Fodor's Expert Review Camdeboo National Park

Home to the Valley of Desolation, and some 43 different mammal species, this game-viewing area covers 19,000 hectares (46,950 acres). You may see the endangered Cape mountain zebra, or catch a glimpse quizzical bat-eared foxes, see klipspringers bounding over rocks, and can spend time in the Kwelimanzi hide if you're especially interested in birds. There are a few picnic areas in the park as well as some hiking trails that vary in length and difficulty. 

The entire protected area can be explored by car, on foot (the Crag Lizard walking trail is just under a mile and starts at the Valley of Desolation parking lot), or even by mountain bike (cyclists from Graaff-Reinet can be seen puffing up the reserve's inclines most mornings). Summers are very hot (plan your visit in the early morning or late afternoon) and winters can be very cold.