4x4 Flower Safari

The botanical safari runs in an open-top Land Rover across the reserve's 2,500 hectares, which hold 800 recorded plant species, six of them new to science. The reserve sits within the Cape Floral Kingdom, the richest temperate flora in the world, and the guides are there to make that legible rather than simply impressive. The drive is built around contact: guests are encouraged to touch, smell and see. Guides explain the relationship between sunbirds and flowers, the origin of the reserve's unique honey, and the part fire plays in regenerating fynbos. The safari suits guests who want to understand the landscape around the lodge before they walk or ride through it. It also works well on a first full day, since the later hikes and rides read differently once the vegetation has been explained.