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Bush Walks

Take a Walk on The Wild Side

Shamwari Private Game Reserve offers professionally guided bush walks

In addition to spectacular game drives, Shamwari Private Game Reserve also offers professionally guided bush walks.
Our rangers share their intimate knowledge of the reserve and their own expert insights to make each natural encounter a special event. Here, you can gain a true perspective of the fauna and flora indigenous to the region. Your guide can also point out animal tracks, dung, birds and can educate you on the area and its rich history.
You may see a herd of wild buffalo, but the tiny ox peckers on their backs are the real conservation success.

If you are wanting an adventurous, true walking safari experience you can stay at Explorer Camp where the focus is on bush walks rather than game drives.

Safari walking requirements:

  • No children under the age of 16No children under the age of 16
  • No adults over the age of 65 without a medical certificateNo adults over the age of 65 without a medical certificate
  • Pregnant women are not permitted on bush walks.Pregnant women are not permitted on bush walks.

South Africa’s Nine Distinct Biomes

Shamwari Private Game Reserve is home to five of South Africa’s nine major biomes, providing rich vegetation types that are suitable for an array of animal and plant species to thrive in.

Vegetation Types

These five vastly different biomes bring about a wide variety of animal, bird and plant life for guests to catch sight of at Shamwari Private Game Reserve. The dominant vegetation type in this area is the thicket biome and more specifically known as the Albany Thicket.

This biome sustains and bolsters a healthy population of animal species including kudu, elephant, black rhino, monkey and bushbuck. Additionally, the Addo flightless dung beetle, unique to the Eastern Cape, is another conservation success story. A recent discovery was made of the Albany Adder which is a puffadder snake endemic to this area. Spekboom and Spike Thorn trees are also specific to this biome.

 

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