Augrabies Falls National Park Travel Guide

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I am really sorry, but have no idea what the kokerboom is called in English. they grow in this region and are so lovely to me. They like the arad soil here, does not like a lot of water or cold.

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The pathways and look out points are very well maintained and gives you a very good view to the falls. Much unlike when I visited this place as a teenager and there was no barriers or pathways to follow. You just found your own way around the very slippery rocks.

The entrance gate to the park is approx 30km from Kakamas. It is a lovely tarred road and the entrance fee is R22 per person. no animals allowed within the park

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Augrabies Falls or as the Khoi people called it ‘Aukoerebis’, or place of Great Noise, is a place where the powerful flow of water is unleashed from rocky surroundings characterized by the 18km abyss of the Orange River Gorge.

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We watched the falls, listened to the falls, walked near the falls - quite impressive. In a country where the rivers are mostly little trickles, the Orange river flows with a lot of drama over a 56m drop. It has created some very smooth and dangerous rocks. The surrounding area has fascinating geology, and Moon Rock and Ararat are worth a visit. We saw some wildlife: sociable weaver nests (on the road to the park), baboons, dassies (rock hyraxes) and flat lizards. The male lizards are designed in technicolor (in blue, orange and yellow) and are very territorial, and the females are a stripy brown. They can do the most amazing gymnastics all over the rocks, even the vertical ones.