Shamwari Game Reserve - Eastern Cape South Africa

Shamwari Game Reserve is situated in the eastern Cape of South Africa. Shamwari is privately owned and Africa's southernmost game reserve. It is malaria free and near the sunny city of Port Elizabeth. Although Shamwari is only 180kmē, the reserve contains all of the big five (lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard). Other animal species that you may encounter are hippo, zebra, black and blue wildebeest, common and black springbok, blesbok, red hartebeest, gemsbok, eland, kudu and bushbuck. At night you may see the aardvark, caracal, genet or Cape grysbok. There are over 200 varieties of raptors and birds, from the majestic marshall eagle, to the greater double-collared sunbird. Ongoing projects ensure that the land and indigenous plantlife are restored to the Shamwari area, while the anti-poaching unit protects the wildlife.