Kariega Newsletter


December 2011 Newsletter

Here we are again, the end of one year and the beginning of a brand new one, wow! Compliments of the season to our whole Kariega team and to all our guests! During all the crazy chaos of the festive season, we welcome Lauren and Juan back to the...


November 2011 Newsletter

Hi there folks

Some good news on the Rhino front. One of our baby rhino's that was orphaned in February (as a result of poaching) has befriended the recently orphaned Shamwari baby rhino. A great picture was published in the newspaper recently....



September 2011 Newsletter

Some exciting additions to the Kariega family - we have 2 new giraffe babies, one at Main and the other at River lodge. No pictures available yet, but will be coming soon. No news on the lion cubs yet.

Our bird-hide near reception offers amazing...



July 2011 Newsletter

Hey there folks! Well the animals have been busy, enjoying the green grass and the bountiful water. The most exciting news this month is that we finally have our first buffalo babies, one on Kariega East and one near Riverlodge!! Pictures will be...


June 2011 Newsletter

Thanks to all this lovely rain we’ve been getting all the rivers are flowing again and all the dams are full, we even have a few new dams.

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How wonderful to see everything so green and lush again. There are even two new waterfalls!

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Of course...


May 2011 Newsletter

Hey there folks, I hope you enjoyed this month of coolness and lots of rain.

May was a good month for caracals sightings again. One of our rangers – Terry – had two sightings of caracal on one drive, how lucky can one guy get?! Thank you for...


April 2011 Newsletter

Well folks can you believe it is the end of April and we are well on our way to what seems to be a cold, windy and wet winter.

This beautiful wild flower was spotted all over the reserve in March, and has now been identified as Cyrtanthus...