Plettenberg Bay Game Reserve Travel Guide: Top Sights in South

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Plettenberg Bay Game Reserve- Travel Tips What to See, How to Plan & Tours: Natural Scenery; South Africa; 5 Reviews

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Suggested Duration: 4 hours

Plettenberg Bay Game Reserve offers an exceptional safari experience on the Garden Route, just outside Plettenberg Bay. Spanning over 2,000 hectares, it is the largest wildlife sanctuary in the Southern Cape, providing a malaria-free environment for exploring South Africa's indigenous wildlife. Home to over 150 species, including three of Africa’s Big 5, the reserve features stunning landscapes, breathtaking sunsets, and the nightly calls of lions. Visitors can enjoy unique horseback safaris or two-hour game drives in open Land Rovers, guided by knowledgeable experts.

Operators offering tours in South Africa

Attractions in Plettenberg Bay

Monkeyland

4.8

Garden Route Wolf Sanctuary

4.6

Elephant Sanctuary

Birds of Eden

Plett Puzzle Park

4.6

Jukani Wildlife Sanctuary

Lawnwood Snake Sanctuary

4.8

Robberg Nature Reserve

Reviews of Plett Game Reserve

Werner Bezuidenhout

5
Reviewed: 2024-04-06

We had a great 2-hour game drive with a well-informed, friendly game ranger who answered all our questions and provided useful facts about the animals. We saw all the animals in the nature reserve, except for the buffaloes. It was amazing to come so close to giraffes, a rhino and a herd of elephants who are being rehabilitated for release into the wild. We highly recommend the game drive to anyone looking for a relaxing, family friendly activity that gets you close to nature.
Rainer Hengstmann

3
Reviewed: 2023-11-15

This trip was a bit of a mixed bag. I had been on the same trip some years ago and we saw many more animals, also different breeds. This year no lions or other cats, no buffalo, the last Rhino, but plenty of waterbucks, Sprinboks, a few Impalas, plenty crocodiles, one hippo, a herd of Elephants and five Giraffs. At the end of the trip we could watch hundreds of cattle storming to a dam to drink. The building inside had been prepared for great (dinner) parties, but now were emptied. We got the impression as if the place was wound up.
Per Christian Reithe

5
Reviewed: 2023-11-01

Great guide who was truly enthusiastic about his job and the animals in the reserve. Got to see all the animals advertised and learn some new interesting facts too. Can really recommend it for most people apart from maybe those with really young children.
Danville Fourie

5
Reviewed: 2023-07-04

A great two hour drive on the reserve with Tertius. He is a resourceful game ranger that gave a lot of information about the animals’ behavior and how they react in the wild. We saw a myriad of antelope, buffalo, hippo, rhino, elephants, crocodile, zebras, wildebeest and resident cows. The drive on the reserve was an excellent destress from city life. As mentioned, if not for Tertius’ wealth of information, the drive would have been less exciting. We saw so many animals that the cost was not even a factor. I recommend the drive at the reserve to everyone who wants to see animals up close and without the fanfare of ‘where is the big five!’
Eugene Muller

4
Reviewed: 2022-01-25

Loved the drive there, but was just sad that they only have one lion as he do not have a companion. The animals here are not that wild and do not run away so you can see them from near. All the animals roam free except the one lion. No other cat species or wild dogs/hyenas.