Mokala National Park is a reserve established in the Plooysburg area south-west of Kimberley in the Northern Cape, South Africa on 19 June 2007. The size of the park is 26,485 hectares.
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Mokala National Park is one of South Africa's newer national parks, established in 2007. Located approximately 70 km southwest of Kimberley in the Northern Cape, it spans around 26,485 hectares.
Key Highlights: Wildlife: Mokala is home to a variety of species, including the endangered black and white rhinos, buffalo, tsessebe, roan antelope, and sable antelope. The park also hosts giraffes, zebras, and numerous bird species²³. Landscape: The park's landscape is diverse, featuring koppieveld (hills), large open plains, and riverine vegetation. This variety provides a unique backdrop for wildlife viewing and photography. Activities: Visitors can enjoy game drives, bird watching, and bush braais (barbecues). The park also offers fishing and swimming opportunities². Accommodation: Mokala offers several lodging options, including self-catering bungalows, family bungalows, and campsites. Mosu Lodge is one of the popular choices for visitors.
Visitor Experience: Mokala National Park provides a serene and less crowded alternative to some of the more famous parks in South Africa. Its focus on conservation and the regeneration of valuable species makes it a significant destination for wildlife enthusiasts and...
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This is a wonderful National park to visit with good facilities. We stayed at the "Haak en Steek" cottage which can accommodate four people and is a stand alone house with your privacy quaranteed by means of a locked boom entrance. There is a waterhole close to the house and we saw quite a variety of wild animals visiting the waterhole. We saw rhinos three evenings out of the four we stayed there. Also saw many giraffes, zebras springbok, gemsbok, impala, Cape Vervet Monkeys, baboons, red hartebeest, blue wildebeest, warthogs, kudu, eland, grey duiker, Cape Grey Mongoose, etc. The animal we unfortunately did not see was the buffalo.
It us defintely worth your while to visit the Stofdam Bird Hide to observe the birdlife as well as animals which visit the waterhole.
Restaurant facilities at the two main camps were unfortunately a bit if a disapointment as only the one at Mosu was open. The one at Lilydale was closed.
If you are interested in the history of the park and folklore of the San and other people originally from this area, it will be worth your while to also pay a visit to the Mokala...
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What a gem we've discovered! We were referred by a friend and can't thank her enough... We thoroughly enjoyed each moment of our comfortable stay at Mosu Lodge and our extremely rewarding game drive at Mokala National Park. Our unit was situated close to the water hole and we could sit and watch game coming to drink water - until late. The unit was a comfortable, well-equipped and an impeccable home-away-from-home. Animals are plenty - and the variety impressive. The staff excelled and we need to mention the most accommodating Receptionist - if I recall correctly, her name is Emma. She was just so helpful - even provided us with an power extension to keep our fridge running in our vehicle. Parking at reception and having to use miniature trolley's/trailers to transport luggage to the units, were new to us :-) At least we had some exercise! The only 'draw-back' would be the bad condition of the corrugated road one has to travel - but the superb destination justifies the drive. We will most definitely be back to this very, very...
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