Springbok Caravan Park

Although fairly small, the town of Springbok is well known in South Africa and the Northern Cape, partly for its mining and Boer War history, and partly as the last stopover town before crossing the border into Namibia. Springbok's also the biggest town in the lush Namaqualand region, a wildlife haven popular with botany buffs and sightseers. Namaqua National Park, slightly west of the N7, is a top pick for flora fans: it has more succulent plants than any other arid area on the planet, including over 1,000 flower species that live only in the park. For wildlife watching – and more spring flowers, as well as mountain bike and hiking trails – the Goegap Nature Reserve is to Springbok's south east. Species to spot here include hartebeest, oryx, springbok, gemsbok and aardwolf; the first three of these were only reintroduced to the reserve in the early 2000s.