Blaauwbosch Private Game Reserve, Kirkwood, Eastern Cape
110 km's from Port Elizabeth on the R75 to Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Contact: Craig & Gill Cullingworth, E-mail: click here
Telephone: +27 (0)49 359-9099, Facsimile: +27 (0)41 581-5266, Mobile:
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Blaauwbosch Private Game Reserve is an exclusive 5-star private game reserve in the malaria-free Eastern Cape. The reserve offers a unique and private experience where guests can relax in comfort. Luxurious chalets are spacious, air-conditioned and have their own dressing rooms, full bathrooms, personal bathrobes, verandahs and mountain views.

Discover a wide variety of game including the Big 5 (lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo and the elusive leopard) as well as cheetah, giraffe, zebra, antelope, abundant birdlife and rare flora on game drives with professional rangers. Fine dining with the best of local wines, with meals prepared by the resident chef.

THE LODGE


A discrete collection of thatch roofs in a crisp unspoiled landscape. Set in the heart of the Malaria free foothills of the Winterhoek mountain range in the Karoo, Eastern Cape, the lodge is mindful of the sensitivity of it's location. The reserve offers a unique and private experience where guests can relax in comfort.

The lodge colours are earthy and muted, floors screaded and polished, but scattered with richly coloured carpets. The bush is all around you and while you may intend to read for an hour or so there will be distractions. The lodge is surrounded by bush where birds and animals appear unexpectedly. You are a spectator of their daily sport.

ACCOMMODATION


There are moments when you need your own space in the bush. Blaauwbosch offers six luxurious suites that accommodate fourteen guests. The suites are spacious and designed to create your own sanctuary. They all have mountain views, generous bathrooms and dressing rooms. Beds are not simply made; they are dressed in fine linen with an eye to a private or romantic cocoon.

Families: Families are welcome at Blaauwbosch, by prior arrangement.

DINING


A late and substantial breakfast after the early morning game drive fuels you for the day and light lunches fill the gap before the option of an evening game drive. This is real food country. The emphasis of the menu is on fresh contemporary flavours with a nod to universally appealing dishes. Guests are encouraged to venture beyond their familiar repertoire of tastes and match food with a fine selection of South African wines.

GAME VIEWING


The smell of the bush is rich and exotic for those new to it but for others this familiar territory and deep breath is always a reminder of why you return. Karoo sunsets turn the sky into a wash of burned orange and deep purple. It is at this moment that rangers pause for refreshments at a high vantage point. As night falls the open Land Rovers move on.

With professional rangers, view the Big 5, as well as cheetah, giraffe, zebra, antelope, abundant birdlife and rare flora on our game drives. This is a birdwatcher's paradise and binoculars are trained to spot rare specimens amongst the abundant birdlife. The latest exciting project for the reserve is the introduction of cheetah. A walk-and-stalk cheetah encounter is the highlight for many of our guests!

Your Hosts


Husband and wife team, Craig and Gill Cullingworth are hands on owners, and under their guidance the lodge has blossomed. Gill's eye for detail ensures that guests experience subtle luxury and good service. The development of Blaauwbosch Game Reserve is part of an initiative to bring meaningful work to the families that live in the Eastern Cape beyond the more viable cities.
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DIRECTIONS:

Take the R75 route from Port Elizabeth to Graaff-Reinet. Travel for 115km then turn left at the Blaauwbosch sign. Travel for 2km on gravel to the Blaauwbosch thatched entrance gate.

The nearest national airport is situated in Port Elizabeth. There are daily flights to and from the major centres in the country. Top car rental companies are represented at the airport and good maps of the territory are available. By prior arrangement, land transfers from Port Elizabeth and air transfers from Port Elizabeth, Plettenburg Bay or Knysna can be organised.

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