Gondwana Game Reserve on track for grand opening

Garden Route – Gondwana Game Reserve, the first natural Big Five game reserve in the Western Cape based on the size and carrying capacity of the reserve allowing for free ranging predators, is racing forward in preparation for the grand opening later this year.

Gondwana Game Reserve located in the Garden Route of the Western Cape, 15km west of Mossel Bay is well under way with preperations for the grand opening later this year. Recently, two desert black rhinoceros‘ were relocated from Tswalu Kalahari Reserve to Gondwana and are currently in holding bomas. They will be released onto Gondwana within the next two weeks.

During the months of October and November, Gondwana has exciting developments planned which will include the reintroduction of a pride of lion – three females and one male, a breeding herd of cape buffalo and a herd of elephant  onto their 10 000ha reserve.

Over the past two years, Gondwana has been actively releasing indigenous wildlife onto the reserve.  Herds of springbok, eland, kudu, red hartebeest, burchell’s zebra, bontebok and rare and endangered Cape mountain zebra can now be seen across its plains and Fynbos covered hills.

Thatching of the Fynbos Camp main lodge and safari suites was completed in September and this month sees the completion of the internal finishes. The staff housing is currently being renovated and once complete there will be 16 individual units, each with a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, lounge and veranda. For staff with children, family homes with two bedrooms were upgraded last month.

Electrification of the perimeter game fence was not a quick task, but its completion this past month ensures that Gondwana’s game are secure within the reserve. Hard work pays off and this rang true when the game drive road network was fully expanded in September, which will allow guests access to magnificent game viewing.

In addition to game drives Gondwana will be offering horseback safaris, and in October specially bred trail horses will arrive on the reserve. Guests will be able to enjoy many walking trails and bird watching in the bird hides, which are to be completed in November.

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