Located in South Africa’s malaria-fee adventure province, between
Port Elizabeth and Grahamstown, the 6 000 hectare, big five, five-star
nature reserve is positioned in one of the most biologically varied
regions of the country. The Reserve is located on the legendary Sidbury
Plains, in the heart of Frontier Country, along the banks of the
Bushman’s River – a mere hour’s drive from Nelson Mandela Bay in the
Eastern Cape of South Africa.
The reserve is home to the big five game animals, including the African Lion, African Elephant, Cape Buffalo, African Leopard, and White/Black Rhinoceros.
The reserve is located in one of the most biologically varied regions
in South Africa, with many of the biomes still unspoiled. The wildlife
reserve is set in a mix of grasslands, fynbos, valley bushveld and
sub-tropical vegetation which is home to African game such as the Big
Five, zebras, giraffes, hippos, wildebeest, eland, impala, kudu,
springbuck, cheetahs, warthog, lynx, caracal, jackals and meerkat roam
the Sidbury plains.
With more than 250 bird species having been recorded in the area, the
surrounding are also a bird watcher’s paradise with a great diversity
of birds within forest, riverine, gorge and savannah habitats.
The reserve continuously strives for improvement and enhancement, and
therefore, in addition to the Big Five, we also boast many other
facilities and offerings. These include various accommodation types to
suit all guests (families are welcome), swimming pools, a domestic
animal touch farm, cricket field, tennis courts, entertainment area and
much more.
We would like to remind you that you will be working on a Big 5 game reserve where
the
Big 5 are all in their natural state and free-roaming. Therefore,
please understand that you will not physically interact with ‘the wild’
Big 5.
The reserve engages in extensive conservation programmes of which you
will participate in. this is important as without our conservation
efforts, wildlife in this area will not be sustainable.
