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South African National Parks (SANParks) is the body responsible for managing South Africa's national parks. SANParks was formed in 1926, and currently manages 19 parks consisting of 3,751,113 hectares (37,511.13 km 2 ), [ 3 ] over 3% of the total area of South Africa.
Namaqua National Park is a South African national park situated on the edge of the Atlantic coast of Namaqualand (an area covering 440,000 km 2 located within the semi-desert Succulent Karoo biome). [2] [3] This biome is a biodiversity hotspot with the largest concentration of succulent plants in the world. [3]
Golden Gate Highlands National Park is located in Free State, South Africa, near the Lesotho border.It covers an area of 340 km 2 (130 sq mi). [1] The park's most notable features are its golden, ochre, and orange-hued, deeply eroded sandstone cliffs and outcrops, [2] especially the Brandwag rock. [3]
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park is a large wildlife reserve 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; Gemsbok National Park in Botswana; The park's total area is 38,000 square kilometres ...
Mountain Zebra National Park is a national park in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa; established in July 1937 for the purpose of providing a nature reserve for the endangered Cape mountain zebra. It is surrounded by 896,146 hectares (2,214,420 acres) of the Mountain Zebra-Camdeboo Protected Environment. [1] [2]
The Karoo National Park is a wildlife reserve in the Great Karoo area of the Western Cape, South Africa near Beaufort West. This semi-desert area covers an area of 750 square kilometres (290 sq mi). [1] The Nuweveld portion of the Great Escarpment runs through the Park.
Table Mountain National Park, previously known as the Cape Peninsula National Park, is a national park in Cape Town, South Africa, proclaimed on 29 May 1998, for the purpose of protecting the natural environment of the Table Mountain chain, and in particular the rare fynbos vegetation.
Mapungubwe National Park is a national park in the Limpopo Province of South Africa.It forms part of the UNESCO Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape and the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area, abutting on the border with Botswana and Zimbabwe.