WHAT AWAITS YOU IN MANYONI?

Manyoni Private Game Reserve is one of the largest privately-owned reserves in Kwazulu-Natal. This 23,000-hectare reserve is the product of 17 dedicated landowners who dropped their fences in 2004 to create one contiguous protected area for our wildlife. The selection of the area as a potential release site for the WWF Black Rhino Range Expansion Project was a major driving factor in the establishment of Manyoni.

In 2005, the newly established reserve was confirmed as a release site by the WWF and a founder population of black rhino were released into their new home. A few years later, in 2009, the reserve was formally proclaimed by the government as a Nature Reserve under the Protected Areas Act.

Since the establishment of the reserve we have seen the reintroduction of lions, making Manyoni a Big 5 Reserve, and the reintroduction of endangered cheetahs and African wild dogs. In addition to endangered species conservation, Manyoni Private Game Reserve has a strong focus on conserving biodiversity, this includes the landscapes, ecosystems and processes upon which this biodiversity depends.

FACTS

KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa.
The capital is Pietermaritzburg.

Richards Bay Airport [Richards Bay]
King Shaka International Airport [Durban]

The geology of the area varies from open Savanna thorn-veld, to bush-veld to riverine woodland, characterised by Acacia and Marula tree species. The reserve has over 70 Mammal species and an exceptional diversity of bird-life. Besides the “Big 5”, wildlife of the reserve include: Cheetah, African Wild Dogs, Hyena, Jackal, Wildebeest, Giraffe, Zebra, Bush-pig, Warthog, Chacma Baboons and various antelope species.

Manyoni has a sub-tropical climate which means that things can get sticky. The winter months runs from May to September [low season] while the summer runs from October to April [high season]. The summer averages 31C [88F] while winter temperatures average 26C [79F].

English, Zulu and Afrikaans

Rand [ZAR]
US Dollars are not accepted.
Foreign exchange services are available in big cities and airports.

Spotting Africa’s Big 5
Walking Safaris
Conservation Activities