Linking Coast to Karoo – an Ecotourism and Conservation Opportunity At 20 100 hectares of wide-open African Karoo wilderness, the Magic Hill Private Game Reserve already occupies a significant slice of this breathtaking Eastern Cape region. With land rehabilitation and wildlife rewilding initiatives already underway, the reserve is setting a new example of conservation safaris
Many will remember, with a smile, the antics of our local lion celebrity, Sylvester, who acquired fame in 2015 when he escaped from the Karoo National Park – not only once, but twice. On his first excursion, various teams of expert trackers followed the roaming big cat – nicknamed “Spook” – for over 350km around
During the last year of exploring the largely-uncharted hectares of wilderness at Magic Hills Private Game Reserve, we’ve found six previously-undiscovered rock art sites dotted around the reserve. We were so excited, we immediately got onto the phone with an expert, Archeologist Dr. Jayson Orton, of Asha Consulting in Cape Town. Amidst the 2020 COVID-19
Finding the Silver Bullet to Rhino Poaching First identified as a major global concern in the 1970s, rhino poaching continues to plague southern Africa, decades later. Well-intended debates continue on the best possible solution for this gruesome problem, and yet we’re no closer to the silver bullet today, than we were 50 years ago. We
Magic Hills Private Game Reserve is unlike any other place in the world. Here are five reasons it is the ideal place for a soul safari – a visit here is about more than a holiday, it’s about becoming one with nature and being part of something bigger. Silence is goldenFar, far away from the
The Karoo is an area of great biodiversity. It stretches from the Orange River in the East to the Atlantic Ocean in the West, a region of extremes and stark differences. The Swartberg Mountain Range splits the expanse between the Little Karoo in the south-west and the Great Karoo in the north-east. Magic Hills Private
It’s no small feat being home to the largest black rhino in the world. This species, the smaller of two African rhino types, is critically endangered and continuously under threat of poaching and the illegal trade in rhino horn. Having been reintroduced into the Great Karoo around a century ago, the black rhino thrives in
Why Magic Hills Game Reserve is the ideal destination for a luxury lockdown escape – no masks required! Concealed within the expansive bush of the Eastern Cape is a mystical place unlike anything you’ve ever experienced before. Deep in the Karoo Noorsveld lies this natural sanctuary of mass proportions. Sky above, earth below and wide-open
It is a sad reality that nature is being pushed aside by an encroaching wave of, among other things, human habitation. Concrete skyrises, ever-increasing pollution and monoculture. It’s not all bad news though. It is therefore of great relief to know that some places in the world are still mostly untouched, and being recognised for
When you think of birding and great birding spots, the Karoo may not immediately spring to mind. Yet this arid region in the south-western part of South Africa has a rich avian diversity, with some endemic species that do not occur anywhere else in the world, and form a part of South Africa’s unique heritage.
