Welgevonden Game Reserve, Protected wildlife area in Waterberg region, South Africa.

Welgevonden Game Reserve is a private protected area in the Waterberg region of northern South Africa, covering hills, valleys, and savanna grassland. The reserve is home to a wide range of African wildlife, including elephants, lions, and rhinos, spread across open terrain and wooded areas.

Welgevonden takes its name from Dutch for "well found". The reserve was assembled from private farmland, and today it forms part of the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, which UNESCO declared in 2001 and which covers more than 654,033 hectares. Its wildlife includes one of the largest white rhino populations of any private reserve in Africa.

The reserve's name is Dutch for "well found", a nod to the early settlers of this Waterberg land. San rock art sites on the reserve record the presence of hunter-gatherers who lived here long before the farms were consolidated. Guided walks can take visitors to see the paintings on the rock surfaces.

The reserve lies in the Waterberg district of Limpopo, roughly three hours by road from Johannesburg. Altitude runs from 1080 m in the north to about 1800 m in the south, so nights on the plateaus are cold. Many of the rare nocturnal species, such as brown hyena, aardwolf and pangolin, are seen on night drives.

The reserve applies a strict limit on the number of safari vehicles allowed out at the same time, so it is common to watch animals with no other vehicle in sight. Because hunting has never been allowed here, the animals tend to be noticeably less wary of vehicles than in many other reserves.