Augrabies Falls National Park in South Africa
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What will strike you about Augrabies Falls National Park first is the semi-desert like conditions you will drive through to get to the falls. Once you are there, walk down to the viewing platform and look over at the 56m high Orange River falls and have your breath taken away! (Even more so if its the the height of Summer and the temperature is a toasty 45°C!)
The water thunders here, and in full flood, is a sight and feeling you will not forget as the water tumbles over the rocks right below your feet. As always though, you don’t just come to a national park for one view, only to leave having ticked that off. There are numerous mammals and plants to see here, but only if you are slow! Night time brings out all the shy creature of this dry land and the Quiver Tree (Kokerboom) makes for the perfect silhouetted sunsets of red and gold.
The diversity in Augrabies Falls National Park is truly staggering and watching the videos below will have you amazed at this environment. If you go, send me some photos. Its a special place!
Maurice
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| Contact Details | Telephone Number +27 (0)54 452 9200 Address Augrabies Falls National Park R359 Augrabies 8874 South Africa GPS: S 28° 37′ 02″ E 20° 20′ 57″ Website www.sanparks.com |
| Nearest Airport | Upington (120km away) |
| Size of Park | 55 383 ha |
| Opened in | 1966 |
| Park Map | SANParks Augrabies Falls Map |
| Closest City/Town | Upington |
| Habitat | Semi-desert |
| Average Temperature | Summer: Max: 41°C Min: 25°C Winter: Max: 20°C Min: 0°C |
| Average Rainfall | 124mm |
| Common Animal Species | Giraffe, Klipspringer, Steenbok, Springbok gemsbok, Kudu, Eland |
| Animal List | African Wild Cat, Bat-eared Fox, free-tailed Bat Aardwolf, Small Spotted Genet, Leopard, Slender Mongoose, Yellow Mongoose, Rock Dassies, Cape Clawless Otter, Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra SANParks Augrabies Animal List |
| Bird List | Verreaux’s (Black) Eagle Pygmy Falcon, Pale Chanting Goshawk, Rosy-faced Lovebird, Namaqua Warbler, Black-chested Prinia, Cinnamon-breasted Warbler, Mountain Wheatear (Chat), Tractrac, Karoo Chat Fairy Flycatcher, Double-banded Sandgrouse, Namaqua Sandgrouse, Peregrine Falcon, Rock Kestrel, Black and Alpine Swift, Rock and Brown-throated Martin, Cinnamon-breasted Warbler, Mountain Wheatear, Short-toed Rock-Thrush, Cape Bunting, Ludwig’s Bustard, Karoo Korhaan, Double-banded Courser, Lark SANParks Augrabies Bird List |
| Unesco World Heritage Site | No |
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