BUCKLANDS PRIVATE GAME RESERVE
Games in Grahamstown

Terry and Michele's outdoor lifestyles and regular family visits to numerous reserves led to their children flourishing within these wildlife surrounds and saw their eldest son Iain later actively pursuing a career in conservation. The families love of the outdoors and wildlife areas being the catalyst in their decision to purchase Bucklands Private Game Reserve and their now active involvement to protect and conserve this special South African wildlife area. The climate is hot in summer and mild in winter, the hilly topography and dense thickets, interspersed with mosaics of grass, bush and abundant wildlife is very diverse with stunning nature scenes from the many vantage points whilst encompassing both Closed and Open Great Fish Thicket, Grassy Bontveld, Karroid Scrub, Disturbed Savanna and Riverine Thicket's which support the tremendously rich array of plant and animal life, many endemic to the area. It’s a new way for guests to enjoy and explore nature by walking and hiking without the fuss of walking miles with heavy backpacks filled with heavy kit. The pace is yours to decide and the distances easy to cover in the planned time. Anyone who enjoys walking and hiking and who enjoys nature and who would like to experience nature in a different more personal way. Bucklands staff will take care of all food and meal preparations as well as the moving of your entire luggage to and from the different lodges. We cater for groups of 4 to 8 guests sharing (if there are more than 4 walkers we will need to split up into 2 groups, each with their own guide during the hiking, so that there is little disturbance to the wildlife). Our staff will then treat you to a sumptuous three course dinner after which you can relax around the fire before retiring to your luxurious bed. You will then be treated to a picnic lunch at a view site overlooking the Great Fish River where you can rest for a short while before continuing on a further 8 km hike winding down to our Rustic tented camp nestled in the acacia forest on the banks of the river. Here you will again be treated with something cool to drink followed by a splash and dip in the Great Fish River rapids and then you will be transferred up to the Bucklands Lodge where you will be treated to delicious three course dinner and sleep in our renovated settler homestead. Day 3 starts with a walk along our cliffs along our open areas where varied species of our plains game antelope are often seen. The following are excluded: all drinks, laundry, other activities, game drives, gratuities or other items of a personal nature.