Gondwana Game Reserve provides the perfect safari break for Cape Town visitors. Less than a four-hour drive away along South Africa’s popular Garden Route, the 11,000 hectare private game reserve offers a distinctive malaria-free safari experience. Indigenous Fynbos cloaks the undulating valleys, adding vivid colour and interest to a wilderness experience with awe inspiring views of the wraparound Langeberg Mountain. This exclusive reserve offers guests professional game rangers, attentive service, superb cuisine and inspiring African interiors. World-class tourist facilities and attractions on Gondwana’s doorstep include championship golf courses: Pinnacle Point, Pezula, Oubaai and Fancourt with great swimming and surfing beaches and the attractive coastal towns of Knysna and Plettenberg Bay.
14 Kwena Huts offer guests elegantly appointed private suites with a modern and luxurious twist on the traditional Khoi-San dwelling. They feature a contemporary open-plan design with skylight ceilings for stargazing and 180˚ views of a breathtaking scenery. The spacious Kwena main relaxation facilities include a large pool, chic open-plan lounge and bar, with food and beverage services offered in an elegant dining room set around 2 open fireplaces or in the outdoor bomas. Guests are treated to surprise bush breakfasts, romantic picnics, evening barbecues and scenic sundowner spots. There is also an Africology Spa Suite.
20 Fynbos Villas (1, 2 and three rooms) offer exclusivity and comfort to small groups, particularly families with children. The deluxe suites feature an open-plan lounge with kitchen and dining room opening onto a wraparound deck with magnificent valley and mountain views. For an intimate and interactive dining experience, in-suite dining with a private chef is one of Gondwana’s hallmarks.
Guests at Gondwana are offered an assortment of inclusive activities: game drives, horseback safaris, walking safaris and fishing. Guests can also enjoy informative fynbos walks with local experts and discover rare endemic birdlife such as the Black Harrier and Orange Breasted Sunbird. There are sites dating back to the Stone Age throughout the reserve, with hand tools and other artifacts, easily found. Family itineraries include a junior ranger programme which sees kids enjoying their own personal rangers. On departure kids receive Gondwana Packs complete with activity book and a rangers badge to signify the completion of their ranger’s course. |
