Fodor's Expert Review Rooisand Nature Reserve

Stroll along the boardwalk at Rooisand Nature Reserve and you might catch a glimpse of the famous Bot River horses that live in vlei, or wetlands along the shores of the Botrivier Lagoon. There are lots of theories about just how the horses got here. One has it that they were turned loose by soldiers during the Boer War. More likely they are descendants of the sturdy horses used to help settle the wild regions of the Overberg. This area is also a birder’s paradise, and you might see white cattle egrets riding piggyback on the horses.