Garden Route Safari Lodges

The Garden Route is situated along the Eastern Cape and runs along the coastline towards the Western Cape in South Africa. The area offers spectacular mountain ranges, ancient forests, indigenous fynbos, unspoilt white sandy beaches as well as some of the best nature reserves and game parks in South Africa.

The Garden Route is known to have some of the most scenic places in the Cape. The area offers an abundance of accommodation options from luxury game reserves to small seaside cottages tucked away on beautiful beaches.

Garden Route Safari Price Guide

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Garden Route Safari Lodges

The Garden Route offers a variety of camps and lodges to choose from. In order to assist guests with their choice, we have divided the camps and lodges into three different categories being, Comfortable, Luxury and Premier.

Comfortable
Amakhala Eliweni Lodge | Amakhala Reed Valley | Amakhala Woodbury Lodge | Amakhala Carnarvon Dale | Amakhala Country House | Garden Route Game Lodge | Botlierskop Private Game Reserve | Sarili Lodge | Elephant House

Luxury
Lalibela Lentaba | Hog Hollow Country House | Kwantu Private Game Reserve | Idwala Safari Lodge | Nguni River Lodge | Blaauwbosch Game Reserve | Bushman Sands Hotel | Bukela Game Lodge | Lalibela Tree Tops | Lalibela Marks Camp | Sanbona Wildlife Reserve | Amakhala Safari Lodge | Amakhala Shearers Lodge | Pumba Game Reserve | River Bend Lodge | Camp Figtree | Samara Private Game Reserve | Phantom Forest | Hlosi Game Lodge

Premier
Gorah Elephant Camp | Shamwari Long Lee Manor | Shamwari Eagles Cragg | Shamwari Bayethe Tented Lodge | Shamwari Riverdene | Shamwari Lobengula | Shamwari Bushmans | Kwandwe Ecca Lodge | Melton Manor Lodge | Hunters Country House | Kwandwe Great Fish River Lodge

How to get there

By Air:

International guests can fly into OR Tambo International Airport (Johannesburg International Airport) or Cape Town International Airport from where SUNSAFARIS can arrange scheduled flights to Port Elizabeth Airport and George Airport.

By Road:

Guests can self-drive from anywhere in South Africa to the Garden Route. SUNSAFARIS can arrange a rental car for you. The drive time will obviously depend on where you are driving from.

Road transfer:

Once guests arrive at Port Elizabeth or George airports, SUNSAFARIS can arrange a road transfer for you to your choice of lodge or hotel.

Garden Route Game Viewing and Seasons

Introduction

The Garden Route is diverse and has something for everyone. Guests can visit one of the luxury Game Reserves or explore the area which includes attractions like The Cango Caves; this fortress of corridors and dripstone formations is the result of a geological flaw in the Swartberg Mountains, formed by the merging of hundreds of thousands of years of time, water and natural chemistry. Monkeyland is a sanctuary set up in an untouched natural forest, home to chimpanzees and ape species from all over the world. The Elephant Sanctuary provides a safe haven for elephants and offers a unique platform for guest education and interaction. The Elephant Sanctuary is a family orientated operation catering for both young and old and the emphasis is on education through interaction. The Garden Route offers visitors remarkable natural beauty and is considered one of the most beautiful regions in South Africa. It offers a mixture of history and culture and is easily accessible from anywhere in South Africa.

Game Viewing

The game viewing at the game reserves along the Garden Route is spectacular. The area is home to the big five as well as an abundance of general game. The game reserves are exclusive and offer guests a unique safari experience. The area is malaria-free which makes it ideal for families with young children. The area offers prime African bushland and includes some of the World's Leading Game Reserves. Guests can expect to see lion, elephant, buffalo, giraffe, wildebeest, zebra, black and white rhinoceros, hippopotamus, kudu, springbok, bushbuck, grey duiker, black wildebeest, gemsbok and zebra. If guests are lucky they might spot cheetah, brown hyena, the elusive leopard as well as wild dog. Most reserves include early morning and late afternoon game drives as well as guided bush walks. All game activities are accompanied by experienced and knowledgeable guides.

Seasons

The Garden Route offers mild winters and sunny summers and is therefore the ideal year round holiday destination. The winters are mild and last from June to August, temperatures range from 7.1 degrees Celsius (44.8 degrees Fahrenheit) to 19.5 degrees Celsius (61.3 degrees Fahrenheit). The summers are sunny and warm from December to March and the temperatures range from 18.6 degrees Celsius (65.5 degrees Fahrenheit) to 32.4 degrees Celsius (90.3 degrees Fahrenheit). The peak rainfall (500-650 mm) occurs during spring, September to November as well as autumn, March until May.