Tourism Guide Africa Travel Guide Oct - Dec 2018 Edition

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T
he award winning Gondwana
Game Reserve provides the
perfect safari break for Cape Town
visitors and residents. Less than
a four-hour drive away along
South Africa’s popular Garden Route, the
11,000-hectare (26,000 acre) private game
reserve offers a distinctive and luxurious
malaria-free safari experience. Indigenous
Fynbos vegetation cloaks the undulating valleys,
adding vivid colour and interest to a Big
Five wilderness experience with awe inspiring
views of the Langeberg Mountains wherever
you look. World-class tourist facilities and
attractions on Gondwana’s doorstep include
championship golf courses at Pinnacle Point,
Pezula, Oubaai and Fancourt, great swimming
and surfing beaches and the attractive coastal
towns of Knysna and Plettenberg Bay.
The reserve is easily accessible through
George Domestic Airport, a 45-minute drive
from the reserve (transfers provided) with
daily flights from Johannesburg and Cape
Town International airports. This exclusive
reserve offers guests a variety of luxury
accommodation with inspiring interiors, attentive
service, superb cuisine, expert game
rangers, exhilarating game drives and an array
of other activities including mountain biking,
the Junior Ranger program, conservation
activities, guided fynbos walks, fishing, and
spa treatments.
Kwena Lodge
Unwind and trace the steps of the past . . .
Kwena Lodge offers guests 14 stand-alone
Gondwana Game
Reserve
The Perfect Cape Town
Safari Break
bedrooms designed with a modern and
luxurious twist on the traditional Khoi-San
“hut”. Each open plan suite is nestled into its
spectacular surrounds with 180-degree views
of the spectacular mountains and Fynbos
scenery, sky lights for star gazing, fireplaces
and deep baths to keep you warm upon return
from an evening game drive. The spacious
lodge facilities include a large infinity pool,
chic open- plan lounge and bar, with dining
offered in beautiful indoor and outdoor
settings including an elegant dining room set
around 2 open fireplaces, a covered veranda
overlooking two waterholes, or in the outdoor
boma. Guests are treated to surprise bush
breakfasts, fun family picnics, evening barbecues
and scenic sundowner spots.
Luxury Bush Villas
The Ideal Family Getaway . . . Accommodation
at Gondwana also includes the 16 Bush Villas
and Fynbos Villas, which offer total privacy
and spaciousness to groups particularly families
with children. The deluxe three and four
bedroom villas feature an open plan lounge
with kitchen and dining room all opening onto
a wraparound deck with magnificent valley
and mountain views. Numerous packages to
suit your family’s needs and budget are on
offer including fully inclusive of all your meals
and game drives or a bed and breakfast and
daily game drive package. The villas can be
utilized on a luxury self-catering basis with a
la carte meals and game drives available for
those who want a longer stay and the flexibility
to enjoy the surrounding Garden Route,
its activities, and attractions.
Tented Eco Camp
3 or 5 Night Hands on Conservation Experience
Gondwana’s Eco Camp offers guests a
tangible and authentic wildlife conservation
experience, making it a holiday with a difference!
The itinerary sees guests participating
in wildlife and veld management, learning
important bush skills and interpretation, all
while enjoying a Big 5 safari experience. This
new offering has filled a gap in the safari market
letting guests get a behind-the-scenes
understanding of the conservation work that
happens on a game reserve while still enjoying
a relaxing and enriching holiday in nature.
Beyond the wildlife interactions, the tented
camp itself is anything but average – the
tents are modern, eco-friendly and very
comfortable. Each of the five tents, set on
elevated decks overlooking a grass-covered
riverbed, provides single or double accommodation,
with its own en-suite bathroom
facility and covered deck. A wooden
walkway over the riverbed links the accommodation
to a main tent, which houses the
lounge, dining spaces and kitchen area as
well as a nearby relaxation area with a pool
and hammocks. The entire camp runs on
solar power and sources its water from a
nearby perennial spring.
Ulubisi House
Gondwana has added a new ultra-luxe
lodge to its portfolio which represents the
most exclusive accommodation offering
on the reserve. Breathtakingly stylish
and sophisticated, yet refreshingly simple,
Ulubisi House provides the ideal venue
to reconnect with friends and family and
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. Sleeping either
6 adults or 4 adults and 4 children, the property
comes with a full complement of staff,
including its own butler, chef and field guide.
The timetable runs to guest’s guilt-free
whim and they will instantly feel as though
this is their second home. Ideal for friends
or families seeking peaceful, quality time together,
the privacy is only interrupted by the
numerous wild visitors that drop in regularly
for a drink from the swimming pool.
Flora & Fauna Activities
Take a Walk on the Wild Side . . .
Our expert field guides reveal Africa’s wildlife
to Gondwana’s guests in a Cape Fynbos
environment; a truly unique safari experience!
Exhilarating encounters on game drive
with endangered species like the Cheetah,
Cape Mountain Zebra, and Rhinoceros will
provide lasting memories. Over 15 species
of antelope can be found on the reserve
including kudu, eland, bontebok, waterbuck,
sable, grey reebok and many more. The free
roaming Big 5 species also keep things interesting
with many visits to the lodge from
the elephants and lions! Gondwana is home
to seventeen carnivore species ranging from
the small grey mongoose and small-spotted
genet to medium-sized species such as the
caracal and bat-eared fox, to the very large
and powerful lion.
Guests can also enjoy informative guided
Fynbos walks and discover endemic plant,
animal and birdlife that is unique to this
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