There is excellent birding close to the rest camp, which offers both camping facilities and caravans for hire. A short trail starts behind the information centre and winds westwards through acacia thicket. Another begins at the bottom of the campsite, on the riverbank, and leads to an aloe-clad hillside bedecked with sunbirds in the winter flowering season. Olive Bush Shrike may occasionally be seen along the former trail. Other notable species (in Cape terms) are Klaas’s Cuckoo, Cardinal Woodpecker, Lesser Honeyguide, Southern Tchagra, Grey-headed Sparrow and Streaky-headed Canary. Pearl-breasted Swallow nest annually in the camp buildings and are easily seen during summer; other common birds of the campsite area are Cape Bulbul, Bar-throated Apalis, Fiscal Flycatcher, Southern Boubou, Malachite Sunbird and, feeding on the lawn edges, flocks of Swee Waxbill. You are bound to hear Fiery-necked Nightjar calling in the campsite at night, and are likely to see such river-loving species as African Black Duck and Giant Kingfisher along the Breede.