Reptile Tours in and around Cape Town, Western Cape.
Various reptiles and herping on offer in and around Cape Town, and custom tours may be curated to your needs.
KZN related tours can be planned and curated for short trips upon request.
Cape Town Herping Tours
This 1/2 day or full-day trip includes some of the local reptiles found in and around Cape Town.
Mainly snakes, limbless skinks and other lizards.
Max 3 per tour.
Email and enquire about your trip and rates.
Tours available from June – November
West Coast
The full-day trip includes some of the local reptiles found on the West Coast.
Selection of lizards, geckos, limbless skinks and rain frogs.
Email and enquire about your trip and rates.
Tours are available from June – November
Max 3 per tour.
Cape Town City
Cape Dwarf Chameleon Walk
1 1/2 – 2 hours walk looking for Cape Dwarf Chameleons.
Other species may include: frogs, limbless lizards and possibly snakes.
Email and enquire about your trip and rates.
Tours are available from June – November
Max 3 per tour.
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Ready to explore the wild reptiles and amphibians of the Western Cape? Contact us to book your private or small group tour and get up close with nature’s most fascinating creatures.
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Suggested Reading
A FIELD GUIDE TO SNAKES & OTHER REPTILES OF THE WESTERN CAPE
In this comprehensive guide, Tyrone Ping details the diverse reptile species of the Western Cape. Featuring over 450 color photographs, concise species accounts, and new distribution maps, this book is a must-have for enthusiasts and researchers alike.
The Western Cape is renowned for its unique fauna and flora, home to over 150 reptile species, including iconic venomous snakes like the Cape Cobra, Puff Adder, and Boomslang. The region has also yielded some of the most recently described reptiles.
Author: Tyrone Ping
ISBN: 978-0-620-98814-5
Format: Soft Cover
Release Date: 2023
Publisher: Pachydactylus Press, Written and Printed in South Africa
Pages: 300
All books are signed upon shipping.
Available here
A FIELD GUIDE TO SNAKES & OTHER REPTILES OF KWAZULU-NATAL
A first of its kind for the region, extensively covering the snakes and reptiles of KwaZulu-Natal. Beautifully laid out across 280 pages, 300 colour photographs, concisely written species accounts and species maps of close to 170 species of snakes and reptiles found in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Author: Tyrone Ping
ISBN: 978-0-620-93177-9
Format: Soft Cover
Release Date: 2022
Publisher: Pachydactylus Press Written and Printed In South Africa
Pages: 280
Available here
