Basotho Cultural Village Rest Camp - Wildlife & Vegetation
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The
Golden Gate Highlands National Park (where
Basotho Cultural Village is situated) plays host to Black Wildebeest, blesbok, duiker, eland, and Grey Rhebok, as well as springbok, Red Haartebeest, and steenbok.
Birding in the high mountains of the area often yields Bearded Vulture, while other large birds in the lower lying areas of the park include Black Stork, Bald Ibis, Cape Vulture, Verreaux’s (Black) and Martial Eagle, Jackal Buzzard, Lanner and Peregrine Falcon, Rock Kestrel and Black and Alpine Swift.
Vegetation in Golden Gate is divided into grassland and woodland/forest. In the valleys and on the south-eastern sides of certain slopes, Leucosidea sericea (ouhout) woodland. There are also isolated patches of Protea woodland (Protea caffra, P. roupelliae and P. subvestita).The two dominant veld types are Highland-Sourveld and the Themeda-Festuca veld.
Most Recent Sightings - Wildebeest,
Springbok,
Zebra,
Kudu,
Bushbuck ,
Baboon
