Blue Mountain Backpackers

Safari Lodge · Tygerberg Nature Reserve, South Africa

PlnrScore 42

Best time: Jan, Feb, Oct
Suggested stay: 1-2 nights
Health: Malaria-free

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Blue Mountain Backpackers is a guesthouse near Tygerberg Nature Reserve.

Why stay at Blue Mountain Backpackers

81 mammal species recorded nearby

Rooms & inclusions

Activities: guesthouse

Wildlife near this lodge

Species recorded within 20 km (iNaturalist research-grade observations).

5,846

Species

Mammals

350

Birds

Most observed

Western Leopard Toad10,028 sightings
Cape Dwarf Chameleon3,612 sightings
Egyptian Goose2,605 sightings

Best time to stay at Blue Mountain Backpackers

Best months:

January

February

December

Jan

Excellent21°C14mm

Feb

Excellent20°C12mm

Mar

Great19°C38mm

Apr

Great16°C31mm

May

Good13°C65mm

Jun

Good12°C135mm

Jul

Fair10°C119mm

Aug

Good10°C95mm

Sep

Good12°C55mm

Oct

Great15°C22mm

Nov

Great17°C29mm

Dec

Great19°C22mm

Great (4-5)

Good (3)

Poor (1-2)

Best month

Climate at the lodge

Average monthly temperature, rainfall and humidity at Blue Mountain Backpackers
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
High	26°	26°	24°	22°	19°	18°	16°	16°	17°	21°	23°	24°
Low	17°	17°	16°	14°	12°	11°	9°	9°	10°	13°	14°	16°
Rain mm	16	13	45	35	77	145	136	109	56	26	27	31
Humidity	72%	72%	76%	75%	81%	79%	79%	78%	77%	73%	71%	72%

Map & getting there

Nearest airport

Contermanskloof Airstrip (ZA-0195)

6 km from the park

International airport

Cape Town International Airport (CPT)

13 km from the park

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Other lodges in Tygerberg Nature Reserve

Berg River Resort

Other parks in Western Cape & Garden Route