Our luxurious tents is a unique feature. We have 9 Luxury Waterhole tents that are at the waters edge. Each with a private deck overlapping the water. You can enjoy sundowners here or just relax in the warm African sun. You can spot hippo and other game right from your tent. We also have 20 Luxury tents a few metres further from the water. These have magnificent views over the waterhole and general lodge area. Furthermore, we have 5 Family tents perfect for the whole family with 2 rooms and a sharing bathroom. Our residents have their own private swimming pool to cool off on hot Karoo days. The pool, like the waterfront tents, is at the edge of the waterhole and an amazing place to relax and enjoy a nice swim whilst having the wildlife close to you.
We offer unique, understated elegance in luxury tented-accommodation in Oudtshoorn.With the Swartberg mountains as backdrop and a magnificent waterhole at your doorstep, it’s the closest you’ll get to the wild of the Klein Karoo and true African accommodation.We are located 6.5 km just outside of Oudtshoorn, the Ostrich capital of the world. The lodge is situated only 300 metres from the tar road leading to the Cango Caves. The main lodge area is right next to a 5 hectare waterhole, filled with big fish, turtles and hippo.From the wooden deck that surrounds the lodge area, you can see our elephants walking, our hippo and fish in the water as well as other game grazing on the opposite bank.
We want to make sure that every single moment during your stay will be enjoyable and memorable. Explore all the opportunities we offer you to discover at Buffelsdrift Game Lodge.
Specializing in authentic Karoo cuisine, the Buffelsdrift Restaurant offers guests a delicious a la carte menu of homemade foods and local fresh produce. As accompaniment, our wine selection consists of some of the best award-winning wines on Route 62, South Africa’s longest wine route.
We believe that everyone can contribute to conservation and therefore our vision is to empower ordinary people to protect nature. The key to conservation is not to do conservation, but to live conservation actively. By creating this kind of lifestyle, we fulfill our purpose of helping humans and nature to live together in harmony.
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Specializing in authentic Karoo cuisine, the Buffelsdrift Restaurant offers guests a delicious a la carte menu of homemade foods and local fresh produce. As accompaniment, our wine selection consists of some of the best award-winning wines on Route 62, South Africa’s longest wine route.
We believe that everyone can contribute to conservation and therefore our vision is to empower ordinary people to protect nature. The key to conservation is not to do conservation, but to live conservation actively. By creating this kind of lifestyle, we fulfill our purpose of helping humans and nature to live together in harmony.
If you are looking to make a difference by actively participating in the conservation of African wildlife within a fun, safe, stable and stunning environment, Buffelsdrift Game Lodge is the place for you.
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Buffelsdrift Game Lodge is situated in the heart of the Klein Karoo which is part of the world famous Garden Route, Western Cape in South Africa. We are located 6.5 km just outside of Oudtshoorn, the Ostrich capital of the world. The lodge is situated only 300 meters from the tar road leading to the Cango Caves.
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In April 2020, we introduced our South African cheetahs to our guests. After two years of being on the Reserve and being a part of our family, our cheetahs are now adapted and have relaxed in their new environment. We are aiming to create a platform to educate tourists about this predator in its natural environment.
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Here at Buffelsdrift Game Lodge, we offer Bush Safaris not only to our residents but to the public as well. “We call it Bush Safaris, as our guides are trained to not only educate our guests on our wide variety of animals, but also about our bird and plant species..”
– Andries van Schalkwyk | Director
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At Buffelsdrift Game Lodge we offer night drives not only to our residents but to the public as well. A night drive is a safari that happens at night with the help of powerful spotlights to see the different animals. The two-hour night drive offers guest an opportunity to spot the elusive “Shy five” of Buffelsdrift Game Lodge – caracal, genet, porcupine, aardvark and aardwolf.
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Our elephants come from circumstances that if we did not intervene they would not be alive today. We did not choose this life for them but we rather chose to give them the best possible life within our means with the best possible love and care. All our elephant excursions have a most informative educational approach.
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Join us daily at dawn to witness these incredible wild habituated creatures emerging out of their burrows, just in time to soak up the sun before they head about their daily activities. Meerkats are also referred to as the Suricate or in German as the Erdmännchen and are known to be part of the Mongoose family.
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After two years of intensive research and preparation, we received three young lions in January 2017. The decision to move the three lions was based on the fact that the area on the Game Farm where they were born was very small and the area at Buffelsdrift Game Lodge was large and would be more suited.
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Strap your boots and come experience an adventure that will allow you to use all your senses to connect deeper with the Little Karoo and its history. A 5km trail swirls past dramatic scenes of the famous red rock formations of the little Karoo.
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Buffelsdrift Game Reserve have two packages available. Choose between a Bush Safari and Elephant Experience or Lion Feeding and Elephant Experience. All Packages include a Light Lunch.
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A unique South African Bushveld experience in the heart of the Klein Karoo within the Garden Route, only 5 hours drive from Cape Town, Western Cape.
