Reserves

Since the Waterberg lies on an intercontinental divergence zone we have a wider variety of flora and fauna than elsewhere in Africa. The diverse topography of our reserves also enables us to naturally sustain over 40 species of game including giraffe, white rhino, sable antelope, buffalo, nyala, gemsbok (oryx), kudu, Livingstone eland, blue wildebeest (gnu), red hartebeest, zebra, impala, bushbuck, duiker, steenbuck, mountain reedbuck, waterbuck, warthog, blesbuck, baboons, bushpig, klipspringer, leopard, jackal, brown hyena, caracal, civet and genet to name but a few. For those of you who are passionate about birds, there are well over 300 species of resident and migrant birds. Guests are always welcome to join in on any management activities on the reserves such as game capture and relocation, treating injured animals, burning firebreaks, game census on horseback etc.

Sable antelope are today one of the most endangered specie in South Africa and rarely seen in any National park. We started with a small core herd in 1998 and today have a successful, well established and viable breeding herd. Helen, our resident conservationist, enjoys sharing her exceptional knowledge of these animals and their unique social behaviour with our guests. We also have a breeding conservation project at Ant’s Hill producing disease-free Cape buffalo.