"Deep in the foothills of the Waterberg is a nature reserve - a game sanctuary so unspoiled, so abundant in indigenous flora and wild fauna that its name is well deserved, Welgevonden.

The rugged grandeur of the Limpopo Province envelops you at Welgevonden and the altitude brings year-long cooling winds and temperate climate. It was here that the celebrated author and poet, Eugene Marais, penned his classics, Soul of the Ape and Soul of the White Ant.

It was in these intoxicating mountains that historically significant Bushman paintings were discovered centuries after the artists told their stories on rock. It was the Waterberg that protected, with equanimity, the intrepid soldiers and warriors who fought their battles and shed their blood on its hills

In an area traditionally known as the wild lands of the Waterberg, Welgevonden is an exclusive nature reserve where the finest is freely available and privacy is a right. Over 40,000 hectares of private game reserve, adjoining the Marakele National Park, have become a landmark conservation area - and with game soon to be moving freely between Marakele and Welgevonden.

Following one of the largest game relocation programmes ever undertaken on private land, Welgevonden once again became home to the "big five" - lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard and rhino. This malaria-free reserve has many species of antelope, zebra, giraffe, baboon, hyena, wild dog, and other fauna foraging on planes and verdant slopes, while perennial waters hide crocodile and offers sustenance to a huge variety of birds.

The pristine beauty of the Waterberg region offers a variety of habitats: riverine scrub, woodland, grassland, fertile valleys and great tracts of water, both above and below ground - a natural paradise for game and an unfolding ecosystem which will reflect the legendary herds of Africa."