Amakhala Woodbury Lodge, Shearer's Lodge, Leeuwenb
Amakhala Game Reserve is a 7000-hectare private game reserve of great natural beauty. It is about an hour's drive east of Port Elizabeth, on the southern boundary of Shamwari Reserve. The reserve was founded by five families, who each run their own lodge. Consequently, hospitality is a special feature of these lodges. Game is plentiful and includes lion, rhino, elephant, cheetah, buffalo, giraffe,...
Ant's Nest & Ant's Hill
Ant's Nest and Ant’s Hill are private bush homes located on their own game reserves in the Waterberg and run by passionate conservationists, Ant and Tessa Barber.Ant’s Nest has four bedrooms, as well as two onebedroom detached cottages, sleeping up to 12. Both lodges can either be booked by one group at a time, or you can book just one room, making it a wonderful destination for fa...
Buffalo Ridge Safari Lodge
Buffalo Ridge Safari Lodge is a small luxury lodge on the western side of the malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve, home to the Big-Five.Its location, in the transition zone between the separate eco-systems of the lowveld bushveld and the Kalahari thornveld, means that visitors have the opportunity to encounter an unusually diverse variety of wildlife.The lodge is set on the slopes of a hill, and eac...
Amakhala Bukela & Hlosi
These small, 5-star sister lodges are both situated on the southern side of the 9000-hectare Amakhala Reserve.Game is plentiful and includes lion, rhino, elephant, cheetah, buffalo, giraffe, black wildebeest, zebra, and 14 antelope species, including eland. With the Bushman’s River running through the reserve, birders will enjoy sightings of Fish Eagle and African Finfoot on tranquil morning...
Inkwenkwezi Game Reserve
Inkwenkwezi Game Reserve is a spectacular private game reserve in the malaria-free Eastern Cape, with 4000 hectares of forested river valleys and rolling grasslands overlooking the Indian Ocean on South Africa’s Wild Coast.It’s a favourite with South African holidaymakers, but less well known to international travellers. The reserve protects an abundance of animals from rhino, wildebee...
Jaci's Safari Lodge
Named after the owner, Jaci van Heteren, Jaci's Safari Lodge was the pioneering private game lodge in Madikwe Game Reserve.It is a beautiful lodge, set under a grove of tamboetie trees on the edge of the Marico River, overlooking a waterhole. Each of the eight luxurious rooms has a tented interior, walls of natural rock, a cool thatch roof and private viewing deck. The hand-made en suite rock ...
Kariega Game Reserve
Kariega Game Reserve is a 9000-hectare private game reserve in the Kariega River Valley in the malaria-free Eastern Cape, close to Grahamstown and only 15 minutes from the beautiful ‘Sunshine Coast’ beaches at Kenton-on-Sea.The drive from Port Elizabeth takes about 1½ hours, so a safari at Kariega can be a natural extension to your Garden Route holiday.The reserve is split in tw...
Kichaka Lodge
An exclusive 5-star lodge, Kichaka is set in an established Big-Five game reserve in a lush bushveld valley so is perfect if you are keen to explore South Africa during your holiday.The ten luxury stone and thatch suites each have a deck with private plunge and exceptional views.The main lodge overlooks an active waterhole where you can enjoy an alfresco meal immersed in the sights and sounds of t...
Kwandwe Game Reserve
Kwandwe Game Reserve is an award-winning reserve on the lush banks of the Great Fish River and offers malaria-free game viewing and luxury accommodation for your holiday to South Africa.Kwandwe (meaning ‘place of the Blue crane’ in Xhosa) is vast: 20,000 hectares of wilderness in a fantastic undulating landscape of dense valley bushveld, studded with giant euphorbias and aloes.On a rec...
Lalibela Game Reserve
Lalibela Game Reserve offers excellent game viewing in a luxurious South African bush lodge setting.There are three separate lodges on this Big Five reserve, but they share common features: secluded thatched airconditioned chalets built into the bush, with private observation decks; large communal lounges, swimming pools and outdoor dining boma for fireside dinners. Lentaba has eight secluded that...
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