ON JUNE 19, 2007, Mokala National Park, a reserve, was formed in the Plooysburg region, south-west of Kimberley, in the Northern Cape. The park covers a total area of 26,485 hectares. The splendid camel thorn, a tree species typical of the dry western interior and widespread in the region, is known in Setswana as Mokala. The national park currently has 70km of access roads for you to drive on, and the roads are in such good condition that you won't see any potholes … anywhere.
Mokala is about an hour's drive from Kimberley, and is a great stopover between Cape Town and Johannesburg off the N12 and is malaria free. The park is best known for its rare animals, including the roan, sable, and tsessebe, as well as the aardvark…