The experience

The experience

Small but long by design

We offer a rare opportunity to experience Africa at its fullest in small, curated groups. Life unfolds on Kariega Game Reserve in South Africa’s Eastern Cape. Here days are deliberately slow as you discover every aspect of this unique and dynamic ecosystem. You are guided by experts, have the chance to engage with local communities and visit the Kariega Foundation to understand more about conservation and the protection of fragile habitats and threatened species.

You might start the day on foot, following fresh tracks through the bush, or drifting along the river at sunrise. There are long unhurried game drives, river cruises, coastal explorations, with bush and boma meals shared under the stars. Every moment is expertly guided and designed to help you slow down, notice more and fully immerse yourself in this malaria free corner of the African wild.

Our experiences are designed for up to eight guests per departure. Private groups available

(up to 14 guests) on request. Our set departures are:

29 July to 7 August

22 August to 1 September

Please get in touch to find out more.

DELVE DEEPER

MoreWild days follow the light, the conditions, and the real rhythm of the landscape rather than a rigid schedule. Each day balances field immersion with space to pause, reflect, and absorb.

Here's what you can expect:

• First light: Quiet stakeouts and first movement as the landscape begins to stir.
• Morning: Tracking, ecology, and behind-the-scenes conservation access with guides and specialists.
• Midday: Back to the Homestead for a long table lunch and a proper breather.
• Afternoon: Shaped by conditions, whether that means river or coast, focused field time, or long golden hour sessions.
• Night: – fire, shared stories, stars overhead, and night sessions when conditions allow.
  

Our signature moments

These are the experiences that anchor a MoreWild journey. They are not guaranteed performances, but opportunities for access, patience, and understanding to come together.

EXPLORE KARIEGA HOMESTEAD

At Kariega Homestead on Kariega Wildlife Reserve, immersion begins the moment you arrive and let the land breathe around you. The experience is shaped less by a list of activities and more by the feeling of settling into a landscape that still moves to its own rhythm. Days unfold at a gentler pace. With each activity and experience you listen more closely, noticing the subtleties that only appear when you slow down.

There are opportunities to learn from conservation experts, to join hands-on projects, to photograph moments that happen only because you were patient enough to wait. Everything is created to help tune your senses to a different frequency, drawing you deeper and building a closeness to the planet beneath your feet. This is where connection returns. Where immersion becomes effortless. Where the wilderness is not simply something you visit, but something you feel.

Community, conservation & wilderness

Each MOREWILD experience is carefully designed to leave a positive impact, on the planet beneath your feet and on the people you meet along the way. Tourism in this part of the world contributes directly to community empowerment and upliftment, providing careers for local people and stimulating local economies in the process. 

Conservation efforts include local communities to ensure successful outcomes and are part of the fabric of what we do. Wilderness immersion provides the quiet, reflective time that allows transformation to take hold. Time in the bush is not just about observation; it is about understanding, listening, and becoming part of the story of the land. And in the process changing the way you see the world around you.