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Camdeboo National Park
How to get there
Camdeboo National Park surrounds the town of Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
To Reception, Nqweba Campsite and Lakeview Tented Camp:
When entering Graaff-Reinet, you will enter on College Road. College Road becomes Church Street. The Old Dutch Reformed Church is dead centre in this road and vehicles can only turn left around the church and will come to a stop street. Turn Right at the stop street onto Caledon Street and proceed down the street to another stop street where you turn left, back onto the N9 Middleburg Road. Travel for approximately 4km and find the park entrance on the left hand side.
To the Valley Of Desolation and Game Viewing Area:
When entering Graaff-Reinet, you will enter on College Road. College Road becomes Church Street. The Old Dutch Reformed Church is dead centre in this road and vehicles can only turn left around the church and will come to a stop street. Turn left at the stop street into Caledon Street and proceed down the street. At the four-way stop, turn right onto the road towards Murraysburg. Keep going on the road to the Valley of Desolation on your left and a little further to the Game Viewing Area on your right.
The nearest international airport is in Cape Town and the nearest domestic airport in Port Elizabeth.
From Cape Town, take the N1 highway towards Beaufort West. Pass through the town of Beaufort West and then turn right onto the R61 to Aberdeen. At Aberdeen, take the N9 towards Graaff-Reinet.
- Beaufort West to Graaff-Reinet = 209 km.
- Cape Town to Graaff-Reinet = approx. 600 km.
From Port Elizabeth, take the R75 to Jansenville and Graaff-Reinet.
- Port Elizabeth to Graaff-Reinet = 251 km.
Gate Entrance Times
Valley of Desolation Gates
| Jan - Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July-Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 06:00 |
06:00 |
06:30 |
07:00 |
07:00 |
07:00 |
06:30 |
06:00 |
06:00 |
06:00 |
| Close | 20:00 |
19:30 |
19:0 |
18:30 |
18:00 |
18:30 |
19:00 |
19:30 |
20:00 |
20:30 |
Game Viewing Area & Lakeview Gates
| Jan - Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July-Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open: | 06:00 |
06:00 |
06:30 |
07:00 |
07:00 |
07:00 |
06:30 |
06:00 |
06:00 |
06:00 |
| Close: | 19:30 |
19:00 |
18:30 |
18:00 |
17:30 |
18:00 |
18:30 |
19:00 |
19:30 |
20:00 |
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