Why Book a Garden Route Safari?

For those wanting to enjoy a thrilling Big 5 experience, a Garden Route safari at Gondwana Game Reserve provides an unsurpassed destination in the Western Cape. Comprising of three days and two nights, these safari tours offer the chance to enjoy morning and afternoon game drives, as well as bird watching, game spotting and plenty of other attractions on offer. As the world’s only fynbos reserve, the surroundings of Gondwana Game Reserve provide the ideal habitat for a wide range of wildlife species, bird species, insects and other creatures, ensuring the perfect setting for your safari.

Garden Route Safari Highlights

With much to see and do, a Garden Route safari is the perfect escape for those travelling to the Cape, with game viewing offering sightings of an abundance of wildlife species. Some of the many highlights of a safari in the Garden Route include the following:

1. Big 5 safari destination – Godwana Game Reserve is one of the only Big 5 safari reserves in the Garden Route, with all of the Big 5 to be seen (lion, leopard, rhino, elephant and buffalo) plus many other wildlife species such as Cape Mountain Zebra, springbok, kudu, eland, red hartebeest and gemsbok. Photographic opportunities abound, with the chance to see the memorable sight of lions on a hunt, shy leopards sleeping in the trees above, and elephant roaming the lush landscapes of the reserve.



2. Bird watching opportunities – the reserve is also rich in birdlife, with hundreds of different species to be seen. Species that may be spotted on your Garden Route safari include bar-throated apalis, pied avocet, Cape Batis, European Bee-eater, Southern red bishop, yellow bishop, Eurasian bittern, Cape canary, peregrine falcon, ostrich, eagle, sunbird and fiery-necked nightjar, with many other migratory and endemic species also found here. Be sure to bring a pair of binoculars to spot as many as you can. Your guide will also point out various species on game drives.



3. Malaria-free safaris – with no risk of malaria in the Garden Route, safaris at Godwana Game Reserve can be enjoyed without any need to worry about taking malaria medication during your stay. This leaves you free to enjoy the spectacular views that span across open savannahs, woodlands, waterholes, and of course, endless expanses of fynbos. Godwana is also family friendly, providing the perfect safari destination for those who wish to enjoy a memorable family holiday in one of the Cape’s finest game reserves.
4. Daily game drives – game drives can be enjoyed in the early morning as well as in the afternoon. Both of these times present different wildlife viewing opportunities, with the morning offering sights of elephant and antelope flocking to waterholes to prepare for the heat of the day ahead, and afternoon game drives offering the sight of lions and other predators sleeping under shaded trees, or perhaps even beginning the evening hunt.



5. Safari accommodation – Gondwana Game Reserve offers a number of accommodation options for your Garden Route safari tour, with luxurious rooms, bush villas or Kwena huts on offer for guests who overnight for this tour. This ensures the ideal place to relax after a long day of game viewing, with swimming pools, lounges, fireside dining and viewing decks at all accommodation venues. With so many stories to swap around the camp fire each night, you will be able to wind off each day of your Garden Route safari on the perfect note.