National parks of South Africa Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is a large wildlife preserve and conservation area in southern Africa. The park straddles the border between South Africa and Botswana and comprises two adjoining national parks: Kalahari Gemsbok National Park in South Africa and Gemsbok National Park in Botswana. The total area of the park is 38000 km² (14,668 mi²). Approximately three-quarters of the park lies in Botswana and one-quarter in South Africa. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park"
Kruger National Park is the largest game reserve in South Africa. It is roughly the same size and shape as Israel or Wales. It covers about 20,000 square kilometres and extends 350 km from north to south and 60 km from east to west. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kruger National Park"
Mountain Zebra National Park is a national park in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa proclaimed in July, 1937 for the purpose of providing a nature reserve for the endangered Cape Mountain Zebra. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mountain Zebra National Park"
Table Mountain National Park, previously known as the Cape Peninsula National Park, is a national park in Cape Town, South Africa, proclaimed on May 29, 1998 for the purpose of protecting natural environment of the Table Mountain Chain, and in particular the rare fynbos vegetation. The park is managed by South African National Parks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Table Mountain National Park"
Tankwa Karoo National Park is a Scientific National Park in South Africa. The park lies near the border of the Northern Cape and Western Cape, in one of the most arid regions of South Africa, receiving 100mm or less of precipitation in an average year. The mean July temperature in the park is 38.9°C, and in January the average is 5.7°C. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tankwa Karoo National Park"
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