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National park near Swellendam in the Western Cape, South Africa
Photo: Felix Gottwald, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The Bontebok National Park is about two hours from Cape Town, at South Africa's East Coast.
By air
Swellengrebel Airport is close to the park, but can handle light aircraft only.
Either with your car or by foot on one of the hiking trails. Note that all roads within the park are gravel roads.
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