# List of Ramsar sites in South Africa

This list of Ramsar sites in South Africa are wetland environs that are considered to be of international importance, and protected under the Ramsar Convention. As of 2024, South Africa has 30 such sites covering 574 028 hectares.
For a complete list of all Ramsar sites worldwide, see the List of Ramsar wetlands of international importance.

## List of Ramsar sites

| Name | Location | Description | Area (km$^2$) | Designated |
| Barberspan | Delareyville 26°35′S 25°35′E﻿ / ﻿26.583°S 25.583°E﻿ / -26.583; 25.583 | A 5 km long and 2.5km wide, permanent, alkaline, freshwater lake, surrounded by grassland. | 31.18 | 12/03/1975 |
| Berg Estuary | Velddrif 32°51′S 18°15′E﻿ / ﻿32.850°S 18.250°E﻿ / -32.850; 18.250 | Wetland mudflat vegetation in a flood plain that contains 127 waterbird species. | 11.63 | 01/02/2022 |
| Blesbokspruit | Marievale Bird Sanctuary 26°18′S 28°30′E﻿ / ﻿26.300°S 28.500°E﻿ / -26.300; 28.500 | Permanently inundated section of the Blesbokspruit River. Important for several locally migrant waterbird species and various mammals. | 18.58 | 02/10/1986 |
| Bot - Kleinmond Estuarine System | Kleinmond 34°20′S 19°06′E﻿ / ﻿34.333°S 19.100°E﻿ / -34.333; 19.100 | An estuarine lake recognised as one of the ten most important wetlands for waterbirds in South Africa; 86 species have been recorded here. It's also a nursery for 41 species of fish. | 13.50 | 31/01/2017 |
| Dassen Island Nature Reserve | Dassen Island 33°25′S 018°05′E﻿ / ﻿33.417°S 18.083°E﻿ / -33.417; 18.083 | Important Bird Area for 10 of the 15 endemic sea birds in Southern Africa; including the critically endangered African penguin and Cape cormorant. | 7.37 | 29/03/2019 |
| De Berg Nature Reserve | Dullstroom 25°12′42″S 30°08′48″E﻿ / ﻿25.21167°S 30.14667°E﻿ / -25.21167; 30.14667 | A high-altitude catchment area along the Dwars River that includes diverse and endemic ecosystems types. Classified as a Critical Biodiversity Area for endangered species such as the grey crowned crane, black harrier and southern bald ibis. | 12.65 | 02/02/2024 |
| De Hoop Vlei | De Hoop Nature Reserve 34°27′S 020°23′E﻿ / ﻿34.450°S 20.383°E﻿ / -34.450; 20.383 | | 7.5 | 12/03/1975 |
| De Mond | De Mond Nature Reserve 34°42′S 020°06′E﻿ / ﻿34.700°S 20.100°E﻿ / -34.700; 20.100 | | 9.18 | 02/10/1986 |
| Dyer Island Nature Reserve Complex | Dyer Island / Geyser Island 34°41′S 019°24′E﻿ / ﻿34.683°S 19.400°E﻿ / -34.683; 19.400 | | 2.88 | 29/03/2019 |
| False Bay Nature Reserve | Zeekoevlei 34°03′S 018°29′E﻿ / ﻿34.050°S 18.483°E﻿ / -34.050; 18.483 | | 15.42 | 02/02/2015 |
| Ingula Nature Reserve | Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme 28°15′S 029°34′E﻿ / ﻿28.250°S 29.567°E﻿ / -28.250; 29.567 | | 80.84 | 01/03/2021 |
| Kgaswane Mountain Reserve | 25°43′S 027°12′E﻿ / ﻿25.717°S 27.200°E﻿ / -25.717; 27.200 | | 49.52 | 29/03/2019 |
| Kosi Bay | Maputaland 27°01′S 032°49′E﻿ / ﻿27.017°S 32.817°E﻿ / -27.017; 32.817 | | 109.82 | 28/06/1991 |
| Lake Sibaya | Maputaland 27°20′S 032°40′E﻿ / ﻿27.333°S 32.667°E﻿ / -27.333; 32.667 | | 77.50 | 28/06/1991 |
| Langebaan Lagoon | Langebaan 33°09′S 018°04′E﻿ / ﻿33.150°S 18.067°E﻿ / -33.150; 18.067 | | 60.00 | 25/04/1988 |
| Makuleke Wetlands | Kruger National Park 22°23′S 031°12′E﻿ / ﻿22.383°S 31.200°E﻿ / -22.383; 31.200 | Flood plain at confluence of the Luvuvhu and Limpopo rivers that consists of riparian woodlands and floodplain grasslands. Important ecosystem for the vulnerable Mozambique tilapia, the critically endangered African longfin eel and white-backed vulture. | 77.57 | 22/05/2007 |
| Middelpunt Nature Reserve | Dullstroom 25°32′S 030°07′E﻿ / ﻿25.533°S 30.117°E﻿ / -25.533; 30.117 | | 5.10 | 15/03/2023 |
| Natal Drakensberg Park | uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park 29°23′S 029°24′E﻿ / ﻿29.383°S 29.400°E﻿ / -29.383; 29.400 | | 2428.13 | 21/01/1997 |
| Ndumo Game Reserve | Maputaland 26°52′S 032°15′E﻿ / ﻿26.867°S 32.250°E﻿ / -26.867; 32.250 | | 101.17 | 21/01/1997 |
| Ntsikeni Nature Reserve | 30°07′S 029°28′E﻿ / ﻿30.117°S 29.467°E﻿ / -30.117; 29.467 | | 92.00 | 02/02/2010 |
| Nylsvley Nature Reserve | Mookgophong 24°38′S 028°41′E﻿ / ﻿24.633°S 28.683°E﻿ / -24.633; 28.683 | | 39.70 | 07/07/1998 |
| Orange River Mouth | Alexander Bay 28°35′S 016°28′E﻿ / ﻿28.583°S 16.467°E﻿ / -28.583; 16.467 | | 20.00 | 28/06/1991 |
| Prince Edward Islands | sub-Antarctic Indian Ocean 46°52′S 037°46′E﻿ / ﻿46.867°S 37.767°E﻿ / -46.867; 37.767 | | 375.00 | 22/05/2007 |
| Seekoeivlei Nature Reserve | Memel 27°35′S 029°35′E﻿ / ﻿27.583°S 29.583°E﻿ / -27.583; 29.583 | | 47.54 | 21/01/1997 |
| St. Lucia System | iSimangaliso Wetland Park 27°55′S 032°29′E﻿ / ﻿27.917°S 32.483°E﻿ / -27.917; 32.483 | | 1555.00 | 02/10/1986 |
| Turtle Beaches / Coral Reefs of Tongaland | iSimangaliso Marine Protected Area 27°29′S 032°44′E﻿ / ﻿27.483°S 32.733°E﻿ / -27.483; 32.733 | | 395.00 | 02/10/1986 |
| Verloren Valei Nature Reserve | Steenkampsberg, Mpumalanga 25°18′S 030°06′E﻿ / ﻿25.300°S 30.100°E﻿ / -25.300; 30.100 | | 58.91 | 16/10/2001 |
| Verlorenvlei | Redelinghuys 32°20′S 018°25′E﻿ / ﻿32.333°S 18.417°E﻿ / -32.333; 18.417 | | 15.00 | 28/06/1991 |
| Wilderness Lakes | Wilderness 33°59′S 022°40′E﻿ / ﻿33.983°S 22.667°E﻿ / -33.983; 22.667 | | 13.00 | 28/06/1991 |
| uMgeni Vlei Nature Reserve | 29°29′S 029°49′E﻿ / ﻿29.483°S 29.817°E﻿ / -29.483; 29.817 | | 9.58 | 19/03/2013 |