- Parkveld
- Parks
- Western Cape
- Rondevlei Nature Reserve
Protected area · Western Cape
Rondevlei Nature Reserve
Rondevlei Nature Reserve is a protected area in Western Cape, about 17 km south-east of Cape Town. It covers 2,91 km² — number 16 by size of the 23 Western Cape areas with a recorded size. Proclaimed or established in 1952.
2,9km² recorded size
1952year established
—elevation of the point
17 kmsouth-east of Cape Town
Facts
- Type
- Protected area
- Province
- Western Cape
- Local municipality
- City of Cape Town
- Size
- 2,91 km² · 291 ha
- Rank by size
- 87 of 115 nationally · 16 in Western Cape
- Established
- 1952
- Coordinates
- -34.0625, 18.5000
- Nearest large town
- Cape Town, 17 km south-east
- Wikipedia articles
- 4 languages
Sources: Wikidata Q116398 · Natural Earth (province outline)
Nearby
False Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve2 km south-east
Zeekoevlei Nature ReserveNature reserve · 3 km²2 km north-east- Grysbok ParkNature reserve5 km south-west
- Tokai ParkNational park6 km west
- Muizenberg CaveNature reserve7 km south-west
- St. James SpringNature reserve7 km south-west
Address and visiting
Listed addressPelikan Park, Cape Town, 7941capetown.gov.za
From business listings compiled from public map and web sources, checked October 2026.
Opening hours
| Monday | not listed |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | not listed |
| Wednesday | not listed |
| Thursday | 07:30–17:00 |
| Friday | not listed |
| Saturday | not listed |
| Sunday | not listed |
Only the days shown were listed, as published in business listings checked October 2026. Gate times change with the season — check before you travel.
GBIF records within 2 km
Wildlife recorded around Rondevlei Nature Reserve
364 mammal and 73 439 bird occurrence records within 2 km of the reserve's point. Species with the most records first; the number is records, not animals.
Mammals
- Common HippopotamusHippopotamus amphibius126
- Cape Gray MongooseGalerella pulverulenta61
- Cape Dune Mole-ratBathyergus suillus59
- Cape PorcupineHystrix africaeaustralis32
- Marsh MongooseAtilax paludinosus30
- Xeric Four-striped Grass RatRhabdomys pumilio12
- African Clawless OtterAonyx capensis5
- Cape GrysbokRaphicerus melanotis5
- Cape GenetGenetta tigrina5
- Common ElandTaurotragus oryx5
- Cape Golden MoleChrysochloris asiatica4
- Cape Mole-ratGeorychus capensis3
- CaracalCaracal caracal2
- Rock HyraxProcavia capensis2
Birds
- Cape BulbulPycnonotus capensis2 539
- Orange River White-eyeZosterops pallidus2 132
- African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus1 735
- Red-knobbed CootFulica cristata1 729
- Yellow-billed DuckAnas undulata1 558
- Cape WeaverPloceus capensis1 511
- Blacksmith LapwingVanellus armatus1 497
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus1 447
- Hartlaub's GullChroicocephalus hartlaubii1 419
- Southern Double-collared SunbirdCinnyris chalybeus1 391
- Cape SparrowPasser melanurus1 370
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca1 368
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis1 327
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis1 285
Source: GBIF.org occurrence data (records within the radius; licences of the publishing datasets apply). All wildlife.