Protected areas may also be protected for their value and importance as historical, cultural heritage or scientific sites. More information on these can be found in the
list of heritage sites in South Africa.
Special Nature Reserves
Special nature reserves are highly protected areas from which all people and human activities are excluded, except for conservation and scientific research. The
Prince Edward Islands, which are South African territories in the Southern Ocean, have been declared as a special nature reserve.[2][3]
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park – Transfrontier conservation area in Botswana and South Africa – includes the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park in South Africa and Gemsbok National Park and
Mabuasehube Game Reserve in Botswana
Robberg Marine Protected Area – Conservation area at the Robberg peninsula in South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets (Western Cape)
Kromdraai – Protected conservation park in South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Cape Floral Region – Smallest of the six recognised floral kingdoms of the worldPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Protected Areas
iSimangaliso Wetland Park – South Africa's third-largest protected area, spanning 280 km of coastline
Mapungubwe – Medieval state in South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Cultural Landscape
Richtersveld – Desert in South Africa Cultural and Botanical Landscape
Robben Island – Island in Table Bay, Western Cape, South Africa
uKhahlamba/
Drakensberg – Mountain range in South Africa Park
Vredefort Dome – Largest verified impact structure on Earth, about 2 billion years oldPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
iSimangaliso Wetland Park – South Africa's third-largest protected area, spanning 280 km of coastline previously known as Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, including
Kosi Bay – series of four interlinked lakes in the Maputaland area of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback (the town is not part of the park)
Maputaland Marine Protected Area, also known as Maputaland Marine Reserve – Marine protected area (MPA) along the Indian Ocean coastline of northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
UMkhuze Game Reserve, also known as Mkuze Game Reserve – Game reserve in Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Chelmsford Nature Reserve, also known as Chelmsford Dam Nature Reserve – nature reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park, also known as Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve – Nature reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Ithala Game Reserve, also known as Itala Game Reserve – game reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Krantzkloof Nature Reserve – A nature reserve in Kloof, KwaZulu-NatalPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve – Protected area in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets for the rest see
Eastern Cape.
Knysna Forest – Ecoregion of the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome in South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Protected areas may also be protected for their value and importance as historical, cultural heritage or scientific sites. More information on these can be found in the
list of heritage sites in South Africa.
Special Nature Reserves
Special nature reserves are highly protected areas from which all people and human activities are excluded, except for conservation and scientific research. The
Prince Edward Islands, which are South African territories in the Southern Ocean, have been declared as a special nature reserve.[2][3]
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park – Transfrontier conservation area in Botswana and South Africa – includes the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park in South Africa and Gemsbok National Park and
Mabuasehube Game Reserve in Botswana
Robberg Marine Protected Area – Conservation area at the Robberg peninsula in South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets (Western Cape)
Kromdraai – Protected conservation park in South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Cape Floral Region – Smallest of the six recognised floral kingdoms of the worldPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Protected Areas
iSimangaliso Wetland Park – South Africa's third-largest protected area, spanning 280 km of coastline
Mapungubwe – Medieval state in South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Cultural Landscape
Richtersveld – Desert in South Africa Cultural and Botanical Landscape
Robben Island – Island in Table Bay, Western Cape, South Africa
uKhahlamba/
Drakensberg – Mountain range in South Africa Park
Vredefort Dome – Largest verified impact structure on Earth, about 2 billion years oldPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
iSimangaliso Wetland Park – South Africa's third-largest protected area, spanning 280 km of coastline previously known as Greater St Lucia Wetland Park, including
Kosi Bay – series of four interlinked lakes in the Maputaland area of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback (the town is not part of the park)
Maputaland Marine Protected Area, also known as Maputaland Marine Reserve – Marine protected area (MPA) along the Indian Ocean coastline of northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
UMkhuze Game Reserve, also known as Mkuze Game Reserve – Game reserve in Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Chelmsford Nature Reserve, also known as Chelmsford Dam Nature Reserve – nature reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park, also known as Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Game Reserve – Nature reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Ithala Game Reserve, also known as Itala Game Reserve – game reserve in KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Krantzkloof Nature Reserve – A nature reserve in Kloof, KwaZulu-NatalPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve – Protected area in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets for the rest see
Eastern Cape.
Knysna Forest – Ecoregion of the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome in South AfricaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets