Situated on the R61, between Cradock and Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape, Mountain Zebra National Park a top choice for travellers seeking a unique, off-grid experience.
You’ll find Mountain Zebra National Park situated on the R61, just 12km from the town of Cradock in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa.
To give you an idea of travel times from other parts of the country, Mountain Zebra National Park is an estimated 3-hour travel time from Port Elizabeth, a four-hour drive from Bloemfontein and a nine-hour drive from Cape Town and Johannesburg, respectively. However, most travellers add the park to their existing road-trip itineraries to get a solid balance of coast and Karoo.
Upon entering Craddock, you’ll find plenty of well-marked signs pointing you in the right direction and before heading in to join the zebras and buffalos, you can conveniently top up on a few snacks, groceries, and petrol beforehand. The roads in Mountain Zebra National Park are easy to navigate, you’ll just need to keep aware of the gate opening and closing times.