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Mokala

South Africa Northern Cape National Park

About Mokala

The Mokala is a National Park in South Africa in the provinces of Northern Cape. The park was established on 01.06.2007 and covers an area of 0.196 km². The Mokala offers the possibility of self-drive safaris.

The park is about 75 km south-west of the town of Kimberley and is located where the Kalahari Desert merges into the Karoo Desert.

General information
Biodiversity Sighting conditions
Very high Okay
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Official Name

Mokala

Provinces

Northern Cape

Area

0.196 km2

Foundation

2007-06-01

Vegetation

No information

Habitats

Woodland savannah,Grassland savannah

Big Five-reserves

No

Self-drive-reserve

No

Entrance gates

1

Highlights

The park is about 75 km south-west of the town of Kimberley and is located where the Kalahari Desert merges into the Karoo Desert.

Landscape

The main habitat of the Mokala is the Woodland savannah.

The name of the park means camel thorn tree. These trees characterise a large part of its landscape. In the south, the dolerite hills, typical of the Karoo, dominate and between them there are vast savannahs and scrubland. In the north, on the other hand, the Kalahari dominates.

Entrance gate
Name Location
Entrance South
General information
Biodiversity Sighting conditions
Very high Okay
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The best travel time for Mokala
The best travel time

Overview
Weather and climate

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Best tavel time

May (Beginning) - September (End)


Dry time

May (Beginning) - September (End)

Climate

chilly-mild


Tavel time

October (Beginning) - April (End)

Climate

cool-fairly hot


High season


Low season


No information

The climate in Mokala is warm. The rainy season takes place from Beginning October to End April The dry season first extended over the months from Beginning May to End September inclusive. The best time to tour is Beginning May End September.

As in most semi-arid regions, the climate here is characterised by extreme temperature fluctuations and little rainfall. Rainfall in the rainy season is low and droughts are frequent. Rain usually comes in the form of storms. Due to its location in the southern hemisphere, the seasons are experienced at opposite times compared to North America and Europe.

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Top animal species

The Mokala is home to 50 mammals such as Aadvark, Aardwolf, African wild cat, Baboon, Black rhinocerus as well as 0 bird species, 0 reptile species, 0 fish species and 0 amphibian species. The Mokala provides Very high conditions for wildlife viewing.

Aadvark

Aadvark

Aardwolf

Aardwolf

African wild cat

African wild cat

Baboon

Baboon

Black rhinocerus

Black rhinocerus

Caracal

Caracal

Common eland

Common eland

Duiker

Duiker

Genet

Genet

Giraffe

Giraffe

Greater Kudu

Greater Kudu

Jackal

Jackal

Mongoos

Mongoos

Oryx

Oryx

Rhinoceros
Big Five

Rhinoceros

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