Mokala National Park is located approximately 80km (49 miles) south-southwest of Kimberley and west of the N12 freeway to Cape Town in the Northern Cape, South Africa. The closest airport is Kimberly International Airport, from which you can obtain car rental services.
Mokala National Park, Northern Cape, South Africa experiences rainy and warm summers and cold and frosty winters. The rainfall during summer can be erratic, but on average the park receives about 400mm of rain a year. Temperatures range from bitterly cold, to extremely hot. In winter, the temperature can drop to as low as 4 degrees Celsius and in summer rise to about 44 degrees Celsius.
Birding at Mokala National Park
Mokala National Park is a birders haven, offering birding enthusiasts an exciting opportunity to help map the birdlife profile of this unexplored and undiscovered wilderness.
Game-viewing at Mokala
This Northen Cape nature reserve is home to a myriad of mammal species, including Black and White Rhino, disease free Buffalo, Tsessebe, Roan Antelope, Mountain Reedbuck, Giraffe, Gemsbok, Eland, Zebra, Red Hartebeest, Black Hartebeest, Kudu, Ostrich, Steenbok, Duiker and Springbok.
GPS Coordinates
Main gate 29:12.775 S and 24:19.579 E
Directions
Allow about 90 minutes drive from Kimberley to the main lodge. Petrol / diesel is available in the park.
From Gauteng
Take the N12 route to Cape Town from Kimberley. 57km (35 miles) from Kimberley, on the Hayfield / Heuningneskloof Crossing, turn right on a gravel road. Travel 21km (13 miles) until you get to the gate of Mokala National Park on your right hand side. The main Administration and Reception Building is a further 7km (4 miles) inside the park.
From Cape Town
Follow the N12 north, passed Hopetown. 65km (40 miles) north of Hopetown, turn left on the Hayfield / Heuningneskloof Crossing. Travel 21km (13 miles) until you reach the gate of Mokala National Park.
