HANTAM National Botanical Garden (SANBI)

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HANTAM National Botanical Garden (SANBI)
CONTACT DETAILS
Phone:
Fax: +27(0)86 555 9082
Address: Oorlogskloof Road
Nieuwoudtville
E-mail: Hantam@sanbi.org.za
Website: sanbi.org
Location: Nieuwoudtville
Activities
Bird watching Bird watching Hiking Hiking

HANTAM National Botanical Garden, Nieuwoudtville, Northern Cape

"A garden paradise centred in the bulb capital of the world!"

The garden is situated on the Bokkeveld Plateau, outside the town Nieuwoudtville - a place of hidden treasures n the Northern Cape.

Nieuwoudtville has a rich diversity and density of bulbs, making it a botanical hotspot of global significance and earning it the name 'bulb capital of the world'.

Garden Features:

  • Garden office
  • Biodiversity library
  • Picnic area
  • Walks and trails
  • Guided tours (booking is essential)

So much to see!

Rare and interesting species: long-tongued flies on Babiana and Lapeirousia, the elegant and striking Black Harrier and McGregor's Blue butterfly.

Pollinators galore: many species of bees, flies, beetles, moths and butterflies, as well as birds and rodents are involved in pollination.

How to enjoy the garden:

  • enjoy this beautiful wild flower garden and protect our natural heritage
  • learn more about plants and their pollinators, and animals
  • bring your binoculars
  • take only photographs and leave ony footprints
  • kill nothing but time
  • watch birds and spot wild animals like the steenbok, bat-eared fox and Cape porcupine
  • walk, cycle, jog or just sit and relax
  • explore wild secrets under endless skies and the diversity of all life forms

Operational Hours:

All year
Mon-Fri: 07h30 - 16h30
except Aug-Oct
(flower season)
Mon-Sun: 08h00 - 17h00

Hantam serves as an ecological research area that monitors shifts in Succulent Karoo vegetation in response to climate change.

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HANTAM National Botanical Garden (SANBI)
CONTACT DETAILS
Phone:
Fax: +27(0)86 555 9082
Address: Oorlogskloof Road
Nieuwoudtville
E-mail: Hantam@sanbi.org.za
Website: sanbi.org
Location: Nieuwoudtville
Activities
Bird watching Bird watching Hiking Hiking