Aardvark Bioreserve won the Best Family-Owned Cultural Tourism Experience 2024 Award - South AfricaThere are so many corners of our world that bloom with natural beauty, barely touched by human hands. Preserved as they were created by Mother Nature herself, these places grant us a
Quartz Field are of particular importance in the conservation of the Succulent Karoo due to the unique microhabitat that it creates. The Aardvark Bioreserve lies in a geological region known as the Cape Supergroup. The rocks found in this region were deposited around 520 to 220
The water shed moment came with Covid when we return to South Africa and continued to work from the farm. Our passion to restore, protect and preserve
The Klein Karoo forms part of South Africa’s Succulent Karoo Biome, which is identified as one of the country’s three biodiversity hotspots. It is situated in the Western Cape, between the Swartberg and Langeberg Mountains, and offers a rich centre of diversity for succulent plants.
The name Karoo comes from an ancient San word meaning Land of Great Thirst, a reference to the rigid landscape and harsh climate. The Karoo is split into roughly two sections: the expansive Great Karoo to the northeast and the smaller Klein Karoo (“Little” Karoo)