Upper Bushmans River Valley Protected Forever | Kariega Game Reserve

Kariega Game Reserve has actualised a 15-year dream to bring the upper reaches of the Bushmans River Valley into the reserve and under protection forever. Thus, heeding the urgent conservation directive, to bring back and protect our planets biodiversity.

Kariega in partnership with the Kariega Foundation embarked on this ambitious habitat expansion project three years ago, with the objective to acquire and incorporate critically important farmlands along the Bushmans River into the Kariega Game Reserve protected area, ensuring the protection and conservation of 25km of this pristine river valley forever.

This intensive project concluded in November 2023 and resulted in significant habitat expansion and conservation benefits for keystone herbivores like elephant and rhino and apex predators like cheetah and lion.

In addition, the reserve is now fully appointed as custodians of South African government black rhino, made possible through a partnership with WWF South Africa and their Black Rhino Range Expansion Project (BRREP).

Kariega Game Reserve is situated in the Eastern Cape of South Africa and spans across 11,500 hectares of pristine wilderness. The wildlife conservation area is home to the famous Big 5, zebra, giraffe, hippo, multiple species of antelope and an abundance of birdlife.

Kariega is a family-owned and operated private game reserve, giving it a warm and welcoming atmosphere. Set on African plains with magnificent hills and dramatic river valleys, this hidden jewel combines spectacular and dramatic vistas with an abundance of African game and wildlife. Stay in one of the five safari lodges and enjoy a variety of land and water-based activities.

Find out more at https://www.kariega.co.za.