GROOTBOS NATURE RESERVE,
SOUTH AFRICA

Finalist Conservation Award 2008

Grootbos Nature Reserve, with its two 5-star lodges and luxury accommodation, is spectacularly situated on the fynbos and forest clad hills overlooking the whale-watching haven of Walker Bay. Grootbos has carved a unique niche in the upmarket eco-lodge sector by specializing in the Cape region of South Africa's world-renowned flora and marine biodiversity. This multi-award winning 1750ha reserve is home to more than 740 different species of plants, offers warm hospitality, excellent cuisine, fine South African wines and is a nature lover's paradise.

The Cape fynbos is renowned as a flora biodiversity hotspot and for more than a decade Grootbos has promoted its beauty, interpreted its intricate stories, researched some of its many secrets and developed a number of projects focused on conserving this region of exceptional nature. Central to the ethos of Grootbos is that guests discover the region's natural wonders and directly contribute to their conservation and to the elevation of our local communities.