About the area
The Kammanassie mountain Range is managed as a conservation area. Being mostly state owned and in conjunction with privately owned land, this pristine landscape is fiercely protected.
The climate is moderate except during December to February when the temperature can rise to 35 Degrees. With an all-year-round rainfall, numerous streams contribute to an overall abundance of fauna and flora.
One of the main features of the Kammanassie Cape Nature reserve is the endangered Cape Mountain Zebra. They are now limited to a handful in the reserve, where they roam freely.
The Camino Trail will reward you with beautiful vistas, mountain fynbos, Karoo veld, waboom- veld (Protea nitida) spekboom, klapperbos (Chinese lantern) and the
Kammanassie conebush (Leucadendron singulare) which is endemic to the Kammanassie.
Small numbers of various buck inhabit the mountain, and it is not uncommon to catch sightings of Klipspringers, Grey duikers, Springbuck, Kudu, Gemsbuck, Cape eland and the odd Baboon on the trail while giraffes roam freely in the Kammanassie Blue Game Reserve.
The well-preserved conservation Camino trail is also a host to many bird species and butterflies. The flowers of protea and other fynbos species attract various bird species and most notably the sugarbirds which will be spotted regularly on the route.
Raptors such as the black eagle and jackal buzzard are common. The spectacular birds of prey, etched against the sky with their distinctive callings, stay with you long after they have left.
A host of other small animals such as rock rabbits, mongooses and porcupines will be seen.
