Great Karoo ecosystem
Inside-park stays and nearby lodges, sorted by distance.
Inside parkKaroo Rest Camp lies on the edge of the Karoo National Park, just outside Beaufort West in the Western Cape, where the plains of the Great Karoo rise towards the slopes of the Nuweveld mountains. The setting is wide and open, a land of dwarf shrubs, dolerite koppies and far horizons, and the camp makes a natural overnight stop for travellers on the long road between Cape Town and the interior. The park has reintroduced much of the wildlife that once roamed the region, including Cape mountain zebra, gemsbok, kudu, springbok and black rhino, while Verreaux's eagles nest on the cliffs above. A network of drives and walking trails explores the plains and the high mountain plateau. Accommodation is in Cape Dutch style cottages, and the camp has a restaurant, shop and swimming pool. After dark the Karoo skies are remarkably clear, making this a fine place to take in the stars.
Manyoni Private Game Reserve is one of the largest privately-owned reserves in Kwazulu-Natal. This 23,000-hectare reserve is the product of 17 dedicated landowners who dropped their fences in 2004 to create one contiguous protected area for our wildlife. The selection of the area as a potential release site for the WWF Black Rhino Range Expansion Project was a major driving factor in the establishment of Manyoni. In 2005, the newly established reserve was confirmed as a release site by the WWF and a founder population of black rhino were released into their new home.