Botlierskop Private Game Reserve

Botlierskop Private Game Reserve was established in 1996 between Mossel Bay and George.

It is a family-run private reserve developed as a malaria-free safari destination on the Garden Route.

Today, it combines game drives, a lodge, horse-riding experiences and managed populations of large animals.

But the landscape is worth reading carefully.

Botlierskop is not a national park, nor is it a piece of wilderness that has always existed in its current form. Wildlife lives within a managed reserve, while the land itself has gone through restoration and a change of use.

The reserve takes its name from Botlierskop mountain, which rises above the property.

That context makes the place more interesting than a simple checklist of animals.

Botlierskop is a good example of the modern private-safari model on the Garden Route, where conservation, hospitality and wildlife management all operate together and should not be blurred into one romantic story.

In short: 🕰️ Established in 1996 · 👨‍👩‍👧 Family-run reserve · 🚙 Game drives · 🐾 Large wildlife · 🐎 Horse riding · ⚠️ Managed private reserve