Pear recorded here
Kruger Shalati: The Train on the Bridge
Kruger National Park
From R 17,400a night
Wild Pear recorded here
Mdluli Safari Lodge
Kruger National Park
From R 10,670a night
Wild Pear recorded here
Kruger Untamed - Tshokwane River Camp
Kruger National Park
From R 17,500a night
Wild Pear recorded here
Plains Camp @ Rhino Walking Safaris
Mpumalanga
Price on request
Wild Pear recorded here
Berg-en-Dal Rest Camp
Kruger National Park
From R 390a night
Wild Pear recorded here
Malelane Satellite Camp
Kruger National Park
From R 390a night
Wild Pear recorded here
Izingwe Lodge
Welgevonden Game Reserve
Price on request
Wild Pear recorded here
Vernon Crookes
Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve
From R 480a night
Wild Pear recorded here
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park: Mpila Camp
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park
From R 1,420a night
Wild Pear recorded here
Inzalo Safari Lodge
Welgevonden Game Reserve
Price on request
Wild Pear recorded here
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park: Hilltop Camp
Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park
From R 900a night
Wild Pear recorded here
Ithala (Ntshondwe)
Ithala Game Reserve
From R 130a night
Wild Pear recorded here
More stays nearby
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Benguela Cove, Hermanus
From R 51,428a night
Thabile Lodge
Oudtshoorn
From R 1,400a night
Baobab Hill House by RETURN Africa
Kruger National Park
From R 17,120a night
Bartholomeus Klip Farmhouse
Riebeek Valley, Riebeek West
From R 5,636a night
Rhino Sands Safari Camp
Hazyview
From R 22,680a night
Babylonstoren
Klapmuts, Simondium
Price on request
Welgelegen House by RETURN Africa
Gardens, Cape Town
From R 2,800a night
An African Story by RETURN Africa
Bakoven, Cape Town
From R 9,900a night
Tanda Tula Safari Camp
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve
Price on request
Pafuri Camp by RETURN Africa
Kruger National Park
From R 11,820a night
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When and where to find the Wild Pear
Hosts have recorded the Wild Pear at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park and Welgevonden Game Reserve.
Species
Dombeya rotundifolia
Records
2,766
iNaturalist observations
Every booking on Spekboom supports conservation.
Questions travellers ask
A record means a host has seen the Wild Pear on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Wild Pear in South Africa?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Wild Pear at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, Welgevonden Game Reserve, Ithala Game 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.
Where can you see the Wild Pear in South Africa?
The Wild Pear is most recorded in Gauteng (46% of records), Limpopo (20% of records), North West (16% of records), based on 2,766 iNaturalist observations. 14 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Wild Pear on site or nearby.
When is the best time to see the Wild Pear?
The Wild Pear 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; Ithala Game Reserve: year-round, dry season May-Sep. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
What is the Wild Pear?
Dombeya rotundifolia, Dikbas or "South African wild pear" (it is not related to pear trees), is a small deciduous tree with dark grey to blackish deeply fissured bark, found in Southern Africa and northwards to central and eastern tropical Africa. Formerly placed in the Sterculiaceae, that artificial group has now been abandoned by most authors and the plants are part of an enlarged Malvaceae.
