BELLEVUE FOREST
Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape Like No Other
Bellevue Forest Reserve is a private game reserve in the Eastern Cape, located in the heart of the malaria-free Greater Addo region. Here, big skies, wide-open bush, and genuine African hospitality come together in a place where conservation runs deep and every safari is personal.
At Bellevue Forest Reserve, you will have the opportunity to walk amidst the graceful giraffes, immersing yourself in the natural beauty of these majestic creatures. The reserve also provides an up-close and personal encounter with the renowned Big 5, allowing you to witness lions, elephants, rhinos, buffalos, and leopards in their natural habitat.
In this extraordinary destination, Bellevue Forest Reserve and the nearby Addo offer a captivating blend of untamed natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, and thrilling encounters with wildlife — making it an unparalleled choice for an unforgettable African safari experience.
The Bellevue Forest Lodges
Elephants Lodge gives you two different ways to stay
One gives you comfort and space, with views that stretch out across the reserve.
The other ranges from simple to more luxurious – canvas walls, open air, and the sound of the bush at night.
Both are set apart, but close enough to everything you need. It’s just a matter of how you like to travel.
Classic Rooms
Spacious, quiet, and designed for comfort with wide windows and early light
Luxury Family Safari Tents
A quiet glamping feel with canvas, softer lighting, and room for the family
Special Offers at Bellevue
A few quiet ways to make your stay go further
From time to time, we create something a little extra – for couples needing space to breathe, or guests who want more than a single safari drive. These are small offers, not big promotions. Just moments worth leaning into.
Bellevue forest Experiences
Enhance your safari with Bellevue
Bellevue Forest Game Reserve is more than a destination. We offer an immersive, connected experience – a discovery of the multi-faceted bounty of nature and a soul connection to the world around us. Here, 165 bird species, buffalo, leopard, giraffe, eland, kudu, and other wildlife find refuge among some of the most scenic and wholesome landscapes to be found anywhere. We know you will too.
GIRAFFE WALKING SAFARIS
Big 5 Safari Experience
Bellevue Forest Spa Treatments
Addo Elephant National Park Safari
Tooth and Claw Safaris
Experience The Majestic Wilderness
Escape from the everyday into a world of big skies, untamed bush, and a warm African welcome on a safari adventure at Bellevue Forest Reserve in the malaria-free Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Walk with giraffe, experience the Big 5 up close and personal, see the wild differently on a stargazing safari, explore colonial history and a forgotten railway village, ride the waves with whales and sharks in a conservation area stretching from mountains to ocean.
Bellevue Forest Reserve
Located in the Heart of Greater Addo
Bellevue Forest Reserve, in the Greater Addo area, is owned by the Buchner family, the realisation of a passion to be part of the ecological restoration of natural wildscapes and original wildlife corridors. This is where nature’s heartbeat is felt, and where healing and restoration happen. We place special interest in the preservation of endangered flora and fauna, including the flightless dung beetle. Our reserve is a haven for people and animals alike.
Community beneficiation is a key aspect of our responsible tourism model and for this reason we started the Foundation as the philanthropic arm of Bellevue Forest Reserve. The Foundation funds sustainable projects in educational, community and environmental projects in the Eastern Cape, seeking to help improve people’s lives and preserve our natural surroundings. Guests are welcome to participate in our community activities and be part of the upliftment of those less fortunate.
Part of a monumental conservation initiative, Bellevue Forest Reserve is on the brink of incredible partnerships and plans for expansion that have so far enabled the historic reintroduction of species such as elephant and lion, with rhino our final remaining species that will complete the ‘Big 5’ on Bellevue.
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