Bushmans Kloof today protects one of the largest private herds of Cape Mountain Zebra in the world - an animal saved from the brink of extinction in the wild.

The Cape Mountain Zebra is identified by its bold black-on-white stripes - as opposed to its savanna-dwelling cousin (Burchell's Zebra), which has extra brown 'shadow' stripes, and a cream undercoat.

The wildlife reintroduction programme has also seen the return of the magnificent Bontebok, Red Hartebeest, Grey Rhebok and Ostrich.

Smaller creatures such as the Bat-Eared Fox, African Wildcat, Cape Fox, Caracal (African Lynx), Cape Clawless Otter, Baboon, Rock hyrax (Dassie), Klipspringer, Aardwolf and Aardvark also roam the plains and rocky outcrop of the reserve.

For the safety of both guests and the breeding herds of reintroduced animals, there are no great predators at Bushmans Kloof. Only the rare and secretive Cape Leopard roams among the most remote mountains in the reserve.

A huge diversity of birdlife is thriving once more, with 150 species from the great African Fish eagle to the jewel-like Sunbird. Keen birders may even spot a Black harrier, and a number of dams have been established around the Lodge to attract resident waterfowl.

And in the reserve, the endangered Clanwilliam Yellow Fish was reintroduced and now swims once more in the rivers and dams.