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Welcome to the Giba Gorge Environmental Precinct’s website. Giba Gorge situated in Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, is home to a unique compliment of rare and threatened ecosystems with an impressive list of animals and plants. The towering slopes, cliffs and gorges were once home to Stone Age people, evidence of which has been unearthed at the Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter.

The Endangered Ruby-footed Giant Black Millipede

The GGEP is funded by a cooperative including private and municipal landowners. For more information on how this works, see this section.

Conservation Management is integral to the GGEP’s vision in order to maintain these areas in a natural state for future generations to enjoy as well as to restore those areas that have already been degraded. For more information on management activities, download our management plan, or see what our staff have achieved recently in the field. For residents that are keen to follow the progress of our conservation team in more detail, download our monthly implementation programmes.

Education is another core ambition of the precinct’s vision and plans are afoot to get schools involved in river health studies and other activities.

The GGEP is open to the public free of charge. Activities include, walking trails, mountain biking, bird watching or just relaxing and enjoying this tranquil environment.