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10 Apr 08 - Welcome to the Mokala Flickr group. Please share your photos or video of Mokala National Park with us. Please tag or add the location in the description of your photo/video.

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News from the park gwendolen 0 51 months ago

About SANParks | Mokala National Park

Nestled in the hills, Mokala's landscape boasts a variety of koppieveld (hills) and large open plains.

The isolated dolerite hills give the place a calming feeling of seclusion. A big surprise awaits when you pass through the hills and are confronted by the large open sandy plains towards the north and west of the Park. Drainage lines from the hills form little tributaries that run into the plains and drain into the Riet River.

Mokala is a Setswana name for a Camel Thorn (Kameeldoring). These trees occur in dry woodland and arid, sandy areas and are one of the major tree species of the desert regions of Southern Africa. This immensely important species has a great range over the Northern Cape and varies from a small, spiny shrub barely 2m high, to a tree up to 16m tall with a wide, spreading crown.

The Camel Thorn is an incredible resource to both wildlife and humans who survive in often harsh conditions characteristic of this area. Traditionally, the gum and bark have been used by local tribes to treat coughs, colds and nosebleeds. Some even use the roasted seeds as a coffee substitute.

Boorgatspook wrote:
It was a great day and a awesome experience to be in Mokala. I was not disappointed at all. This is a truely 'little' gem of a park, which i think has great potencial and is already very rewarding. As i understand there are more rustic camps on the cards and maybe a few more roads. And with Hein Grobler (previously from Olifants Camp in KNP) as Hospitality Manager, Mokala National Park can only go strengh to strengh...


If you need information about Mokala National Park, please drop in at the SANParks Forum: Arid Parks Or you can leisurely browse through the Trip Report Index and read the latest news from travellers.

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