
Wildlife
The bontebok is an antelope found in South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 4,023 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Bontebok is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
4,023 records, iNaturalist
10+ results in South Africa
Planning a trip
Hosts have recorded the Bontebok at stays in or beside Gondwana Game Reserve, Bontebok National Park and Table Mountain National Park.
| Park | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Gondwana | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Here | Here | Here | Here | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing |
| Bontebok | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Here | Here | Here |
Darker months are each park's own best season, when thinner bush or scarce water makes viewing easier. A sighting is never guaranteed.
Drive yourself
Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.
Where hosts record it
Guided drives from a lodge
A guide who knows where to look, with off-road and night drives in the private reserves.
Where hosts record it
Species
Damaliscus pygargus pygargus
Records
4 023
iNaturalist observations
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A record means a host has seen the Bontebok on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Bontebok at stays in or beside Gondwana Game Reserve, Bontebok National Park, Table Mountain National Park and West Coast National Park. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
The Bontebok is most recorded in Western Cape (54% of records), Gauteng (14% of records), Eastern Cape (11% of records), based on 4 023 iNaturalist observations. 18 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Bontebok on site or nearby.
The Bontebok is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Gondwana Game Reserve: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Bontebok National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Table Mountain National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; West Coast National Park: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
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| Table Mountain | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Here | Here | Here | Here | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing |
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| West Coast | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Here | Here | Here | Here | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing | Easiest viewing |
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The bontebok is an antelope found in South Africa, Lesotho and Namibia. The bontebok has two subspecies; the bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus pygargus), occurring naturally in the Fynbos and Renosterveld areas of the Western Cape, and the blesbok occurring in the highveld.