The Harold Porter National Botanical Gardens, Western Cape Province, South Africa

South Africa is blessed with numerous nature reserves with abundant and exclusive fauna and flora. The seven national parks in the country emphasise the flora of South Africa and the world. The fauna is more prevalent in the nature reserves. The national parks are within easy reach of the major urban areas of South Africa. One of the national parks managed by South African National Parks is the Harold Porter National Botanical Gardens situated along the eastern coast of the Western Cape Province. The closest village to the gardens is Betty's Bay, the closest town, Hermanus and the largest city is Cape Town.

The main attraction at the Harold Porter Botanical Gardens is undoubtedly the waterfalls. There is an easy  hiking trail that takes the visitor right up to the waterfall. There are other hiking trails in the gardens as well. I am no expert on the flora of South Africa, apart from recognising our beautiful national flower, the protea. You will thus need to consult more specialised web resources to access this information.

The bird species at the Harold Porter Botanical Gardens include the famous sugarbirds of the Cape and the sunbirds, A selection of photographs taken in the gardens follows.






















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