Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve is a protected area in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The Baviaanskloof - (old Afrikaans for “Valley of Baboons”) - lies between the Baviaanskloof and Kouga mountain ranges. The eastern-most point of the valley is some 95 km NW of the coastal city of Port Elizabeth. The Baviaanskloof area includes a cluster of formal protected areas managed by the Eastern Cape Parks Board totalling around 500,000 hectares (1,200,000 acres)[1], of which the most well-known is the 184 385 ha Baviaanskloof Nature Reserve - the third largest protected area in South Africa. It also includes the Groendal Nature Reserve and Formosa Nature Reserve [2], and encompasses private land mostly used for stock farming.
The Baviaanskloof area is one of outstanding natural beauty, owing to its spectacular land forms, a diverse array of plants and wide variety of animals [3]. The area is part of the Cape Floristic Region World Heritage Site as of 2004 [4].