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At the foot of the Swartberg mountain, is home to buck, baboons and birds including the fish eagle.

Number: +27 023 541 1366

Area: Prince Albert, Central Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa

The dam can be reached via a scenic drive off the R71. Offers a lovely picnic site in an oak forest below the dam wall.

Area: Haenertsburg, Mopani Region, Limpopo, South Africa

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Number: +27 044 691 9038

Area: 76 Rodger Street, Mossel Bay, Western Cape, 6500

The dam is situated on the northern side of Volksrust. The picnic area has braai facilities, as well as children?s playing apparatus. Popular for angling and water sports.

Area: Volksrust, Grass & Wetlands, Mpumalanga, South Africa

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Number: +27 (083) 644 9259

Area: Between Barkly West and Spitskop Dam, Barkly West, Northern Cape, 8375

Just 2 km outside Carnavon, on the R63 to Loxton. The reserve protects many Karoo plant species and is home to gemsbok, black wildebeest, zebra and springbok.

Number: +27 053 382 3012

Area: Calvinia, Namakwa, Northern Cape, South Africa

2 million year old female skull - Isaac Edwin Stegman Nature Reserve on the R563 situated 10km northwest of Krugersdorp.

Number: +27 011 956 6348

Area: Krugersdorp, West Rand District, Gauteng, South Africa

Number: +27 039 973 1077

Area: Umkomaas, South Coast, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa