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National park · Western Cape
Bontebok National Park
Bontebok National Park is a national park in Western Cape, about 5 km south of Swellendam. It covers 27,9 km² — number 13 by size of the 23 Western Cape areas with a recorded size. Proclaimed or established in 1931.
27,9km² recorded size
1931year established
109 melevation of the point
5 kmsouth of Swellendam
Facts
- Type
- National park (national park of South Africa)
- Province
- Western Cape
- District
- Overberg
- Local municipality
- Swellendam
- Size
- 27,9 km² · 2 786 ha
- Rank by size
- 64 of 115 nationally · 13 in Western Cape
- Established
- 1931
- Elevation
- 109 m
- Coordinates
- -34.0667, 20.4500
- Nearest large town
- Swellendam, 5 km south
- Wikipedia articles
- 19 languages
Nearby
- Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve1 km south-east
Marloth Nature ReserveProtected area12 km north
De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve · 340 km²42 km south
Boosmansbos Wilderness AreaProtected area · 142 km²42 km north-east- Pat Busch Mountain ReserveNature reserve53 km north-west
Vrolijkheid Nature ReserveNature reserve55 km west
Address and visiting
Listed addressSwellendam, 6740sanparks.org
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
Opening hours
| Monday | 07:00–18:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Wednesday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Thursday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Friday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Saturday | 07:00–18:00 |
| Sunday | 07:00–18:00 |
Weekly hours, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
GBIF records within 3 km
Wildlife recorded around Bontebok National Park
517 mammal and 34 921 bird occurrence records within 3 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- BontebokDamaliscus pygargus244
- Red HartebeestAlcelaphus caama111
- Mountain ZebraEquus zebra36
- Vaal RhebokPelea capreolus31
- Xeric Four-striped Grass RatRhabdomys pumilio25
- Bush DuikerSylvicapra grimmia12
- HartebeestAlcelaphus buselaphus12
- Cape Gray MongooseGalerella pulverulenta8
- Scrub HareLepus saxatilis6
- Cape PorcupineHystrix africaeaustralis6
- Cape GrysbokRaphicerus melanotis4
- Cape GenetGenetta tigrina4
- Common GenetGenetta genetta3
- BushbuckTragelaphus scriptus3
Birds
- Cape WeaverPloceus capensis796
- Fiscal FlycatcherSigelus silens736
- Cape Robin-ChatCossypha caffra723
- African StonechatSaxicola torquatus659
- Ring-necked DoveStreptopelia capicola646
- Cape White-eyeZosterops virens641
- Southern FiscalLanius collaris623
- Cape BulbulPycnonotus capensis621
- Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracica606
- Malachite SunbirdNectarinia famosa569
- Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa568
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca566
- Cape WagtailMotacilla capensis541
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus515
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.