Sanbona Private Game Reserve

Sanbona Wildlife Reserve is a pioneering conservation effort still taking shape today. Sanbona essentially means ‘what the San (traditional bushmen) saw’ and the goal is to return the land to what it was like before commercial farming scarred the land. Indigenous wildlife has been re-introduced including the Big 5 (albeit in small numbers), cheetah and hippo. Although guests have good chances of seeing elephant, rhino and lion, it is the smaller creatures, plants and rocks that make this reserve truly unique. The reserve has a growing cheetah population and is famed for its small pride of free-roaming White Lions. Guides and research staff at Sanbona often use telemetry (satellite tracking of collared animals) to locate certain species in the vast reserve. The Karoo terrain is thinly vegetated and open with mountainous ridges. The flowering season during August and September is spectacular. The area is also rich in fossil and San painting sites.

Why we like it

Big 5 in the Karoo; Vast open spaces; Authentic safari experience close to Cape Town

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Dwyka Tented Lodge, Sanbona

Dwyka Tented Lodge is a luxury tented camp situated in the heart on the expansive Sanbona Private Game Reserve in the rugged Karoo. The main lodge is a blend of traditional stone and rock with internal modern furnishings throughout. The entire camp looks on to a naturally formed horseshoe gorge. The nine tented suites are superbly spacious and adequately private…

Accomodation Type: Full Board

Budget: $300 - $500 p.p.p.d.

Gondwana Family Lodge, Sanbona

Gondwana Lodge is a hotel-style lodge based on a traditional Karoo homestead design. The lodge and rooms all overlook a prominent dam in the distance, which attracts good quantities of game and birdlife. The main lodge is spacious, with modern furnishings. The rooms are situated in two detached buildings with six rooms in each (three on the lower floor and…

Accomodation Type: Full Board

Budget: $300 - $500 p.p.p.d.

Park / Reserve Size:	54000 ha
Reserve Type:	Private Game Reserve
Big 5:	Yes
Specialist Specie:	White Lion
Malaria Area:	No
Nearest Town:	Montagu

Big 5:	7
Mammals:	7
Birds:	5.5
Reptiles:	8
Trees:	6

Why we like it

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Accommodation in Sanbona Private Game Reserve

Dwyka Tented Lodge, Sanbona

Gondwana Family Lodge, Sanbona

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