The Mountain Zebra National Park is situated just 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) from the charming town of Cradock near the N10 to Middelburg and the R61 to Graaff Reinet in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

The Park is about 280 kilometres (174 miles) from Port Elizabeth, 800 kilometres (497 miles) from Cape Town, 800 kilometres from Johannesburg and 1050 kilometres (652 miles) from Durban. The access roads to the park and most of the internal tourist routes are gravel, with certain sections tarred or concrete.

Climate:
In the Eastern Cape, guests can enjoy warm summers and cold winter nights. Rainfall averages about 400 mm per annum, with regular snowfall on the high lying areas.

Birds in the area:
Mountain Zebra National Park is home to an impressive diversity of bird life. Guests travelling through this area could spot Blue Crane, Ostrich, Stanley’s bustard, Secretary bird, woodpecker, Large-Billed and Eastern Long-Billed lark, Rock-Thrush, Mountain Wheatear and the Orange-breasted Rockjumper, to name a few.

Mammals in the area:
The highlight of your journey to Mountain Zebra National Park is the 300 plus Cape Mountain Zebra after which the park is named. The difference between these Zebra and Burchell's Zebra are narrower stripes, the absence of shadow stripes in Cape Zebra and orange facial colouring. Other noticeable species inhabiting this area include the Red Hartebeest, Eland and Springbok. In the wooded valleys, guests can search for Kudu, African Buffalo and Black Rhino. Cheetah and Caracal are the main predators in this Eastern Cape nature reserve.

Vegetation:
The Park boasts a rich variety of flora, and in spring the veld is covered by the glorious shades and hues of flowers. Fynbos and renosterveld bush flourish in the temperate climate, with rains coming mainly during the early summer and winter months.