Archive for 2013

It was on 14 December 1775 that a 25 year-old Swedish physician and naturalist Anders Sparrman, camped beside a small vlei* about 20 km north-west of Kariega Game Reserve. On that day at the University of Uppsala a doctorate was conferred in...

Newly born blue wildebeest calf and its mother taken by ranger and photographer Brendon Jennings.

Kariega Game Reserve is proud to announce that it has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award for 2012.

The African boma (also known as a kraal) has a long history

The black-backed jackal takes its name from the black and white saddle on its back. It’s chest and underside are white and the rest of the body is a reddish-brown colour. It is also know as a silver-backed jackal and called a red jackal in...

A big thank you from everyone at Kariega Game Reserve including Thandi and Themba

Kariega is home to disease free buffalo that are exceptionally important for conservation of the species.

Spotted right on the boundary of the reserve, this Kariega elephant is making his way up to higher ground. Kariega Game Reserve spans over 9000 hectares of typical Eastern Cape bushveld - lush thickets and bush especially green now due to the...

We were sceptical when first we heard the news: a schoolboy playing near the top of the ridge claimed that he had seen a leopard in the forest fringe, less than two kilometres from an urban area. The other great cat and ‘problem’ animal, the Cape...