Weddings at Buffelsdrift
The Karoo Wedding Chapel is a tiny wooden chapel with thatched dome, situated on the edge of the natural waterhole and a wide wooden deck as entrance to the intimate little chapel. This deck serves as seating space for 50 wedding guests witnessing the bridal couple exchanging their wedding vows. The chapel is ideal for romantic country weddings.
Buffelsdrift Conferencing
The Buffelsdrift Conference Venue at Buffelsdrift Game Lodge is in the heart of the Klein Karoo at the foot of the Swartberg Mountain Nature Reserve – South Africa’s 6th World Heritage Site. This venue is available for a maximum of 100 delegates and has the latest AV technology. The venue is ideal for conferences, seminars, motivational speakers, team building, presentations and social events.
The conference venue at Buffelsdrift Game Lodge is situated on the edge of a natural water hole with a wide wooden deck. Providing the ideal setting for Bush Breakaways, Conferences, Team Building Sessions and Incentive Getaways.
Game Viewing Activities
Bush Safari
Take a bush safari in an open game vehicle on your Garden Route holiday to a panoramic lookout point where refreshments will be enjoyed while taking in the natural beauty of the environment. Game viewing on horseback is also an option – guests will be escorted by a trained guide to get a closer view of game roaming the vast undulating hills.
Guided Walking Safari
Take a guided nature walk into the veld and learn about the Karoo succulents and fynbos or enjoy some bird watching on your Garden Route holiday.
Elephant Encounters
Walk with the elephants in the late afternoon to the waterhole and see the sun set on the horizon. Elephant feeding offers an opportunity to interact with the elephants and get to know these gentle giants on your Garden Route holiday. Elephant back safaris are a great way to experience the bush and its wildlife.
Meerkat Safaris
Greet the meerkats as they emerge from their burrows at dawn and monitor their behaviour alongside a knowledgeable guide.
Summer Sundowner Trips
Make your way to the top of the Spioenkop viewpoint on the reserve in time to watch the sun disappear into the Karoo horizon. Sip of sparkling wine as you marvel in the beauty of a typical African sunset.
Star Gazing
Spend your nights at Buffelsdrift Game Lodge admiring the night sky of the Karoo. The Karoo experiences great weather all year and evenings spent outdoors are pleasantly relaxing.
Dining
The excellent Buffelsdrift Restaurant offers an à la carte or buffet menu that specializes in local Karoo cuisine that includes homemade preserves, chutney, pickles – fresh produce and herbs from the area as well as a variety of freshly baked oven bread. The selected wine list is a true representation of excellent South African wine and offers guests some of the best award-winning wines on the R62 – the longest wine route in South Africa.
The open-air bar is situated next to the conference venue and is an extension of the wooden deck. The bar offers a variety of soft drinks, spirits and a wide selection of local wine and port. The neigbouring town of Calitzdorp houses 3 of the top wine estates on the R62 - also known as 'The Port Capital of the World'.
Curio Shop
The Buffelsdrift Curio Shop is a reflection of the best local arts and crafts and provide the tourist with an interesting selection of mementos of your Garden Route holiday. Beautiful, stylish Ostrich leather products are also on sale.
Activities in Oudtshoorn:
- Cango Caves
- Cango Ostrich Farm
- Gamaskloof Valley
- Karusa Winery
- Safari Ostrich Show Farm
- Swartberg Mountain Nature Reserve
