Activities

Daily Bush/Game drives are available and the following animals may be viewed:

• Most antelope (including the endangered Oribi buck)
• Wildebeest
• Zebra
• Black Back Jackal
• Leopard
• Lynx
• Samango Monkey (indigenous to the Gorge)
• Warthogs and Bush Pigs

Over 255 bird species are found in the Gorge area, with a detailed list available on our homepage. A few of our favourites include:

• Ground Hornbill
• Trumpeter Hornbill
• African Fish Eagle
• Martial Eagle
• Crowned Eagle
• The Cape Vulture
• Jackal Buzzard
• Yellow Billed Kite
• Egyptian and Spur-winged Goose
• Crowned Crane
• Malachite Kingfisher

• There are several hiking trails in the Oribi Gorge under the canopy of our indigenous forests, along the Mzimkulwana River OR up to Hoe Poe Falls.
• Mountain bikers will love the various trails along the escarpment with the wildlife keeping them company.

• Slide across the Oribi Gorge on our 4.5km zip line – the longest, fastest and highest in Africa!

• For the golf enthusiast, there are several sought-after courses just a 50-minute drive from our lodge.
• Although a bush lodge, The Gorge Private Lodge & Spa is 35 minutes away rom three sun-drenched beaches with a blue flag status. Swimming is safe, and the warm Indian Ocean makes swimming possible all year round.

• Join us on a scenic excursion sitting on the edge of the sandstone cliffs, viewing a colony of some 150 Cape Vultures as they go about their daily routine in their natural habitat.