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Addo And Surrounds |
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042/203-1111 (Bookings), 041/407-1000 |
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042/235-1224 |
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Web site |
www.shamwari.com |
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Prices |
High season (Sept-Apr): Lobengula and Eagles Cragg R12,400 ($1,722/£886) suite; Long Lee Manor from R10,500 ($1,458/£750) double; Bushmans River, Riverdene, and Bayethe R8,650 ($1,291/£618) double. Low season: from R5,400-R11,000 ($806-$1,642/£386-£786); some lodges close -- check when booking. Rates include all meals, drinks, game drive |
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Credit Cards |
AE, DC, MC, V |
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In Room Amenities |
A/C, TV (not all lodges), hair dryer |
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Other |
Private Reserves. Bookings: P.O. Box 32017, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth 6019 |
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Frommer's Review
It was thanks largely to the efforts of visionary Adrian Gardiner that the Big 5 once again roam the Eastern Cape plains. The first to stock his 20,000-hectare (49,400-acre) reserve with the Big 5, he has garnered numerous international awards and hosted a string of famous guests (this is where Tiger Woods popped the question). The reserve has a choice of six accommodations options: Aimed at the top-end market are Eagles Cragg, comprising nine junior suites, and Lobengula Lodge, with six suites. Eagles Cragg suites all have private viewing decks with plunge pools (as do two of Lobengula's junior suites -- make sure you bag one of these). These thatched lodges offer the most authentic African-safari experience in the reserve, with huge suites luxuriously furnished in ethnic-chic decor, and great food. However, with only four rooms, Bushmans River Lodge (an original 1860 settler farmstead), is the most intimate lodge; as a result, it's extremely popular, so book ahead. Personally, I think Bayethe, the new luxury tented camp with nine en-suite tents, offers better value -- at least in the hot summer, when you can lounge around your private deck, periodically dipping into your very own plunge pool. If the idea of a tent doesn't appeal, you'll have to settle for Riverdene, comprising nine twin rooms (and no private pools!). The least successful (but popular with older clientele, and the only option for parents) is Long Lee Manor, a pink Edwardian manor built in 1910, accommodating 36 guests in a more overtly colonial style. It, too, is beautifully furnished and well staffed, but is most like a hotel and pricier than Bayethe, Riverdene, and Bushmans.
Facilities:
Dining room/bar; pool; airport transfers; laundry; binocular rentals; bush walks; cultural village; game drives; TV lounge
Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without
notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before
planning your trip.
