Provincial Nature Reserves

Thomas Baines

Named after the 19th century artist, the Thomas Baines Nature Reserve is a 1 005ha reserve in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. Offering visitors with a variety of outdoor adventure activities for day visitors or camping enthusiasts, enjoy game drives, bass fishing, hiking and water sports along the northern shore of Settlers Dam on the boundary of […]

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Silaka

Engulfed in a deep valley forest bursting with indigenous costal fauna and flora, Silaka Nature Reserve lends much of its magnificence from the drama of its rugged coastline, softened by rolling grassy plains and forest floors littered with the most beautiful lilies, orchids and velvet mosses. Spanning across 400ha’s the protected costal reserve runs from

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Hluleka

Untouched by mainstream tourism, the Hluleka Nature Reserve welcomes guests to its seaside solitude and lush coastal forests as its backdrop. Offering hikers and outdoor enthusiasts with a treasure trove of escape set amidst prolific wildlife and birding, the area makes for the best of both beaching and outdoor adventure fit for young and old.

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Dwesa

Located on the Wild Coast of the Eastern Cape, Dwesa – Cwebe combines the appeal of a lush costal forest with rolling open grasslands and a series of rivers and streams meandering through these diverse landscapes. Home to a recorded 290 birding species soaring above the 39 000ha’s of the Dwesa and Cwebe Nature Reserves

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Mkambati

A favourite amongst visitors to the coast of north-eastern Pondoland, the Mkambati Nature Reserve is nothing shy of an African coastal paradise. Where landscapes are pieced together in a patchwork of indigenous forests and grassland plains and coastline terrains serve us scenes of rocky beaches and untouched sandy coves. The Mkambati river makes its way

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Great Fish River

Pinned midway between Grahamstown and King Williams Town, the Great Fish River Nature Reserve is connected in a loop of conservation by the Andries Vosloo Kudu Reserve, Double Drift Kudu Reserve and Double Drift Nature Reserve. Offering an authentic, malaria-free safari experience, visitors can expect to find prolific wildlife including cape buffalo, hippo and kudu,

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