​User Reviews – Karoo NP

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Jack Weil   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: February 2024 Reviewed: Mar 6, 2024

Email Jack Weil  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

Great time in a very well run park
Overall rating
4/5

We found the scenery to be spectacular. Everything I expected of the Karoo. We saw lions and a variety of wildlife but the carrying capacity of a semi desert environment meant that wildlife was scarce. The staff are well dressed, friendly and efficient. The buildings are spotless. A big compliment to management who obviously run the park with great committment and dedication.

Certainly a great place to spend 2 or 3 days.

Elizabeth Wilkinson   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: August 2023 Reviewed: Oct 7, 2023

Email Elizabeth Wilkinson  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Overall rating
4/5

Fantastic views and beautiful scenery but wildlife is limited mainly to different antelopes and zebra and baboons some drives around the park suitable for ordinary cars even tho not tarmac

Bryan   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: May 2018 Reviewed: Oct 9, 2018

Email Bryan  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
4/5

Karoo National Park is a scenic gem in the heart of the arid Karoo. Wildlife is quite limited and mostly comprises various antelope species but it has a unique character and fascination. Accommodation is typical National Parks self catering chalets and there is an on-site restaurant. A fossil trail and various guided and unguided walks are available. It can get very hot in summer.

rudyerasmus   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: April 2014 Reviewed: Mar 24, 2017

Email rudyerasmus  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
4/5

Very quaint Chalets , along the rise ,facing towering Mountains and Valleys.
Dinosaur walk , plant Identification walk. It is the Park most used by tourists , coming from the Cape or going to!
But a short stay will yield many bird and animal species

Coco   –  
France FR
Visited: November 2015 Reviewed: Jan 11, 2016

Email Coco  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
4/5

Our morning in the Mountain Zebra Park was great, there is not as many animals as in the north of the country but I was surprised to see so many.
There is less animals but there is also less tourists, we went in November and we were nearly the only ones in the park which was a much appreciated luxury.

Gary Longshaw   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: October 2015 Reviewed: Nov 26, 2015

Email Gary Longshaw  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
4/5

I visited this as the Karoo certainly has its own type of Harsh beauty, and there are certain fauna and flora that you simply dont get anywhere else. It is not for your casual tourist, as you wont get that big game wow factor, but if your serious about natural beaty and rare fauna and flora, and deafening night silence under an amazingly clear night sky, then you'll truly appreciate it's harsh uniqeness

Sharon du Plessis   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: September 2015 Reviewed: Oct 4, 2015

Email Sharon du Plessis  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
4/5

The Fossil Trail is an educational delight framed by the mountains in the background.

awatkinson69   –  
United Kingdom UK
Visited: February 2014 Reviewed: Jul 12, 2015

Email awatkinson69  |  35-50 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
4/5

My trip was before lion were reintroduced and the Park re-stocked - so game viewing wasn't particularly great. However, the Park itself is beautiful with great accommodation that lifts your spirits.

Jaco Beukman | www.go-nipper.com   –  
South Africa ZA
Visited: December 2010 Reviewed: May 25, 2015

Email Jaco Beukman | www.go-nipper.com  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Overall rating
4/5

Another place honed for its scenic beauty allowing your mind to wonder off

Goodstuff Visited: August 2007 Reviewed: Apr 26, 2012

Overall rating
4/5

You have to love the Karoo.

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