Buffelsdrift Game Lodge

Buffelsdrift is a sprawling game farm in the foothills of the Swartberg Mountain in the Cango Valley. Pristine bushveld, lush vegetation and a 5 ha dam provide a haven for 20 game species and more than 217 bird species. Buffelsdrift Game Lodge is only 4 hours from Cape Town and less than an hour's drive from George Airport. Situated 7 km outside Oudtshoorn, en route the Cango Caves, the lodge is in the heart of ostrich country, half-an-hour's drive from the Swartberg Nature Reserve.

Buffelsdrift Game Lodge offers guests a unique bushveld experience in the heart of the Klein Karoo - the gateway to South Africa's scenic Garden Route. The Cape Floral Kingdom is South Africa's 6th Natural World Heritage Site. Buffelsdrift Game Lodge offers guests a true African experience in the lap of luxury in a safe, malaria-free environment.

A wide variety of game, bird and plant species are indigenous to this area and visitors will spot elephant, rhino, buffalo, hippo, Cape Mountain zebra, giraffe and other antelope. In 2004 this beautiful Nature Reserve became part of the 6th South African World Heritage Sites offering a wealth of endemic plant species.

Buffelsdrift Game Lodge offers accommodation in the form of 25 tastefully decorated en-suite tents with full air-conditioning, a separate shower, each with its own entrance and private wooden deck on the edge of the waterhole. Buffelsdrift Restaurant offers an ?a carte or buffet menu that specializes in local Karoo cuisine - homemade preserves, chutney, and pickles - fresh produce and herbs from the area as well as a variety of freshly baked oven bread. Buffelsdrift Conference Venue exits onto the wooden deck with beautiful views of the surrounding mountains and Karoo plains. This venue is available for conferences, seminars, motivational speakers, team building, presentations and all other corporate and social events - rates and details on request, maximum of 100 delegates. The Karoo Wedding Chapel is a tiny wooden chapel with thatched dome, situated on the edge of the natural waterhole and a wide wooden deck as entrance to the intimate little chapel. This deck serves as seating space for wedding guests witnessing the bridal couple exchanging their wedding vows. The chapel is ideal for romantic country weddings.

• 25 luxury en-suite tents

• Excellent conference facilities with the latest AV technology

• A charming wedding chapel

• An a-la-carte restaurant & buffet

• Bush safari drives in open game vehicles or on horseback

• Elephant walks

• A wide variety of indigenous fauna and flora

• Tours visiting other attractions, nature reserves & wine estates

• Open air bar on "a deck with a view"

• Swimming pool

• A shuttle service from George airport

• Overnight or two day packages