Eastern Cape Safaris

Kwandwe Fort House

Name: Kwandwe Fort House
Address: Eastern Cape Safaris

Private, luxurious safari home

Kwandwe Fort House, with its views of the Great Fish River Valley, is perfect for guests looking for the best that an exclusive safari lodge has to offer, combined with all the convenience of a modern home, all while surrounded by the beautiful Kwandwe Private Game Reserve

Ideal for groups of up to eight guests, the luxurious house features two master bedrooms and two twin suites. Make yourself at home in the open plan living and entertainment areas, or while away the hours on the large terrace and lush front lawn, as you watch the wildlife wander past towards a nearby watering hole. There’s also a swimming pool to cool off in, and a traditional boma which is ideal for evening meals.

Guests also have access to a private wine cellar, guest pantry, spa treatment room, separate study and a private compliment of staff, including your own safari guide and game drive vehicle.

Highlights

Four rooms

Swimming pool

Private guide and vehicle

Boma

Wine cellar

Spa treatments

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Places to combine Kwandwe Fort House with

Eastern Cape Safaris

Shamwari Sarili Lodge

Luxurious comfort meets unforgettable wildlife experiences at Sarili Lodge in Shamwari Game Reserve. With views out over Bushman’s River and the grasslands, you’ll be perfectly placed to make the most of the breathtaking sunsets and relax surrounded by nature.

The lodge’s five rooms are light and welcoming. Large windows and balconies bring the bush closer, while some rooms lead onto a quiet courtyard.

Spend your day unwinding in the heated swimming pool, as younger guests wallow in the shallow area. Connect with your fellow travellers in the lounge area and make use of the lodge’s in and outdoor dining facilities.

This part of the Eastern Cape was once incredibly rich in wildlife, but hunting and poor farming practices threatened that. Over the past 25 years much of the area has been rehabilitated and as a result, wild species that were in decline have begun to increase again. Conservation and social responsibility are high on Sarili Lodge’s list of priorities.

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Eastern Cape Safaris

Kwandwe Private Game Reserve

Spanning 74,000 acres of restored farmland dotted with spekboom thickets on the Eastern Cape, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve is one of the largest private reserves in the country, home to the Big Five and seven of South Africa’s eight biomes.

Eastern Cape Safaris

Ecca Lodge

You don’t often use the word ‘trendy’ to describe a safari lodge but Ecca, with its funky 1950s-style suites, pop art, vibrant flashes of colour, seamless architectural lines and pagoda-style corrugated iron roof, really is.

Six rooms are surrounded by wraparound timber decking, private plunge pools and a scenery of Kwandwe Private Game Reserve’s rolling hills thick with acacia and aloe trees.

The main area has a sitting room, indoor and outdoor dining spaces, fireplace, bar and an infinity pool.

Eastern Cape Safaris

Great Fish River Lodge

With its steep thatched roofs, indigenous timber structures, stone chimney fireplaces, wide open verandas and its perfectly poised position on the steep Great Fish River banks, this lodge successfully recreates the very homely, historical feel of an early settlers farmhouse.

Its nine suites are sumptuously furnished but aren’t over the top which rightly allows the views to do most of the decorating – private patios look onto the river banks beyond where you might spot a kudu grazing or an otter swimming from your plunge pool.

After a day out exploring the beautiful Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, enjoy candlelit dinners in the boma and after relax in the characterful and inviting sitting room with its antiques, heavy woven rugs, deep sofas and African artifacts to really remind you of not only the wilderness but the history ingrained in your surroundings.