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Garden Route Game & Nature Reserves

Ballots Heights Nature Reserve

Ballots Heights Nature Reserve, Garden Route
Ballots Heights Nature Reserve is nestled in the rich foliage of the Western Cape, between Wilderness and George. This is part of the breath-taking Garden Route, famed around the world for its exquisite mountains, ...

Birds of Eden Bird Sanctuary

Birds of Eden Bird Sanctuary, Garden Route
The world’s largest single span aviary, just a few kilometres east of Plettenberg Bay in the Garden Route, where birds are free to fly free provides an incredible experience for those who visit, and a wonderful way of life for ...

Boosmansbos Wilderness Area

Boosmansbos Wilderness Area, Garden Route
Nestled within the heart of the Langeberg Mountain Range, the Boosmansbos Wilderness Area is a fabulous hiking spot that is favoured amongst those that enjoy this pastime as a formal hobby, or those that simply want to explore ...

Botlierskop Game Reserve

Botlierskop Game Reserve, Garden Route
The Botlierskop Game Reserve is the home of many of South Africa’s most interesting and beautiful wildlife species. These can be enjoyed from the comfort of safari vehicles, while the animals roam freely within their natural ...

De Vasselot Nature Reserve

De Vasselot Nature Reserve, Garden Route
De Vasselot Nature Reserve is part of the Tsitsikamma National Park. Nature's Valley, the unpretentious holiday village, lies within De Vasselot and as such has never grown beyond the bounds of its one or two shops, holiday homes ...

Featherbed Nature Reserve

Featherbed Nature Reserve, Garden Route
The Featherbed Nature Reserve is a gem along the Garden Route, perched on one of the Knysna Heads. It is a Natural Heritage Site with incredible views of the lagoon and ocean. It is home to many different faunal and floral ...

Formosa Nature Reserve

Formosa Nature Reserve, Garden Route
"Formosa" means beautiful, and this nature reserve is aptly named as such. It is inland from the Garden Route and includes the magnificent Tsitsikamma Mountain Range. It remains untouched and undeveloped, allowing its visitors to ...

Fransmanshoek Conservancy

Fransmanshoek Conservancy, Garden Route
The Fransmanshoek conservancy stretches along the coastline incorporating the seaside villages of Boggomsbaai, Vleesbaai, Kanon, Cape Vacca private nature reserve, and the Fransmanshoek peninsula. Fransmanshoek is a peninsula ...

Garden Route Game Reserve

Garden Route Game Reserve, Garden Route
Garden Route Game Reserve situated in the heartland of the world famous Fynbos Botanical Route, welcomes you to the majestic beauty that fauna and flora has to offer. Come and view the Big Five (still in small family numbers) at ...

Garden Route National Park

Garden Route National Park, Garden Route
The incredible biodiversity of the world-famous Garden Route is conserved and showcased in the Garden Route National Park. This includes a number of other reserves, as well as an endless smorgasbord of exquisite vistas, ranging ...

Gondwana Private Game Reserve

Gondwana Private Game Reserve, Garden Route
The private game reserve of Gondwana is situated along the acclaimed Garden Route and boasts a gorgeous landscape that combines the endemic fynbos species with endless grasslands. The entire reserve is home to free-roaming ...

Goukamma Nature Reserve

Goukamma Nature Reserve, Garden Route
The Goukamma Nature Reserve is one of the Garden Route’s riches; boasting unspoilt beaches, wonderful fynbos, dense forests, and breath-taking views. It is also home to plenty of intriguing species that will delight visitors ...

Keurbooms River Nature Reserve

Keurbooms River Nature Reserve, Garden Route
The Garden Route has plenty of beautiful attractions, but the Keurbooms Nature Reserve is certainly quite special. It is situated just outside Plettenberg Bay and boasts the lush valley with the magnificent Keurbooms River ...

Knysna Elephant Park

Knysna Elephant Park, Garden Route
The Knysna Elephant Park provides a controlled free-range environment in which these orphaned and rescued elephants are able to roam, bathe, and interact with their human visitors. They enjoy walking with and being fed by ...

Lakes Area National Park

Lakes Area National Park, Garden Route
This park comprises the Wilderness National Park and Knysna National Lake Area, both of which are home to beautiful plants and animals. The landscape is varied, offering mountains, forests, bush and plenty of water. This makes ...

Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary

Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary, Garden Route
Monkeyland is the worlds first free roaming multi-specie primate sanctuary. Monkeyland, is unique in that the sanctuary caters for several species of primate, and they are not caged, they are free to move about the forest, and do ...

Noetzie Conservancy

Noetzie Conservancy, Garden Route
Just outside the scenic holiday town of Knysna is the Noetzie Conservancy, characterised by its flawless, untouched beaches. This area was all inhabited by ancient indigenous tribes, and has been left in much the same state as ...

Outeniqua Nature Reserve

Outeniqua Nature Reserve, Garden Route
The Outeniqua Mountain Range lies inland from the Garden Route, and separates its lush abundance from the arid beauty of the Karoo. It is in these mountains that the Outeniqua Nature Reserve lies. Thus, it provides its visitors ...

Oyster Bay Reserve

Oyster Bay Reserve, Garden Route
The spectacular Oyster Bay Reserve is situated just outside the harbour town of Mossel Bay along the Garden Route. This is a botanical reserve that strives to educate the local community and to promote the conservation of the ...

Pledge Nature Reserve

Pledge Nature Reserve, Garden Route
Although rather small, the Pledge Nature Reserve is a stunning little spot to explore. It boasts fynbos, wetlands and forests, and is home to plenty of stunning bird species, as well as other animals. There is a lookout point ...

Robberg Nature Reserve

Robberg Nature Reserve, Garden Route
Although rather small, the Pledge Nature Reserve is a stunning little spot to explore. It boasts fynbos, wetlands and forests, and is home to plenty of stunning bird species, as well as other animals. There is a lookout point ...

Steenbok Nature Reserve

Steenbok Nature Reserve, Garden Route
Just four kilometres from the heart of the historical little town of Knysna, Steenbok Nature Reserve provides a refuge for those wanting to immerse themselves in nature, breathing in the fresh sea air and ...

Tsitsikamma National Park

Tsitsikamma National Park, Garden Route
In the heart of the Garden Route is The Tsitsikamma National Park, which showcases much of the natural loveliness of the South African landscape. It includes about 80 kilometres of the beautiful coastline as well as lush forest, ...

De Vasselot Nature Reserve

De Vasselot Nature Reserve, Garden Route
De Vasselot Nature Reserve is part of the Tsitsikamma National Park. Nature's Valley, the unpretentious holiday village, lies within De Vasselot and as such has never grown beyond the bounds of its one or two shops, holiday homes ...

Formosa Nature Reserve

Formosa Nature Reserve, Garden Route
"Formosa" means beautiful, and this nature reserve is aptly named as such. It is inland from the Garden Route and includes the magnificent Tsitsikamma Mountain Range. It remains untouched and undeveloped, allowing its visitors to ...

Garden Route National Park

Garden Route National Park, Garden Route
The incredible biodiversity of the world-famous Garden Route is conserved and showcased in the Garden Route National Park. This includes a number of other reserves, as well as an endless smorgasbord of exquisite vistas, ranging ...

Keurbooms River Nature Reserve

Keurbooms River Nature Reserve, Garden Route
The Garden Route has plenty of beautiful attractions, but the Keurbooms Nature Reserve is certainly quite special. It is situated just outside Plettenberg Bay and boasts the lush valley with the magnificent Keurbooms River ...

Tsitsikamma National Park

Tsitsikamma National Park, Garden Route
In the heart of the Garden Route is The Tsitsikamma National Park, which showcases much of the natural loveliness of the South African landscape. It includes about 80 kilometres of the beautiful coastline as well as lush forest, ...

Boosmansbos Wilderness Area

Boosmansbos Wilderness Area, Garden Route
Nestled within the heart of the Langeberg Mountain Range, the Boosmansbos Wilderness Area is a fabulous hiking spot that is favoured amongst those that enjoy this pastime as a formal hobby, or those that simply want to explore ...
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