The award-winning Gondwana Game Reserve is an 11 000 hectare big five game reserve conveniently and accessibly located on the scenic Garden Route, a mere 4 hours’ drive from Cape Town or 45 minutes from George airport.
The game reserve is a private, malaria-free game area that offers an authentic and luxury free-roaming, big five safari experience. In the reserve’s sprawling mountain and Fynbos landscape, spot elephant, Cape buffalo, eland, lion, and hippo among many other species roaming free in their natural habitat.
This exclusive reserve offers guests deluxe family and couple accommodation, attentive service, mouth-watering cuisine, combined with expert game rangers, and an array of activities including game drives, mountain biking, fishing, spa treatments, and the popular Junior Ranger program for children
Kwena Lodge
Kwena lodge offers an opulent take on the traditional Khoi-San dwelling. Each spacious suite offers panoramic views of the incomparable natural beauty of the park outside and feature unique skylights above the sleeping area so you can sleep under the African sky.
The lodge boasts 14 of these open-plan suites- luxury living in the African bush!
Fynbos & Bush Villas
This gorgeous private Bush Villa has packages that range from half-board and daily game drive to full board including all meals and 2 game drives daily are on offer. This is a great alternative for families and groups that wish to have longer stays and accessibility to enjoy the surrounding Garden Route while using Gondwana as a base.
Bush Villas are located +-5-10 km from Kwena Lodge and require self-drive to the lodge for meals and game drives on roads, suitable for a 2×4 vehicle.
Villas are approximately 250m2 in size and ideal for families and groups
Fynbos Villa
Bush Villas
Ulubisi House
Experience the ultimate luxury bush getaway in Gondwana’s ultra-luxe lodge. Stylish and sophisticated, yet refreshingly simple, Ulubisi House provides the perfect atmosphere for friends and family to share an exciting safari adventure in the Western Cape’s leading private game reserve.
With 180-degree views of grass plains dotted with game, fynbos-covered rolling hills, and the Outeniqua mountain range, Ulubisi House is tucked away in the reserve’s 1000-hectare protected walking area for endangered species.
The unit sleeps either 8 adults or 6 adults and 4 children, the property comes with a full complement of staff, including its own butler, chef, and field guide. This is the perfect getaway for friends or families seeking peaceful, quality time together and your privacy will only be interrupted by the numerous wild visitors that drop in regularly for a drink from the swimming pool.
The house is a privately staffed, 50m2 exclusive-use lodge, located in the reserve’s 1200 hectare walking area. Enjoy the use of a private chef, butler, and field guide with a private game viewer for the duration of your stay. All gourmet meals and beverages are included.
Three luxurious guest suites boast impressive mountain views for 6 adults and 2 children, or 4 adults and 4 children. The expansive bathrooms have rain showers, deep baths, double sinks.
