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Samara, Karoo Lodge

Samara Private Game Reserve is a wonderful place to experience the dramatic rolling landscapes of the Karoo with malaria-free game viewing. The Karoo Lodge is a sympathetically refurbished farmhouse and has ten beautiful suites.

Karoo, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Highlights

Malaria free game viewing perfect for families
Each suite has its own wraparound veranda
Visit Sibella the Cheetah
Fantastic swimming pool

The Karoo Lodge is a luxurious colonial style homestead, providing a perfect family bush experience. Stretching from the dramatic mountains of the Karoo to the magnificent plains of Camdeboo, Samara encompasses 28,000 hectares of land, and offers a magnificent game experience in an East African style.

The Karoo Lodge at Samara has ten suites. Three of these are luxury lodge suites (within the main lodge) that open out onto the spacious covered patio surrounding the home, with views of the amphitheatre of mountains and the other seven rooms are Karoo suites (individual suites outside the main lodge) all with private patios.

There are also indoor and outdoor dining areas, lounge areas, a bar area, a swimming pool and a Karoo kitchen. At the end of a day exploring the game reserve indulge in a relaxing massage in the comfort of your own room by the lodge's therapist or at the Samara spa.

The private Karoo bushveld offers breathtaking and far reaching views, four biomes, dramatic mountains, complex and diverse eco-systems and 60 mammal species including Cape Mountain zebra, elephant, giraffe, rhino, buffalo, antelope, and some incredible up close encounters with aardvark and cheetah.

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Be completely blown away by the awe-inspiring scenery and the beautiful night sky. I even saw a quick glimpse of the elusive Aardvark at Samara.

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Karoo, Eastern Cape, South Africa

The Karoo Lodge stretches from the dramatic mountains of the Karoo to the magnificent plains of Camdeboo, Samara encompasses 28,000 hectares of land, and offers a magnificent game experience in the Graaff-Reinet region of the Eastern Cape.

The Karoo Lodge is approximately a 2 hours 30 minutes drive from Port Elizabeth. Guest can self-drive directly to Samara or fly into Port Elizabeth from where the lodge can assist with transfers. Samara also boasts a private landing strip for direct charter to the lodge.

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