Free return transfer from Port Elizabeth when booking 3+ nights.

Rates are fully inclusive of all meals and game drives.

Highlights of Shamwari’s beautiful Sarili Lodge:

• It is one of the newer Shamwari lodges, built only in 2009.
• Fantastic location along the Bushmans River.
• Child-friendly lodge that welcomes families for safari adventures.
• Five luxurious rooms that give you all the space and privacy you need.
• Beautiful main lodge with a gorgeous heated swimming pool, bar, lounge (with fireplace) and dining areas.
• Uninterrupted views of the expansive game-filled plains and river from the lodge’s viewing deck.
• The lodge creates a wonderful feeling of being in the bush, but also has all the luxuries you need for a stunning holiday or honeymoon.
• Sarili Lodge offers a full range of game-viewing activities, and various other opportunities for entertainment.

• Communal deck overlooking the Bushmans River.
• Heated swimming pool with shallow area for children.
• Lounge with fireplace and satellite television.
• Indoor and outdoor dining facilities.
• Business desk.
• Wi-fi connection.

All rooms available at Sarili Lodge can accommodate a maximum of 2 persons.

• 2 Luxury Rooms with balconies overlooking the river.
• 2 Luxury Rooms with patio, facing the courtyard and inter-leading via a passage.
• 1 Suite with television, sleeper couch and balcony overlooking the river.

• Air conditioning.
• Under-floor heating.
• International dial telephone.
• Private minibar.
• Tea and coffee making facilities.
• Hairdryer.
• En-suite bathroom with separate shower.
• Electronic safe.
• Fitted international adaptors.

Wildlife Activities

Most of Shamwari’s guests agree that the game drives are the best activity of their stay. While the morning drives with the sun beginning to rise and a cup of hot coffee are exceptional, the evening drives are purely exhilarating. After stopping for sundowners in a scenic location, and after the sun has fallen from view, you explore the dark wilderness by spotlight, hoping to catch a predator in action! The lions and leopards are also not the only fascinating creatures that are more active once night has fallen; there are many nocturnal animals in the reserve.

Game drives at Shamwari are completely safe and expertly handled by experienced and trained game rangers and trackers. The open safari vehicles used for the excursions are perfect for uninterrupted views of the wildlife, and more than comfortable enough for guests on 3 – 4 hour safari drives. 6 – 10 people will share a vehicle. Your friendly and knowledgeable game ranger will try to locate the animals that you most want to see. Shamwari is a Big Five reserve, and is also home to cheetah, hippo, giraffe, antelope, hyena, zebra and many more species.

You can also view Shamwari’s spectacular fauna and flora on game walks. Qualified game rangers will lead you safely through the vast wilderness and provide interesting information about all that makes up this fantastic reserve.

Shamwari’s special ‘Kids on Safari’ program ensures that younger guests have loads of fun while they learn about South African wildlife and conservation. Each child receives an age-appropriate gift pack to get them started. Children will visit the Born Free Foundation Big Cat Rescue Centre and the Shamwari Animal Rehabilitation Centre, may get involved in various sporting, social, arts and cultural activities, and have access to drawing materials, puzzles, documentary DVD’s, books and board games. Children older than four years of age may go on game drives.

This huge reserve is a bird-lover’s paradise, with hundreds of different bird species. Bird watching is therefore a very popular activity at Shamwari. Raptors of several varieties, such as Black-Shouldered Kites, Fish Eagles and Secretary Birds are a thrilling sight, while birds that are in favour of watery surrounds include the African Darters, Malachite Kingfishers and the interesting-looking Hamerkops.

The 2 – 5 day Pro Photo Safaris are a fabulous experience. The safaris include photographic tuition, all equipment, special viewing vehicles rigged for photographic equipment and the use of editing equipment and software. The fantastic photos you take home will keep the memories of your exciting safari holiday alive and vivid!

The one-of-a-kind Shamwari Cooking Wild Safaris cannot be found anywhere else in the world! Whilst becoming a master African chef and a barbeque champion, cooking on an open fire under the African sky, you will stay at the luxurious Villa Lobengula Lodge, enjoying splendid bush views and spacious suites, and all the game drives too. If you love to cook, then this is the most fun you will ever have on a safari adventure!

Activities related to conservation

At Shamwari, guests have the unique experience of visiting rescued wild cats at the Born Free Big Cat Sanctuaries. There are two big cat sanctuaries at the reserve.

The Shamwari Rehabilitation Centre, which is the best facility of its kind in South Africa, enables guests to see the animals currently within its care and learn more about how the centre benefits many different types of animals.

Complementing the Born Free Foundation, the Ian Player Rhino Awareness Centre was created in 2012. The centre has nine unique rhino displays that encourage people to take a stand against poaching. Guests of Shamwari are welcome to visit the centre as an added educational experience during their stay. 

Lodge Activities

On warm afternoons take a dip in your private plunge pool, or enjoy the larger swimming pools of the lodge. Perhaps spend a few lazy hours relaxing on the pool deck, or reading a book in the library. Shamwari lodges all offer lots of wonderful space for guests to interact and become friends, as well as space for privacy and relaxation.

The Relaxation Retreat of the reserve offer top-class facilities and treatments, and are thoroughly enjoyed by all guests who indulge in the pleasure of a pampering session.

Other activities include:

• Tea breaks.
• Barbeque-style dinners.
• Gym facilities.
• Tennis courts.
• Traditional dancing.
• Culture village.
• Wilderness area.
• Curio shop.

“We had an amazing time during our three night stay.Everything exceeded our expectations! The staff were so friendly and welcoming,the food delicious and beautifully presented, the room very comfortable and the whole lodge had a great atmosphere. The game drives were brilliant ,we saw all the big five,Armund the ranger was incredibly knowledgeable on creatures big and small and made each drive interesting and fun.Would return again at a drop of hat!” –Claire B

“What a find! This is a great place. So warm and friendly. We had a superb room with an absolutely fabulous view.The food was the real surprise. Really excellent. I don’t know what I was expecting, but certainly not this. It was 5 star cooking and well presented. The staff were lovely and so welcoming.”  –welshmother

“The lodge was beautiful and the staff very welcoming — especially Tabella who, when she’d finished serving us our picnic lunch in the bush, played games with our three grandchildren! The food was terrific, too. Best of all was the game viewing. I had my doubts since it’s not really remote, but we saw all of the big five except leopards. And our ranger, Geran, was so knowledgeable!I heartily recommend Sarili Lodge at Shamwari Game Reserve!” –Love2Travel069

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