RESTORED PROTECTED PRESERVED WILD
Integrating environmental, animal and marine conservation with rural social development describes Zuka best; caring for wilderness, wildlife and people is multifaceted. There are many models. This is ours.
Zuka Private Game Reserve is the cornerstone property of a pioneering land assembly founded by Tara and Jessica Getty in 2001. Today, this progressive rewilding project has thus far expanded to 10,300 hectares of environmentally restored and protected northern Zululand and stands as a beacon of light as to what is possible on our planet.
GLADSTONES
Adventure ~ Family ~ Safari
ZUKA HOUSE
Eclectic ~ Sanctuary ~ Africa
ZUKA HOUSE
Eclectic ~ Sanctuary ~ Africa
THIS IS ZUKA
THE FACE
Back in 1991, when Phinda Resource Reserve was newly formed, guests arrived eager to see cheetah roaming in this restored swathe of wilderness.
Cheetah became the iconic face of Phinda, appearing on the front cover of those early Phinda brochures.
During our twenty-five years of Zuka, we have worked to expand the original conservation landscape.
Today the greater Munywana Conservancy is 29,866 hectares of uninterrupted wild space, enabling cheetah and an abundance of wildlife to move freely.
Cheetahs still retain their iconic status - both within this expanded landscape and as an enduring highlight of the guest experience here.
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Sep 4
ALWAYS LEARNING
They didn’t arrive as experts.
They arrived willing to learn.
Twenty-five years on, co-founders Tara & Jess Getty are still letting the wild lead.
A Wild Constellation premieres on 18 September.
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Sep 2
HERE WE GO!
Zuka Private Game Reserve is proudly taking part in Tusk’s Wildlife Ranger Challenge 2026!
Uniting in support of Africa’s wildlife rangers, we are thrilled to be taking part for our fifth consecutive year, raising funds for rangers across Africa and their valued role as wildlife guardians.
Wildlife Ranger Challenge is organised by Tusk and the Game Rangers Association of Africa, with support from founding donor Mark Scheinberg.
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Join us ! 🧡
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Aug 31
THE MAKING OF
Turns out making a film about Zuka’s first 25 years is a lot of fun!
Every frame took a team, plenty of planning and more than a few laughs.
Take a little look behind the lens – the long days, the good light and some moments in between.
A Wild Constellation premieres 18 September.
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Aug 28
BIG FIVE
Coined in a long-gone era as the term for the biggest and most difficult wild animals to hunt, today, the “Big Five” are the incredible creatures everyone wants to see and experience on safari.
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#BigFive
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Aug 26
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS MEASURED
Numbers tell part of the story.
Swipe to the end for the part they can’t.
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Aug 24
SHARED STEWARDSHIP
For Zuka, conservation has never been solely about the land and wildlife. It’s about people too.
A philosophy and a way, first defined decades ago and truly lived by @londolozi – care of the land, care of the wildlife and care of the people – rippled to become the strong heartbeat of @andbeyondtravel and the Phinda restoration story.
This DNA lives on through Zuka and our integrated model that extends far beyond our bounds here.
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Aug 21
MEMORY LANE
Three decades ago, long before an idea or the germination of Zuka as it is today, a young man was carrying bags at a newly created Phinda Resource Reserve.
Co-founder Tara Getty spent his early years learning, hands on and feet in the field alongside ecotourism pioneer and conservation visionary Dave Varty.
This is how Zuka first took root.
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Aug 19
LEOPARD
These elusive cats, move in mysterious ways but their presence tells us about the state of the environment.
As apex predators, leopards are an important marker of the health of the reserve and the natural systems within it.
This wasn’t always the case, but now in our third decade of restoring and protecting this swathe of wilderness, alongside collaborative conservation partnerships, the leopards bear testament to a fully balanced landscape.
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#LeopardConservation
#LandRestoration
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Aug 17
THE START
Zuka’s co-founder Tara Getty traveled and worked in Africa in his early twenties. He fell in love with this wilderness area of Zululand in the northern reaches of Kwa-Zulu Natal and never looked back.
A Wild Constellation traces the story back to where it all began.
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Aug 14
HAPPY WORLD ELEPHANT DAY!
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Aug 12
LION ENERGY
World Lion Day falls within this time known as the Lion’s Gate Portal, a period in the year when our planet Earth is aligned with the sun and the brightest star in the sky - Sirius, bathing us in extra light and energy!
Positioned in this Leo season is World Lion Day, which asks for a moment of awareness of these big cats, the importance of conserving them and, preserving their place in the natural system.
Today we hope our lions inspire your deepest courage with an invitation to dream your biggest!
✨🌞💫🦁♌️🦁🧡🦁♌️🦁💫🌞 ✨
#WorldLionDay
#LionsGate
#Courage
#DreamBig
#ThisIsZuka
Aug 10
GREEN FRONTIERS
Zuka is part of nearly 30,000 hectares of protected wilderness.
Zuka’s 10,000 hectares has helped this land assembly to expand and become the Munywana Conservancy.
Protecting, restoring and connecting wilderness - our endeavour from the beginning.
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Aug 7
CELEBRATING
Twenty-five years under the same wild sky.
A Wild Constellation premieres 19.09.26.
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Aug 5
IT TAKES A VILLAGE
We are close to 100 people working across seven teams, bringing skills, knowledge and energy to this shared endeavour we call Zuka!
Every role matters. Whether maintaining the infrastructure, equipment and vehicles, working with our neighbouring communities, carrying out research, growing food, guiding, tracking, hosting guests, handling emergencies, and ensuring the countless details of daily life run smoothly, every person you see in these images contributes to the whole.
Zuka has been about a partnership between people and place for 25 years. For our team, Zuka is more than a place of work. It is a livelihood, a profession, a passion, a community, a home, a life.
As we celebrate this milestone, we share it with the people at the heart of it; twenty-five years would not have been possible without their collective commitment and care.
This is our village 🧡
1. Habitat
2. Workshop
3. Getty Asterism
4. Khula Farm
5. Maintenance
6. Zuka House & Gladstones
7. Central Hub
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Aug 4
A WILD CONSTELLATION
Twenty-five years ago, a wild idea took root in the South African bush.
This September we share the story of how it became Zuka.
“A Wild Constellation” film premieres at this year’s Wildlife Ranger Challenge in September. 🧡
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Aug 1
“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement;
the greatest source of visual beauty;
the greatest source of intellectual interest.
It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worlth living.”
~ DAVID ATTENBOROUGH ~
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