Hunting for flora on the Grootbos flower safari

The nature reserve’s safari with a difference shows off the exceptional narratives of the Cape floral kingdom

24 December 2021 - 00:00 By Emma Jordan

At 7am on a Monday morning we’re driving through the wilds of the Grootbos private nature reserve, outside Gansbaai in the Western Cape. We’re knocking about on the back of a game vehicle looking for proteas — which we find, along with Ericas, a multitude of grasses and a selection of incredibly interesting orchids. This isn’t entirely unusual — seeing plants in their natural habitat. But it does become novel when it’s part of a dedicated flower safari: hunting for flowers and their pollinators in the early morning sun throughout the 2,500ha reserve. ..

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