Baroness Game Lodge, the charming safari lodge at Plett Game Reserve, has a very interesting and significant history as the residence of Baron Joachim von Plettenberg. Yes – that Plettenberg, the man for whom the town of Plettenberg Bay is named! Baron von Plettenberg was the governor of the Cape[…]
We need your help… According to www.savetherhino.org, poachers have killed at least 5940 African rhinos. The situation is dire and absolutely heartbreaking, with at least 1338 rhinos killed by poachers across Africa in 2015, 1175 of those in South Africa. South Africa has the largest rhino population in the world[…]
It has been about six weeks since our precious herd of elephants arrived at Plett Game Reserve from the Knysna Elephant Park and we are pleased to report that the family is settling in well in their new 2000 hectare home. We thought we would take the opportunity to introduce[…]
The 11th of July was one of great celebration at Plett Game Reserve as we welcomed a family of rescued elephants, our first elephants, to our 3000 ha reserve to make their home amongst our zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, hippos, antelope and buck. The elephants named Mpho, Lundi, Kito, Ntombi,[…]